Withypool is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Withypool postcode: TA24 7QP

Retail in Withypool

There are great places to visit near Withypool including some great cities, towns, villages, airports, rivers and streams, historic buildings, ancient sites, hills, ruins, historic monuments, lakes, beaches, islands, hiking areas and caves.

Cities to visit near Withypool include Bath, and Wells.

Withypool has some unmissable towns nearby like Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Villages to visit near Withypool include Withycombe, Cheddar, Uphill, and Wookey Hole.

The area close to Withypool boasts some of the best airports including Bristol Airport.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There are a number of beaches near to Withypool including Weston-super-Mare Beach.

There are a number of islands near to Withypool including Knightstone Island.

There are a several good hiking areas in the area around Withypool like Cheddar Gorge.

There are a number of caves near Withypool including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Withypool History

There are some historic monuments around Withypool:

• Round cairn 280m south of Rex Stile Head
• Bowl barrow and round cairn on Withypool Hill, 850m and 820m east of Portford Bridge
• Wilmersham Common stone row 320m south east of the confluence of Embercombe and Chetsford waters
• Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow
• Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage
• Swap Hill stone setting, 275m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen
• West Luccombe packhorse bridge
• Porlock Hill stone setting, 150m north west of the cattle grid on the A39 at the top of Porlock Hill
• Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520m south east of Spire Cross
• Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds
• Doverhay Down round barrow, Porlock
• Churchyard cross 6.5m west of Twitchen church
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• Round barrows and two standing stones near Withycombe Ridge Water
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire Cross
• Stone circle on Withypool Hill 670m ESE of Portford Bridge
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two)
• The Whit Stones: two standing stones 230m west of Whitstone Post
• Deserted medieval village 630m north-west of Clannacombe Plantation
• Brightworthy Barrows on Withypool Common
• Sweetworthy deserted medieval settlement
• Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge
• Alderman's Barrow at N of Almsworthy Common
• Bagley Iron Age defended settlement enclosure and deserted medieval farm
• Horner packhorse bridge
• Kittuck stone setting and cairn, 200m south west of Three Combes Foot
• Lanacombe 3: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of Lanacombe
• Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common
• Stone circle on Badgworthy Lees
• Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement
• Round barrow 720m NNW of Spire Cross
• Four bowl barrows 560m south east of New Moor Cross
• Barle Bridge
• Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill
• Porlock Allotment stone alignment and cairn, 450m west of Porlock stone circle
• Brewer's Castle
• Landacre Bridge
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Cow Castle
• Kit Barrows Cairns
• Beckham stone alignment and mound, 450m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen
• Lanacombe 1: a stone setting and two cairns on the east side of Lanacombe
• Old Barrow on Old Barrow Down
• Black Barrow
• East Pinford: a stone alignment on the west side of East Pinford 700m west of Long Combe sheep pen
• Lanacombe 4: a stone setting on the ENE side of Lanacombe
• Group of four barrows and cairns known as 'Rowbarrows' including Great Rowbarrow and Little Rowbarrow
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Bowl barrow 320m east of New Moor Cross
• Bowl barrow 110m south east of Smallacombe Farm
• Two standing stones and a mound 200m WSW of Black Barrow, Hoscombe
• Almsworthy Common: a stone alignment 560m south west of Chetsford Bridge
• Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery Beacon
• Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common
• Trout Hill 3: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 850m SSW of the foot bridge over Badgeworthy Water
• Standing stones on Manor allotment
• Stone circle, Porlock Common
• Oldberry Castle
• Lanacombe 2: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of Lanacombe
• Two round barrows on West Anstey Common
• Wilmersham Common West: a stone row 120m south east of the confluence of Chetsford and Embercombe waters
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn
• Round barrow on Great Tom's Hill
• Enclosure and associated outworks on Staddon Hill
• Road Castle
• Tarr Steps
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (eastern of two)
• Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north
• Swap Hill standing stone 200m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen
• Round barrow on East Anstey Common
• Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner
• Berry Castle, Iron Age enclosure in Berry Castle Wood
• The Mound, Stoke Ridge, Stoke Pero
• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• Trout Hill 1: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 550m south west of the foot bridge over Badgworthy Water
• Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm
• Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge
• Trout Hill 2: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 610m south of the foot bridge over Badgworthy Water
• Lanacombe 5: a stone alignment on the south east side of Lanacombe