Porlock is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Porlock

There are great places to visit near Porlock 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.

Don't miss Bath, and Wells's cities if visiting the area around Porlock.

Historic Buildings to visit near Porlock include Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

The area around Porlock features a number of interesting towns including Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Ancient Sites to visit near Porlock include Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Porlock is near some unmissable hills like Glastonbury Tor,

The area around Porlock's best ruins can be found at Glastonbury Abbey.

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

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

There are a number of villages near Porlock including Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

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

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

Islands to visit near Porlock include Knightstone Island.

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

The area around Porlock's best hiking areas can be found at Cheddar Gorge.

The area around Porlock features a number of interesting caves including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Porlock History

There are some historic monuments around Porlock:

• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two)
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (eastern of two)
• Almsworthy Common: a stone alignment 560m south west of Chetsford Bridge
• Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement
• Kit Barrows Cairns
• Landacre Bridge
• Incised stone W of Stent Hill
• Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead
• Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery Beacon
• Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge
• Kittuck stone setting and cairn, 200m south west of Three Combes Foot
• Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds
• Katherine's Well
• Porlock Hill stone setting, 150m north west of the cattle grid on the A39 at the top of Porlock Hill
• West Luccombe packhorse bridge
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
• Round cairn 280m south of Rex Stile Head
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement
• The Mound, Stoke Ridge, Stoke Pero
• Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow
• Bagley Iron Age defended settlement enclosure and deserted medieval farm
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Round cairn cemetery, 570m east of Selworthy Beacon
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common
• Alderman's Barrow at N of Almsworthy Common
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Two standing stones and a mound 200m WSW of Black Barrow, Hoscombe
• Allerford packhorse bridge, immediately north of Cross Lane Farm
• Two round barrows on Culbone Hill
• Agnes Fountain
• Iron Age defended settlement, Furzebury Brake
• Wilmersham Common West: a stone row 120m south east of the confluence of Chetsford and Embercombe waters
• Doverhay Down round barrow, Porlock
• Berry Castle, Iron Age enclosure in Berry Castle Wood
• The Whit Stones: two standing stones 230m west of Whitstone Post
• Sweetworthy deserted medieval settlement
• Allerford New Bridge
• Black Barrow
• Wilmersham Common stone row 320m south east of the confluence of Embercombe and Chetsford waters
• Porlock Allotment stone alignment and cairn, 450m west of Porlock stone circle
• Horner packhorse bridge
• Enclosure and associated outworks on Staddon Hill
• Group of four barrows and cairns known as 'Rowbarrows' including Great Rowbarrow and Little Rowbarrow
• Selworthy Beacon cairn
• Dovecote at Little Blackford
• Deserted medieval farm, W of Bramble Combe
• Road Castle
• Stone circle, Porlock Common
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn