Holcombe is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Holcombe postcode: BA3 5TF

Retail in Holcombe

There are great places to visit near Holcombe 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.

Holcombe's best nearby cities can be found at Bath, and Wells.

There are a number of historic buildings near Holcombe including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare are some of Holcombe best towns to visit near Holcombe.

Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well are great places to visit near Holcombe if you like ancient sites.

Hills to visit near Holcombe include Glastonbury Tor.

The area close to Holcombe boasts some of the best ruins including Glastonbury Abbey.

Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross are some of Holcombe best historic monuments to visit near Holcombe.

Lakes to visit near Holcombe include Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are some of Holcombe best villages to visit near Holcombe.

There are a several good airports in the area around Holcombe like Bristol Airport.

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

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

Holcombe is near some unmissable rivers and streams like River Axe,

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Holcombe like Cheddar Gorge.

Holcombe has some unmissable caves nearby like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Holcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Holcombe:

• Wadbury camp
• Brownes' Hole
• Market cross in the market place
• Medieval and post-medieval coal mining remains in Harridge Wood and Edford Wood South
• Earthworks S of Tadhill Farm
• Lime Kiln Hill Quarry Cave
• Round barrow on Beacon Hill
• Kingsdown camp, Mells Down
• Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross
• Two round barrows on Beacon Hill
• The tithe barn
• Bowl barrow 250m south east of Redhill Farm
• Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill
• Slight univallate hillfort 125m west of Tunley Farm
• Bowl barrow 100m north east of Home Farm Cottage
• Roman villa at Upper Hayes
• Earthwork N of Stubbs Wood, Merehead
• Nunney Castle
• Medieval wayside cross at Bodden
• Long barrow 230m east of Chewton Plot
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station
• Bell barrow south of Blackwell Tyning Plantation
• Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's Hill
• Vobster Breach colliery, 890m ENE of Tweed Farm
• An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet
• Maesbury Castle small multivallate hillfort
• Round barrow in Beacon Plantation
• Two bowl barrows on Barren Down, 250m north west of Princes Lodge
• Fussell's Lower Works: an iron edge tool works, 210m south east of Wadbury
• Small Down Knoll camp
• Stoney Littleton long barrow
• Camerton Romano-British town and associated Prehistoric and early medieval monuments