SOMERSET ROAD TRIP// Best things to do in Somerset
Want to see what Somerset, England looks like (including the Somerset Levels)? This video will show you some of the best things to do in Somerset, a beautiful county in South West England with plenty of historical attractions.
From visiting Glastonbury Tor to learning about medieval history to wandering around the prettiest villages in Somerset, here’s how to spend one day in Somerset.
If you're planning your trip and not sure what to do in Somerset, then this vlog is the one to watch!
Places mentioned in the video:
- Chard
- Lytes Cary
- Kingweston (and All Saints Church)
- Glastonbury Tor
- Clarks Village, Street
- Burrow Mump
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Places to see in ( Ilminster - UK )
Places to see in ( Ilminster - UK )
Ilminster is a town and civil parish in the countryside of south west Somerset, England, with a population of 5,808. Bypassed in 1988, the town now lies just east of the junction of the A303 and the A358. The parish includes the village of Peasmarsh and the hamlet of Sea.
lminster is mentioned in documents dating from 725 and in a Charter granted to the Abbey of Muchelney (10 miles (16 km) to the north) by King Ethelred in 995. Ilminster is also mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) as Ileminstre meaning 'The church on the River Isle' from the Old English ysle and mynster. By this period Ilminster was a flourishing community and was granted the right to hold a weekly market, which it still does. Ilminster was part of the hundred of Abdick and Bulstone.
In 1645 during the English Civil War Ilminster was the scene of a skirmish between parliamentary troops under Edward Massie and Royalist forces under Lord Goring who fought for control of the bridges prior to the Battle of Langport. The town contains the buildings of a sixteenth-century grammar school, the Ilminster Meeting House, which acts as the town's art gallery and concert hall. There is also a Gospel Hall.
Ilminster is close to the River Isle and the A303 road. Along with the rest of South West England, Ilminster has a temperate climate which is generally wetter and milder than the rest of the country. The annual mean temperature is approximately 10 °C (50.0 °F).
Ilminster takes its name from the River Isle and its large church of St Mary, which is known as The Minster. The Hamstone building dates from the 15th century, but was refurbished in 1825 by William Burgess and the chancel restored in 1883. Further restoration took place in 1887-89 and 1902. Among the principal features are the Wadham tombs; those of Sir William Wadham and his mother, dated 1452 and Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham 1609 and 1618.
Ilminster used to have a station on the Chard Branch Line but this closed in 1962. There were also some sidings, to allow trains going in opposite directions to pass each other. minster lies just East of the junction of the A303 (London to Exeter) and the A358 (Taunton to Chard and Axminster). The B3168 runs through the middle of the town and is used as a bypass. There have been concerns of the safety of roads in Ilminster .
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Places to see in ( Langport - UK )
Places to see in ( Langport - UK )
Langport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 1,081. The parish includes the hamlets of Bowdens and Combe. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a separate parish which includes much of the town's outskirts.
Langport (old forms are Langeberga, Langeport) consists of two parts, one on the hill and one by the river. The former owed its origin to its defensible position, and the latter its growth to its facilities for trade on the chief river of Somerset.[2] Its name looks like Anglo-Saxon for long port, but it may well be long market place which could have been on the causeway which is now Bow Street. Many of the houses in Bow Street tilt backwards due to settlement of the land behind the causeway. It is speculated that Langport is the place mentioned in old Welsh sources as Llongborth = Ship-port, where the Battle of Llongborth happened. Longphort is a term used in Ireland for a Viking ship enclosure or shore fortress, using an identical etymology. Langport was previously also known as Langport Eastover, with the part on the western bank being Langport Westover, now known just as Westover. Langport is on the ancient way from Glastonbury to Taunton.
Langport could well have been important during the Roman occupation as there were several villas in the vicinity. It was one of the forts listed in the Burghal Hidage indicating its strategic position to King Alfred, as well as being close to the royal centre of Somerton. In 1086 according to Domesday Book it had 34 resident burgesses and was worth the large sum of £79-10s-7d. The parish of Combe was part of the Kilmersdon Hundred, while Langport Eastover was within the Hundred of Pitney.
