Pitcombe is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Pitcombe

There are great places to visit near Pitcombe 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.

There are a number of cities near Pitcombe including Bath, and Wells.

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

Pitcombe's best nearby towns can be found at Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Pitcombe's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

There are a number of hills near to Pitcombe including Glastonbury Tor.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Pitcombe like Glastonbury Abbey.

Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross are great places to visit near Pitcombe if you like historic monuments.

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

Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are great places to visit near Pitcombe if you like villages.

Don't miss Bristol Airport's airports if visiting the area around Pitcombe.

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

Don't miss Knightstone Island's islands if visiting the area around Pitcombe.

Don't miss River Axe's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Pitcombe.

Don't miss Cheddar Gorge's hiking areas if visiting the area around Pitcombe.

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

Pitcombe History

There are some historic monuments around Pitcombe:

• The Round House
• A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
• Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
• Lower Woolston medieval settlement
• The tithe barn
• Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge
• Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
• An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet
• Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm
• Maperton medieval settlement
• Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church
• Market cross in the market place
• Bowl barrow on Charn Hill
• Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton
• 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
• Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
• Roman building 600yds (549m) SW of Lower Sutton Farm
• Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
• Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South Cadbury
• Village cross
• Earthwork N of Stubbs Wood, Merehead
• Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station
• Small Down Knoll camp
• Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm