Lydford-on-Fosse is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Lydford-on-Fosse

There are great places to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse 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.

Lydford-on-Fosse has some unmissable cities nearby like Bath, and Wells.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Lydford-on-Fosse area like Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

Towns to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse include Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Don't miss Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well's ancient sites if visiting the area around Lydford-on-Fosse.

Glastonbury Tor is a great place to visit close to Lydford-on-Fosse if you like hills.

Lydford-on-Fosse is near some unmissable ruins like Glastonbury Abbey,

The area around Lydford-on-Fosse features a number of interesting historic monuments including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare are great places to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse if you like lakes.

Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are some of Lydford-on-Fosse best villages to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse.

Bristol Airport is a great place to visit close to Lydford-on-Fosse if you like airports.

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

Knightstone Island is a great place to visit close to Lydford-on-Fosse if you like islands.

The area close to Lydford-on-Fosse boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Axe.

Cheddar Gorge is one of Lydford-on-Fosse's best, nearby hiking areas to visit in Lydford-on-Fosse.

Caves to visit near Lydford-on-Fosse include Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Lydford-on-Fosse History

There are some historic monuments around Lydford-on-Fosse:

• Tithe barn
• Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton
• Bowl barrow known as `Wimble Toot'
• Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm
• Part of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Street
• The Abbey Barn at Abbey Farm
• Bineham City deserted village
• Linear earthwork in Butleigh Wood
• West Mudford medieval settlement, 500m south west of West Mudford Farm
• Ponter's Ball linear earthwork
• Marston Magna moated site and associated earthworks
• Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm
• Glastonbury Abbey
• Deserted medieval village of Nether Adber
• Moated site at Hinton Farm
• Pill Bridge
• The Tribunal
• Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood
• Medieval settlement 190m south west of Perry's Bridge
• Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor Farm
• Ilchester Roman town
• Northover House, late Roman cemetery
• Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• St Michael's Church, monastic remains, and other settlement remains on Glastonbury Tor
• Later Iron Age enclosure, Ilchester Mead
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury