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.

The area around Alcombe boasts some of the best cities including Bath, and Wells.

Alcombe has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

Don't miss Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare's towns if visiting the area around Alcombe.

Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well are great places to visit near Alcombe if you like ancient sites.

Hills to visit near Alcombe include Glastonbury Tor.

Ruins to visit near Alcombe include Glastonbury Abbey.

Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross are some of Alcombe best historic monuments to visit near Alcombe.

Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare are some of Alcombe best lakes to visit near Alcombe.

Villages to visit near Alcombe include Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

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

Beaches to visit near Alcombe include Weston-super-Mare Beach.

Islands to visit near Alcombe include Knightstone Island.

The area close to Alcombe boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Axe.

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Alcombe like Cheddar Gorge.

Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves are some of Alcombe best caves to visit near Alcombe.

Alcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Alcombe:

• Bowl barrow 260m north east of Ralegh's Cross Hotel
• Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement
• Holy well at St Pancras Chapel
• Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long Wood
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage
• Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower
• Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm
• Black Ball Camp: a later prehistoric defended settlement on Gallox Hill
• Dovecote at Little Blackford
• 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
• Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church
• Wiveliscombe Barrow
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Hillfort on Grabbist Hill, 275m south west of St Leonard's Well
• Bat's Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Bowl barrow 780m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• Ironstone mine ventilation flue in Chargot Wood, 1150m south west of Langham Farm
• Earthwork enclosure on Rodhuish Common, 300m west of Moor Barn
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• Katherine's Well
• Huish Champflower Barrow
• Gallox Bridge
• Four medieval fish weirs 500m east of the Harbour
• Bowl barrow 610m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• Selworthy Beacon cairn
• Dovecote 60m north of St George's Church
• Cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
• Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge
• Deserted medieval farm, W of Bramble Combe
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross
• Ralegh's Cross
• Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm
• Butter Cross at Dunster
• Leather Barrow
• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• World War II pillbox at Vale House, 120m north east of Glasses Farm
• Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle
• The Incline, lying between Brendon Hill and Comberow, and the remains of Combe Row Station
• Iron Age defended settlement, Furzebury Brake
• World War II pillbox 100m west of Ralegh's Cross Hotel
• Earthwork enclosure on Monkslade Common, 860m east of Fire Tower
• Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House
• Round cairn cemetery, 570m east of Selworthy Beacon
• Wreck at Minehead, possibly the Bristol Packet
• Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn
• St Leonard's Well
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery
• Cross in the churchyard of St George's Church
• The Yarn Market
• Bowl barrow 700m north east of Burrow Farm