Somerset Levels

Worth seeing in and around Somerset Levels

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Church of St John the Baptist, Pawlett

   The Church of St John the Baptist in Pawlett, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The Norman church of St John the Baptist replaced an earlier Saxon structure and the church is thought to have been a popular station on medieval pilgrimages from Watchet to Glastonbury.

   3.1 km · church in Pawlett, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of St Mary, Woolavington

   The Church of St Mary in Woolavington, Somerset, England has 11th-century origins and is a Grade I listed building.

   2.8 km · church in Woolavington, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St Michael and All Angels, Puriton

   The Church of St Michael and All Angels in Puriton, Somerset, England was constructed from local Blue Lias stone. It has an early 13th-century tower, with the remainder of the building dating from the 14th and 15th centuries.

   2.3 km · church in Puriton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Peter and All Hallows Church, West Huntspill

   The Church of St Peter in Huntspill, Somerset, England, was established by 1208, rebuilt around 1400, and extended in the early to mid-15th century. It was gutted by fire in 1878 and restored over the next two years.

   2.9 km · church in West Huntspill, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Down End Castle

   Down End Castle, also known as Downend Castle, Chisley Mount or Chidley Mount, was a motte-and-bailey castle at Down End, north of Dunball in the parish of Puriton, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

   3.3 km · motte-and-bailey castle in Puriton, Sedgemoor, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Somerset Levels

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 27 km · Cardiff (CWL), 35 km · Birmingham (BHX), 163 km

Stations

Highbridge and Burnham railway station, 3.3 km · Bason Bridge railway station, 2.5 km

• London → Somerset Levels

  195 km · quickest by road, 3h 34m · £19–26
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Somerset Levels

  172 km · quickest by road, 3h 17m · £19–25
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• Luton, Luton → Somerset Levels

  191 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · £22–29
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Somerset Levels. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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