Pitminster is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Pitminster

There are great places to visit near Pitminster 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.

Bath, and Wells are some of Pitminster best cities to visit near Pitminster.

Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral are great places to visit near Pitminster if you like historic buildings.

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

The area around Pitminster boasts some of the best ancient sites including Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Hills to visit near Pitminster include Glastonbury Tor.

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

Historic Monuments to visit near Pitminster include Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

There are a several good lakes in the Pitminster area like Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

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

Places near Pitminster feature a number of interesting airports including Bristol Airport.

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

Knightstone Island is one of Pitminster's best, nearby islands to visit in Pitminster.

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

Hiking Areas to visit near Pitminster include Cheddar Gorge.

Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves are great places to visit near Pitminster if you like caves.

Pitminster History

There are some historic monuments around Pitminster:

• Borough Bank, a section of medieval town defences 70m north of St Mary Magdalene Church
• Two bowl barrows 300m north west of Northay Farm
• Two bowl barrows 210m and 600m north west of Brown Down Cottage
• Castle Neroche: a motte and bailey castle and earlier defences above Castle Plantation
• World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren Farm
• Hillfort 475m south of Howley Farm
• Norton Camp large univallate hillfort
• Two groups of World War II pillboxes in the north eastern and north western sectors of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren
• Bradford Bridge
• Roman villa N of Whitestaunton
• Two World War II air traffic control buildings, 620m west and 560m WSW of Whitewall Corner, on the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren
• Two bowl barrows, one 380m west and one 685m north west of Beech Croft
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Brown Down Lodge
• Two crosses in St Mary's churchyard
• Poundisford Park pale
• Round barrow cemetery 100m south of School Farm
• Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platform