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.

Don't miss Bath, and Wells's cities if visiting the area around Exford.

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

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

The area around Exford features a number of interesting ancient sites including Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

The area close to Exford boasts some of the best hills including Glastonbury Tor.

Don't miss Glastonbury Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Exford.

The area around Exford boasts some of the best historic monuments including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

The area around Exford features a number of interesting lakes including Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

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

The area around Exford's best airports can be found at Bristol Airport.

Exford is near some unmissable beaches like Weston-super-Mare Beach,

There are a number of islands near to Exford including Knightstone Island.

There are a several good rivers and streams in the area around Exford like River Axe.

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

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

Exford History

There are some historic monuments around Exford:

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