Allerford is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Allerford in Somerset is located 6.4 km W from Minehead.

Allerford postcode: TA24 8HN

Retail in Allerford

There are great places to visit near Allerford 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.

Allerford's best nearby cities can be found at Bath, and Wells.

Historic Buildings to visit near Allerford include Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare are great places to visit near Allerford if you like towns.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Allerford area like Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Glastonbury Tor is one of Allerford's best, nearby hills to visit in Allerford.

There are a number of ruins near to Allerford including Glastonbury Abbey.

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

Allerford has some unmissable lakes nearby like Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

There are a number of villages near Allerford including Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

The area close to Allerford boasts some of the best airports including Bristol Airport.

Weston-super-Mare Beach is a great place to visit close to Allerford if you like beaches.

The area close to Allerford boasts some of the best islands including Knightstone Island.

River Axe is a great place to visit close to Allerford if you like rivers and streams.

The area around Allerford's best hiking areas can be found at Cheddar Gorge.

Don't miss Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves's caves if visiting the area around Allerford.

Allerford History

There are some historic monuments around Allerford:

• Alderman's Barrow at N of Almsworthy Common
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• Agnes Fountain
• West Luccombe packhorse bridge
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
• Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge
• Enclosure and associated outworks on Staddon Hill
• Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery Beacon
• Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Kit Barrows Cairns
• Sweetworthy deserted medieval settlement
• Road Castle
• Dovecote at Little Blackford
• Bagley Iron Age defended settlement enclosure and deserted medieval farm
• Almsworthy Common: a stone alignment 560m south west of Chetsford Bridge
• Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (eastern of two)
• The Whit Stones: two standing stones 230m west of Whitstone Post
• Porlock Hill stone setting, 150m north west of the cattle grid on the A39 at the top of Porlock Hill
• Porlock Allotment stone alignment and cairn, 450m west of Porlock stone circle
• Round cairn 280m south of Rex Stile Head
• Deserted medieval farm, W of Bramble Combe
• Stone circle, Porlock Common
• Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement
• Katherine's Well
• Wilmersham Common West: a stone row 120m south east of the confluence of Chetsford and Embercombe waters
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two)
• Selworthy Beacon cairn
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• Allerford New Bridge
• Wilmersham Common stone row 320m south east of the confluence of Embercombe and Chetsford waters
• Berry Castle, Iron Age enclosure in Berry Castle Wood
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Round cairn cemetery, 570m east of Selworthy Beacon
• Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common
• The Mound, Stoke Ridge, Stoke Pero
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Group of four barrows and cairns known as 'Rowbarrows' including Great Rowbarrow and Little Rowbarrow
• Horner packhorse bridge
• Doverhay Down round barrow, Porlock
• Allerford packhorse bridge, immediately north of Cross Lane Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement, Furzebury Brake
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn