Ansford is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Ansford

There are great places to visit near Ansford 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 some of Ansford best cities to visit near Ansford.

Historic Buildings to visit near Ansford 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 Ansford if you like towns.

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

Don't miss Glastonbury Tor's hills if visiting the area around Ansford.

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

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

Don't miss Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare's lakes if visiting the area around Ansford.

Ansford's best nearby villages can be found at Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Bristol Airport is a great place to visit close to Ansford if you like airports.

The area around Ansford's best beaches can be found at Weston-super-Mare Beach.

Islands to visit near Ansford include Knightstone Island.

Places near Ansford feature a number of interesting rivers and streams including River Axe.

Cheddar Gorge is a great place to visit close to Ansford if you like hiking areas.

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

Ansford History

There are some historic monuments around Ansford:

• Lower Woolston medieval settlement
• Market cross in the market place
• Maperton medieval settlement
• Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
• The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary
• Medieval wayside cross at Bodden
• Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm
• Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge
• Tithe barn
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• Two bowl barrows on Barren Down, 250m north west of Princes Lodge
• Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton
• Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
• A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
• Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station
• Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge
• Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church
• Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm
• Earthwork N of Stubbs Wood, Merehead
• Small Down Knoll camp
• Bowl barrow on Charn Hill
• Village cross
• Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
• Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
• The tithe barn
• The Round House
• Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks
• An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet