Wootton Courtenay is a Village in the county of Somerset.

Retail in Wootton Courtenay

There are great places to visit near Wootton Courtenay 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.

The area around Wootton Courtenay boasts some of the best cities including Bath, and Wells.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Wootton Courtenay area like Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

The area around Wootton Courtenay boasts some of the best towns including Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Wootton Courtenay has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Hills to visit near Wootton Courtenay include Glastonbury Tor.

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

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

Don't miss Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare's lakes if visiting the area around Wootton Courtenay.

Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are some of Wootton Courtenay best villages to visit near Wootton Courtenay.

Bristol Airport is one of Wootton Courtenay's best, nearby airports to visit in Wootton Courtenay.

Don't miss Weston-super-Mare Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Wootton Courtenay.

The area around Wootton Courtenay's best islands can be found at Knightstone Island.

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

Wootton Courtenay is near some unmissable hiking areas like Cheddar Gorge,

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

Wootton Courtenay History

There are some historic monuments around Wootton Courtenay:

• Round cairn cemetery, 570m east of Selworthy Beacon
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (eastern of two)
• Dovecote at Little Blackford
• Wreck at Minehead, possibly the Bristol Packet
• Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two)
• Bowl barrow 610m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle
• Bagley Iron Age defended settlement enclosure and deserted medieval farm
• Cross in the churchyard of St George's Church
• Round barrow 720m NNW of Spire Cross
• Butter Cross at Dunster
• Bowl barrow 780m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill
• Kit Barrows Cairns
• Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire Cross
• Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
• Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage
• Round cairn 1000m ESE of Joaney How Cairn
• Black Ball Camp: a later prehistoric defended settlement on Gallox Hill
• Dovecote 60m north of St George's Church
• Round cairn 280m south of Rex Stile Head
• St Leonard's Well
• Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80m north west of Chapel Cross
• Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520m south east of Spire Cross
• Bat's Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork
• Allerford New Bridge
• Cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
• Round cairn 750m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400m south east of Joaney How Cairn
• Earthwork enclosure on Monkslade Common, 860m east of Fire Tower
• Iron Age defended settlement, Furzebury Brake
• Allerford packhorse bridge, immediately north of Cross Lane Farm
• Doverhay Down round barrow, Porlock
• Cairn 850m north east of Dunkery Bridge
• Leather Barrow
• Sweetworthy deserted medieval settlement
• Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile Head
• Group of four barrows and cairns known as 'Rowbarrows' including Great Rowbarrow and Little Rowbarrow
• Enclosure and associated outworks on Staddon Hill
• Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
• The Yarn Market
• Deserted medieval farm, W of Bramble Combe
• Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows
• Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower
• Selworthy Beacon cairn
• Ironstone mine ventilation flue in Chargot Wood, 1150m south west of Langham Farm
• Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross
• Gallox Bridge
• Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill
• Katherine's Well
• Wiveliscombe Barrow
• Post-medieval pottery kiln 360m NNE of the Castle
• Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery Beacon
• Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm
• Round cairn 550m north east of Joaney How Cairn
• Earthwork enclosure on Rodhuish Common, 300m west of Moor Barn
• Four medieval fish weirs 500m east of the Harbour
• Hillfort on Grabbist Hill, 275m south west of St Leonard's Well
• Horner packhorse bridge
• Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement
• Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church
• Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement
• Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead
• Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long Wood
• The Mound, Stoke Ridge, Stoke Pero
• Agnes Fountain
• West Luccombe packhorse bridge