Greinton is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Greinton

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

The area around Greinton boasts some of the best historic buildings including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

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

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

There are a several good hills in the area around Greinton like Glastonbury Tor.

There are a number of ruins near to Greinton including Glastonbury Abbey.

The area around Greinton features a number of interesting historic monuments including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

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

Don't miss Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole's villages if visiting the area around Greinton.

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

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

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

River Axe is a great place to visit close to Greinton if you like rivers and streams.

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

Greinton's best nearby caves can be found at Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Greinton History

There are some historic monuments around Greinton:

• Anglo-Saxon occupation site and site of Athelney Abbey on Athelney Hill
• Duck decoy on Middle Moor
• Duck decoy, 820m SSW of Little Huckham Farm: the western of three decoys on Walton Moor
• Section of the Abbot's Way trackway, 500m WSW of Honeygar Farm
• Duck decoy 1km south east of Manor Farm
• Roman briquetage mounds on Burtle Moor
• Early Christian settlement and monastic site at Marchey Farm
• Timber trackway site, 700m west of Honeygar Farm
• Burrow Mump: a motte castle, later chapel and associated earthworks
• Low Ham Roman villa
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 240m south west of Sunnyside Farm
• The Hanging Chapel and a medieval gateway at The Hill
• Melbury Roman villa
• Duck decoy, 950m south west of junction of Westhay Moor Drove and Lewis's Drove
• Manor house at Mudgley
• The Abbot's Fish House and fishponds
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 250m ESE of Station House
• Duck decoy, 770m SSE of Gold Corner Bridge
• Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm
• Prehistoric timber trackways, 670m SSE of Parchey Bridge
• Central of three duck decoys on Walton Moor, south of Lord Bath's Drove
• Roman villa N of Stowey Hill
• Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge
• Timber trackways at Moor Drove, 800m east of Brentsfield Bridge
• The easternmost of three duck decoys on Walton Moor
• Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm
• Lake villages NW of Oxenpill
• Timber trackways 850m east of Catcott Burtle Farm
• Duck decoy in Sharpham Park, 600m south west of Avalon Farm
• Duck decoy, 590m south west of Rice Farm
• Sections of the Sweet Track, the Post Track and associated remains 500m north east of Moorgate Farm
• Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 650m east of Canada Farm
• Bronze Age and Iron Age trackways 600m north east of Northbrook Farm