Nearby places of interest

Below are some local places of interest that can be found in the surrounding areas. (All within around 30 mins of the village)

A rural road curving to the left through a green, wooded area with a sign indicating directions to Shapwick and Westhay.

Loxley Wood

Loxley Wood lies on a gentle north facing slope of the Polden Hills between Bridgwater and Street. The wood is almost entirely an ancient woodland site.

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Two decorative reindeer figures made of intertwined brown twigs, standing outdoors on grass with a wooden fence and a few vehicles in the background under an overcast sky.

Coates Willow Centre

The Coate family have been growing withies on the moors since 1819 and making baskets and willow charcoal for almost 50 years.

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Wooden gazebo in a natural setting with tall grass and autumn trees.

Millennium wood

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Fun little walk, pond, and a place for kids to build wood dens.

A scenic view of a lush green valley with steep rocky cliffs on either side, and a road or trail winding through the bottom of the valley, under a cloudy sky with the sun shining through.

Cheddar Gorge

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Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England.

A dirt trail runs through a hillside covered with pink heather flowers, under a cloudy sky.

Woodland Hill - Quantock Hills 

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A nice walk up to the Quantok hills  with heather at the top.

Close-up of ripe red strawberries on the plant, with some unripe green and white strawberries nearby.

Thurloxton Farm 

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Great strawberry picking in summer and pumkins in late autumn.

Sunset over a rocky coastal shoreline with tide pools, scattered seaweed, and distant cliffs.

Kilve Beach

The beach of Kilve lies about halfway between Minehead and Bridgwater in the heart of the Quantocks. 

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A wide view of a sandy beach with some houses and parked cars on the left side. There is a line of rocks at the foreground and a stone breakwater extending into the water. The sky is partly cloudy with patches of blue.

Brean Beach

The 7-mile stretch of sand and dunes that make up Brean beach lies just over two miles down the coast from Weston-super-Mare. 

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An old stone tower built on top of a grassy hill, with a tree with sparse leaves on the left and a partly cloudy sky in the background.

Burrow Mump

Burrow Mump is a scheduled monument, with a never completed church on top of the hill a Grade II listed building.

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Three people holding paddles standing on a dock surrounded by lush green trees on a sunny day.

Somerset Boat Hire

A range of boats available to hire - kayaks, paddleboards, rowing boats and Canadian canoes.

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A narrow canyon with moss-covered rocks and greenery on both sides.

Ebbor Gorge

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Eboor is a less intense walk than Cheddar Gorge, and pretty view at the top.

A murmuration of starlings flying in a dense, swirling formation across the sky at sunset with silhouettes of trees in the background.

Ham Wall

Great for a long stroll but also you can take bikes. Bring food for Robins who might go on your hand and binoculars. This is also where the murmurations can be seen later in the year. 

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Close-up of a speckled bird with its beak open against a blurred green background.

Greylake Nature Reserve

In the heart of the Somerset Levels & Moors, Greylake is the perfect place to get closer to nature with wading birds like lapwing, redshank & golden plover.

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A stone tower on a grassy hilltop with a dirt path leading to it, surrounded by green fields and a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds.

Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury Tor is a hill near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless tower of St Michael's Church.

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A scenic view of a flooded rural field with a water canal reflecting a cloudy sky during sunset or sunrise.

Shapwick Nature Reserve

This magnificent and varied nature reserve covers over 500 ha at the heart of the Avalon Marshes (part of Somerset’s Levels and Moors).

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If you have any local places of interest we can share wioth our community, please share them with greintonparish@gmail.com