Dunster is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Dunster

There are great places to visit near Dunster 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 great places to visit near Dunster if you like cities.

Dunster's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

Dunster's best nearby towns can be found at Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

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

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

Dunster is near some unmissable ruins like Glastonbury Abbey,

Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross are great places to visit near Dunster if you like historic monuments.

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

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

Bristol Airport is one of Dunster's best, nearby airports to visit in Dunster.

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

Knightstone Island is one of Dunster's best, nearby islands to visit in Dunster.

There are a number of rivers and streams near to Dunster including River Axe.

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

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

Dunster History

There are some historic monuments around Dunster:

• St Leonard's Well
• Cross in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Earthwork enclosure on Rodhuish Common, 300m west of Moor Barn
• Ironstone mine ventilation flue in Chargot Wood, 1150m south west of Langham Farm
• Wiveliscombe Barrow
• Butter Cross at Dunster
• Leather Barrow
• Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church
• Wreck at Minehead, possibly the Bristol Packet
• Cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
• Ralegh's Cross
• Cross in the churchyard of St George's Church
• Holy well at St Pancras Chapel
• Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm
• Round cairn cemetery, 570m east of Selworthy Beacon
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross
• Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle
• Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge
• World War II pillbox 100m west of Ralegh's Cross Hotel
• Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery
• Dovecote 60m north of St George's Church
• Bat's Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
• Huish Champflower Barrow
• Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm
• Tripp round barrow NW of Tripp Farm
• Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House
• Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long Wood
• Bowl barrow 610m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• Black Ball Camp: a later prehistoric defended settlement on Gallox Hill
• Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower
• Hillfort on Grabbist Hill, 275m south west of St Leonard's Well
• Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church
• Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House
• Gallox Bridge
• Earthwork enclosure on Monkslade Common, 860m east of Fire Tower
• Post-medieval pottery kiln 360m NNE of the Castle
• Bowl barrow 260m north east of Ralegh's Cross Hotel
• Deserted medieval farm, W of Bramble Combe
• The Yarn Market
• Bowl barrow 700m north east of Burrow Farm
• The Incline, lying between Brendon Hill and Comberow, and the remains of Combe Row Station
• Dovecote at Little Blackford
• Iron Age defended settlement, Furzebury Brake
• Cleeve Abbey
• Bowl barrow 780m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• World War II pillbox at Vale House, 120m north east of Glasses Farm