Alcombe is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Alcombe postcode: TA24 6BD

Retail in Alcombe

There are great places to visit near Alcombe including some great cities, historic buildings, towns, ancient sites, hills, ruins, historic monuments, lakes, villages, airports, beaches, islands, rivers and streams, hiking areas and caves.

Bath, and Wells are great places to visit near Alcombe if you like cities.

Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral are great places to visit near Alcombe if you like historic buildings.

Alcombe's best nearby towns can be found at Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Don't miss Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well's ancient sites if visiting the area around Alcombe.

There are a number of hills near to Alcombe including Glastonbury Tor.

The area around Alcombe's best ruins can be found at Glastonbury Abbey.

Don't miss Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross's historic monuments if visiting the area around Alcombe.

Alcombe's best nearby lakes can be found at Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are some of Alcombe best villages to visit near Alcombe.

The area around Alcombe's best airports can be found at Bristol Airport.

Weston-super-Mare Beach is one of Alcombe's best, nearby beaches to visit in Alcombe.

There are a several good islands in the area around Alcombe like Knightstone Island.

There are a number of rivers and streams near to Alcombe including River Axe.

Don't miss Cheddar Gorge's hiking areas if visiting the area around Alcombe.

Caves to visit near Alcombe include Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Alcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Alcombe:

• Wiveliscombe Barrow
• Leather Barrow
• Bat's Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork
• Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House
• Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage
• The Yarn Market
• Bowl barrow 700m north east of Burrow Farm
• Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery
• Deserted medieval farm, W of Bramble Combe
• Bowl barrow 610m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• Bowl barrow 260m north east of Ralegh's Cross Hotel
• Butter Cross at Dunster
• Katherine's Well
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Hillfort on Grabbist Hill, 275m south west of St Leonard's Well
• Dovecote at Little Blackford
• Ironstone mine ventilation flue in Chargot Wood, 1150m south west of Langham Farm
• Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement
• Cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
• Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House
• Post-medieval pottery kiln 360m NNE of the Castle
• Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm
• Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• The Incline, lying between Brendon Hill and Comberow, and the remains of Combe Row Station
• Wreck at Minehead, possibly the Bristol Packet
• World War II pillbox at Vale House, 120m north east of Glasses Farm
• Bowl barrow 780m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle
• Selworthy Beacon cairn
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
• Black Ball Camp: a later prehistoric defended settlement on Gallox Hill
• Cross in the churchyard of St George's Church
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge
• Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church
• Iron Age defended settlement, Furzebury Brake
• St Leonard's Well
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Ralegh's Cross
• Gallox Bridge
• Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead
• Earthwork enclosure on Monkslade Common, 860m east of Fire Tower
• Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long Wood
• Huish Champflower Barrow
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Dovecote 60m north of St George's Church
• World War II pillbox 100m west of Ralegh's Cross Hotel
• Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower
• Holy well at St Pancras Chapel
• Round cairn cemetery, 570m east of Selworthy Beacon
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross
• Earthwork enclosure on Rodhuish Common, 300m west of Moor Barn