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Somerset
County in South West England

Somerset

Somerset, archaically Somersetshire, is a ceremonial county in South West England.

It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Bristol, and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. The largest settlement is the city of Bath.

How locals move

Getting around Somerset the local way

  • Get inSeaplane tours of the Lake Cumberland are available.
  • Get inSeveral rental services are offered in the area including speedboat, pontoon, jetski, and houseboat rentals.

From Wikivoyage: Somerset (Kentucky), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

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