Langport lies on the east bank of the River Parrett, below the point where that river is joined by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is a causeway across the moor and an important bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers flow from the southern hills through Thorney Moor and Kings Moor, through a gap between the upland areas around Somerton and Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels through which it flows past Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. During the winter the low-lying areas around Langport are sometimes flooded. Langport Railway Cutting is a Geological Conservation Review site where Gravels are exposed which show scour-and-fill structures consistent with braided stream deposition from the Pleistocene age.
Two buildings in the town, the Tudor House and The Warehouse in Great Bow Yard, have been restored by the Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust. Close to All Saints Church, an archway crosses the road, bearing a Perpendicular building known as The Hanging Chapel. After serving this purpose it housed first the grammar school (founded 1675), then the Quekett museum, named after John Thomas Quekett (1815–61) the histologist, a native of the town, whose father was master of the school. The hanging chapel afterwards became a masonic hall.
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Places to see in ( Petersfield - UK )
Places to see in ( Petersfield - UK )
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Petersfield is 17 miles north of Portsmouth, via the A3 road. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct Line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth and London. Situated on the northern slopes of the South Downs, Petersfield lies wholly within the South Downs National Park.
Petersfield is on the crossroads of well-used north–south (formerly the A3 road which now bypasses the town) and east–west routes (today the A272 road) and it grew as a coach stop on the Portsmouth to London route. Petersfield is twinned with Barentin in France, and Warendorf in Germany.
Petersfield is situated in the valley of the Western Rother, on the Lower Greensand at the northern edge of the South Downs. The town lies at the western end of the Greensand Ridge, a sandstone ridge running through Hampshire, Surrey and Kent. The town is surrounded on all sides by farmed countryside, with the South Downs south of the town, the Hampshire Downs to the west, and forested hills (Durford Wood) to the north east.
On the south east side of the town is Petersfield Heath, 95 acres (38 ha) of heathland including woodland, grassland, a pond, and a picnic and recreation area. Petersfield Heath is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI). It also contains 21 Bronze Age barrows which have resulted in the site being given Scheduled Ancient Monument status.
Petersfield's market square holds markets, and there are also monthly Farmers' markets. Stallholders and farmers from Petersfield's French twin town Barentin visit Petersfield and hold a French market. Petersfield has a small volunteer run community garden, 'The Good Life (Petersfield) Community Garden', situated on the edge of the town next to Sheet railway crossing; the garden is open to members (membership is free).
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Langport, Somerset - A Historic Tour
Here we took a historic horse drawn tour of the historic town of Langport in Somerset. Find out more details on my blog or contact Suffolk Steels directly here
Cossington Park Somerset
Come and stay at beautiful Cossington Park in Somerset, winner of Visit England's Gold Award for 'Outstanding Accommodation and Customer Service' in 2010 and winner of Best Self-Catering in the South West Silver Award for two years running.
Our large luxury holiday cottage is available for parties of 12 to 22 family members or friends including children. With 6 beautifully furnished bedrooms and 4 bathrooms in Park House and 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in *Park Cottage (including a ground floor room with disabled facilities), Cossington Park is the perfect getaway for any family as well as providing a warm welcome for dogs.
A Day In: Montacute
It's time to for another day out - or 'A Day In'. This time it's Montacute House, in Yeovil, Somerset. Another National Trust property to add to my list.
Matteo De Grandi - 'You'll Do It'
Ekkerøy Holidayhouse in a Plymouth bar with folk songs!
Ekkerøy Holidayhouse try to improve their english language. Therefore we went to an english course in Plymouth for 2 weeks. There we met some wonderful english folksingers one of the oldest pub, Dolphin, in Plymouth. Wonderful consert on a wonderful sunday!
Harvey Recovery in the Nottingham Village subdivision
Located in the memorial area of Houston, watch the realities of devastation as residents create mountains of debris from the after math of being flooded for weeks.
Slush Cup 2018
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the most stylish way possible! #SkiSilverStar
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An incredibly slush filled afternoon at the SilverStar Slush Cup. Competitors throwing their all in to crossing the icy waters in the most stylish way possible! #SkiSilverStar
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