Compton Dundon is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Compton Dundon

There are great places to visit near Compton Dundon 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 Compton Dundon boasts some of the best cities including Bath, and Wells.

Don't miss Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral's historic buildings if visiting the area around Compton Dundon.

The area around Compton Dundon features a number of interesting towns including Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Compton Dundon has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Glastonbury Tor is a great place to visit close to Compton Dundon if you like hills.

Places near Compton Dundon feature a number of interesting ruins including Glastonbury Abbey.

Compton Dundon's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

There are a several good lakes in the Compton Dundon area like Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

Compton Dundon has some unmissable villages nearby like Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

There are a number of airports near to Compton Dundon including Bristol Airport.

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

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

The area around Compton Dundon's best rivers and streams can be found at River Axe.

Places near Compton Dundon feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Cheddar Gorge.

The area around Compton Dundon boasts some of the best caves including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Compton Dundon History

There are some historic monuments around Compton Dundon:

• Roman villa N of Stowey Hill
• Muchelney Abbey
• Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 650m east of Canada Farm
• Sections of the Sweet Track, the Post Track and associated remains 500m north east of Moorgate Farm
• Beckery Chapel and cemetery (site of)
• Later Iron Age enclosure, Ilchester Mead
• Ilchester Roman town
• Duck decoy, 590m south west of Rice Farm
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 240m south west of Sunnyside Farm
• Somerton Market Cross
• Barn W of Muchelney Abbey
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 250m ESE of Station House
• Duck decoy 1km south east of Manor Farm
• Bronze Age and Iron Age trackways 600m north east of Northbrook Farm
• Low Ham Roman villa
• Roman villa NW of Two Acre Plantation
• The easternmost of three duck decoys on Walton Moor
• Melbury Roman villa
• The Abbey Barn at Abbey Farm
• Glastonbury Abbey
• Northover House, late Roman cemetery
• Glastonbury lake village
• Linear earthwork in Butleigh Wood
• Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary
• Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm
• Duck decoy, 820m SSW of Little Huckham Farm: the western of three decoys on Walton Moor
• Duck decoy in Sharpham Park, 600m south west of Avalon Farm
• Lake villages NW of Oxenpill
• Part of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Street
• Central of three duck decoys on Walton Moor, south of Lord Bath's Drove
• Ponter's Ball linear earthwork
• The Hanging Chapel and a medieval gateway at The Hill
• St Michael's Church, monastic remains, and other settlement remains on Glastonbury Tor
• Duck decoy, 950m south west of junction of Westhay Moor Drove and Lewis's Drove
• Section of medieval road, south of Pomparles Bridge, north of Street
• Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge
• Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood
• Pill Bridge
• Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon
• Bineham City deserted village
• Fenny Castle: a motte and bailey castle
• The Tribunal
• The Abbot's Fish House and fishponds