Shepton Mallet
Shepton Mallet is a Town in the county of Somerset.
There are great places to visit near Shepton Mallet 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 Shepton Mallet including Bath, and Wells.
Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral are great places to visit near Shepton Mallet if you like historic buildings.
Towns to visit near Shepton Mallet include Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.
The area around Shepton Mallet features a number of interesting ancient sites including Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.
Hills to visit near Shepton Mallet include Glastonbury Tor.
Glastonbury Abbey is a great place to visit close to Shepton Mallet if you like ruins.
The area around Shepton Mallet boasts some of the best historic monuments including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.
Don't miss Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare's lakes if visiting the area around Shepton Mallet.
Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are some of Shepton Mallet best villages to visit near Shepton Mallet.
Bristol Airport is a great place to visit close to Shepton Mallet if you like airports.
Places near Shepton Mallet feature a number of interesting beaches including Weston-super-Mare Beach.
Islands to visit near Shepton Mallet include Knightstone Island.
The area close to Shepton Mallet boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Axe.
Don't miss Cheddar Gorge's hiking areas if visiting the area around Shepton Mallet.
Shepton Mallet has some unmissable caves nearby like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.
Shepton Mallet History
There are some historic monuments around Shepton Mallet:
Places to see near Shepton Mallet
History of Shepton Mallet
Archaeological investigations have found evidence for prehistoric activity in the Shepton Mallet area, with substantial amounts of Neolithic flint being found, as well as some pottery fragments from the late-Neolithic period. The two barrows on Barren Down, to the north of the town centre contained cremation burials from the bronze age and another bronze age burial site contained a skeleton and some pottery. The remains of iron age roundhouses and artefacts such as quernstones and beads were found at Cannard’s Grave and a probable iron age farm settlement enclosure has been identified at Field Farm. In the countryside surrounding the town, there is evidence of iron age cave dwellings in Ham Woods, to the north-west, and a number of burial mounds have been identified at Beacon Hill, a short distance north of the town.
