Holton is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Holton

There are great places to visit near Holton 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.

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

The area around Holton features a number of interesting historic buildings including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

There are a several good towns in the Holton area like Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

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

Places near Holton feature a number of interesting hills including Glastonbury Tor.

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

Holton has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

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

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

There are a number of airports near to Holton including Bristol Airport.

There are a several good beaches in the area around Holton like Weston-super-Mare Beach.

Islands to visit near Holton include Knightstone Island.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Holton include River Axe.

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

Don't miss Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves's caves if visiting the area around Holton.

Holton History

There are some historic monuments around Holton:

• The Conduit Cross
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
• Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
• Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
• The Round House
• Bowl barrow on Charn Hill
• Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
• Medieval standing cross near the junction of the High Street and Gold Street, 240m south east of St Mary's Church
• Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge
• Sherborne Old Castle
• Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
• Lower Woolston medieval settlement
• Maperton medieval settlement
• Sherborne Abbey, remains of
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• Village cross
• Motte and bailey castle in Cockroad Wood
• Early Medieval and Medieval urban remains, Milborne Port
• Ballands Castle
• Kenwalch's Castle: a large univallate hillfort on Pen Hill
• Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm
• 'Jack's Castle'
• Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist 15m south east of the church door
• The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary
• Promontory fort on Barrow Hill
• Roman site by Pinford Lane
• Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm