Timberscombe is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Timberscombe

There are great places to visit near Timberscombe 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 great places to visit near Timberscombe if you like cities.

Don't miss Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral's historic buildings if visiting the area around Timberscombe.

Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare are great places to visit near Timberscombe if you like towns.

Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well are great places to visit near Timberscombe if you like ancient sites.

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

Timberscombe is near some unmissable ruins like Glastonbury Abbey,

Timberscombe's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

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

There are a several good villages in the Timberscombe area like Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Bristol Airport is a great place to visit close to Timberscombe if you like airports.

Beaches to visit near Timberscombe include Weston-super-Mare Beach.

There are a several good islands in the area around Timberscombe like Knightstone Island.

River Axe is one of Timberscombe's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Timberscombe.

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

There are a several good caves in the Timberscombe area like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Timberscombe History

There are some historic monuments around Timberscombe:

• Horner packhorse bridge
• Earthwork enclosure on Monkslade Common, 860m east of Fire Tower
• Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery
• Iron Age defended settlement, Furzebury Brake
• Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520m south east of Spire Cross
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Bowl barrow 780m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two)
• Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm
• St Leonard's Well
• Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge
• Bowl barrow 610m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• Allerford New Bridge
• Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm
• Round cairn cemetery, 570m east of Selworthy Beacon
• Round barrow 720m NNW of Spire Cross
• Gallox Bridge
• Deserted medieval farm, W of Bramble Combe
• Agnes Fountain
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
• Hillfort on Grabbist Hill, 275m south west of St Leonard's Well
• Lock up 60m south east of St Mary's Church
• Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire Cross
• Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long Wood
• Sweetworthy deserted medieval settlement
• Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House
• Wiveliscombe Barrow
• Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement
• Ironstone mine ventilation flue in Chargot Wood, 1150m south west of Langham Farm
• Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Butter Cross at Dunster
• Post-medieval pottery kiln 360m NNE of the Castle
• Kit Barrows Cairns
• Black Ball Camp: a later prehistoric defended settlement on Gallox Hill
• The Yarn Market
• Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm
• Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement
• Selworthy Beacon cairn
• Bowl barrow 700m north east of Burrow Farm
• Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410m north west of Treborough Lodge
• Earthwork enclosure on Rodhuish Common, 300m west of Moor Barn
• Round cairn 280m south of Rex Stile Head
• Cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
• Cross in the churchyard of St George's Church
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn
• Dovecote at Little Blackford
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• Dovecote 60m north of St George's Church
• Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower
• Bat's Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork
• Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church
• Leather Barrow
• West Luccombe packhorse bridge
• Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery Beacon
• Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Allerford packhorse bridge, immediately north of Cross Lane Farm
• Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• Katherine's Well
• Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (eastern of two)
• Wreck at Minehead, possibly the Bristol Packet