Exford is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Exford

There are great places to visit near Exford 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.

Exford has some unmissable cities nearby like Bath, and Wells.

Exford has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

The area around Exford boasts some of the best towns including Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well are some of Exford best ancient sites to visit near Exford.

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

Glastonbury Abbey is one of Exford's best, nearby ruins to visit in Exford.

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

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

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

Airports to visit near Exford include Bristol Airport.

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

Knightstone Island is a great place to visit close to Exford if you like islands.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Exford include River Axe.

Exford is near some unmissable hiking areas like Cheddar Gorge,

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

Exford History

There are some historic monuments around Exford:

• Swap Hill standing stone 200m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Group of four barrows and cairns known as 'Rowbarrows' including Great Rowbarrow and Little Rowbarrow
• The Mound, Stoke Ridge, Stoke Pero
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Beckham stone alignment and mound, 450m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen
• Incised stone W of Stent Hill
• Two standing stones and a mound 200m WSW of Black Barrow, Hoscombe
• Lanacombe 4: a stone setting on the ENE side of Lanacombe
• Doverhay Down round barrow, Porlock
• Cow Castle
• Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north
• Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• Brewer's Castle
• Trout Hill 1: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 550m south west of the foot bridge over Badgworthy Water
• Oldberry Castle
• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• Horner packhorse bridge
• Black Barrow
• Berry Castle, Iron Age enclosure in Berry Castle Wood
• Old Burrow
• Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead
• Road Castle
• Two round barrows on West Anstey Common
• Churchyard cross 6.5m west of Twitchen church
• Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common
• Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill
• Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement
• Round barrow on Great Tom's Hill
• Kit Barrows Cairns
• Porlock Allotment stone alignment and cairn, 450m west of Porlock stone circle
• Wilmersham Common stone row 320m south east of the confluence of Embercombe and Chetsford waters
• Lanacombe 3: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of Lanacombe
• Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (eastern of two)
• Landacre Bridge
• Sweetworthy deserted medieval settlement
• Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire Cross
• Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery Beacon
• Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows
• Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common
• Porlock Hill stone setting, 150m north west of the cattle grid on the A39 at the top of Porlock Hill
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Swap Hill stone setting, 275m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen
• Bowl barrow and round cairn on Withypool Hill, 850m and 820m east of Portford Bridge
• Wilmersham Common West: a stone row 120m south east of the confluence of Chetsford and Embercombe waters
• West Luccombe packhorse bridge
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn
• Trout Hill 3: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 850m SSW of the foot bridge over Badgeworthy Water
• Katherine's Well
• Stone circle on Withypool Hill 670m ESE of Portford Bridge
• Enclosure and associated outworks on Staddon Hill
• Two round barrows on Culbone Hill
• Agnes Fountain
• Oare Bridge
• Allerford New Bridge
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Round barrow on East Anstey Common
• East Pinford: a stone alignment on the west side of East Pinford 700m west of Long Combe sheep pen
• The Whit Stones: two standing stones 230m west of Whitstone Post
• Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage
• Almsworthy Common: a stone alignment 560m south west of Chetsford Bridge
• Round barrow 720m NNW of Spire Cross
• Alderman's Barrow at N of Almsworthy Common
• Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow
• Round cairn 280m south of Rex Stile Head
• Trout Hill 2: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 610m south of the foot bridge over Badgworthy Water
• Round barrows and two standing stones near Withycombe Ridge Water
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two)
• Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement
• Standing stones on Manor allotment
• Bagley Iron Age defended settlement enclosure and deserted medieval farm
• Kittuck stone setting and cairn, 200m south west of Three Combes Foot
• Barle Bridge
• Deserted medieval village 630m north-west of Clannacombe Plantation
• Stone circle on Badgworthy Lees
• Brightworthy Barrows on Withypool Common
• Malmsmead Bridge
• Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520m south east of Spire Cross
• Allerford packhorse bridge, immediately north of Cross Lane Farm
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge
• Selworthy Beacon cairn
• Linear barrow and cairn cemetery on Cosgate Hill, circa 240m north-west of County Gate Visitor Centre
• Stone circle, Porlock Common
• Tarr Steps
• Old Barrow on Old Barrow Down
• Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds