Allerford is a Village in the county of Somerset.

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.

Cities to visit near Allerford include Bath, and Wells.

Allerford 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 Allerford.

Allerford's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

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

Glastonbury Abbey is a great place to visit close to Allerford if you like ruins.

Historic Monuments to visit near Allerford include Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

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

Don't miss Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole's villages if visiting the area around Allerford.

Places near Allerford feature a number of interesting airports including Bristol Airport.

Places near Allerford feature a number of interesting beaches including Weston-super-Mare Beach.

Don't miss Knightstone Island's islands if visiting the area around Allerford.

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

There are a number of hiking areas near to Allerford including Cheddar Gorge.

Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves are great places to visit near Allerford if you like caves.

Allerford History

There are some historic monuments around Allerford:

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