Somerset Travel Guide

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Bath

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1006,1898,187

Weston-Super-Mare

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56,58,54

Glastonbury

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154,413,13

Yeovil

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17,10,28

Taunton

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22,18,41

Minehead

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8,18,28

Wells

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95,278,14

Cheddar

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31,98,6

Porlock

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36,97,1

Frome

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7,1,7

Bridgwater

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8,3,17

Brean

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3,6,0

Burnham on Sea

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6,21,0

Wilton

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5,15,0

Clevedon

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1,3,3

Wookey

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2,8,0

Bruton

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2,2,0

Dunster

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10,26,1

Somerton

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1,5,0

Crewkerne

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0,0,1

Pro

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  Great countryside, lots of attractions 


Con

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  boring if you dont like that kind of thing 


In a nutshell

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  Authentic England 

 

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Bath  

Roman Baths

Roman Baths, Bath

 128 Reviews  Don't be mislead when here, NOT ALL THE POOL'S HAVE HOT WATER! The circular pool in my photo, is a 1.6 metre deep COLD plunge pool! A cold plunge bath was a feature of many Roman bath houses, but... 

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Bath Abbey

Bath Abbey, Bath

 85 Reviews  Bath Abbey is the last of the great medieval churches of England. Would you believe, that three different Churche's have stood on the site of this Abbey! # An Anglo-Saxon Abbey Church dating from... 

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Pulteney Bridge

Pulteney Bridge, Bath

 41 Reviews  Pulteney Bridge, is regarded as one of the world's most beautiful bridges. It is one of only four in the world lined by shops on both sides. It was built for William Pulteney, whose wife had... 

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Royal Crescent

Royal Crescent, Bath

 40 Reviews  The Royal Crescent is a residential road of 30 houses, laid out in a crescent and was built starting 1767 and completed 1774 to the design of John Wood the Younger. In front of the building there is a... 

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Nightclubs

Nightclubs, Bath

 9 Reviews  This is the only busy club that I have found in Bath on a Friday night. On Fridays they have a selection of 80s/90s music playing. The club is relatively small, but the dancefloor tends to be quite... 

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River Avon

River Avon, Bath

 21 Reviews  We came down the steps from Pulteney Bridge and had a nice walk along the river to North Parade Bridge. You can get some great views of Bath and local wildlife. During the summer you can take boat... 

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Circus

Circus, Bath

 28 Reviews  Bath was a kind of experiment: In the 18th century, Ralph Allen, a rich businessman, bought the sandstone quarries of Claverton and Combe Down near Bath. Together with John Wood sr., he fulfilled his... 

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Bars & Pubs

Bars & Pubs, Bath

 20 Reviews  During the day Delfter Krug is a nice place for summer time drinking and eating. There is an outside seating area that is good for people watching. At night the outside area closes and the action goes... 

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Trains

Trains, Bath

 17 Reviews   I travelled to Bath by train, taking less than 1.5 hours from London’s Paddington Station to Bath Spa. The scenery along the way is very pretty in places, notably the last stretch of the journey... 

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Jane Austen Museum

Jane Austen Museum, Bath

 11 Reviews  The Jane Austin museum is not the author’s real home. It is a replica of where Jane used to live. It is a nice to visit for Jane Austin fans like my sister. You are treated to a story of her life and... 

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Architecture

Architecture, Bath

 14 Reviews  Around 1180 Bishop Reginald FitzJocelin founded the Hospital of St John the Baptist for the poor of Bath. The hospital was run by a master and brethren, with the help of 'two or three women, not noble... 

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Apsley House Hotel

 1 Review and 402 Opinions  One of the finest guest houses in Bath. The ideal place to take someone special for a treat... Not... 

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Sally Lunn's House

Sally Lunn's House, Bath

 8 Reviews  Built in 1482, Sally Lunns is the oldest house in Bath. It's a great little place to visit, downstairs there's a museum showing Sally Lunn in her kitchen cooking her famous buns and another exhibition... 

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Glastonbury  

Millbatch Farm

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Wells  

Best Western Swan Hotel

 1 Review and 122 Opinions  There's one thing that makes you feel right at home in a foreign hotel. Someone speaking your very... 

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Beautiful Somerset

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 During our 2-week Christmas, 2005 visit to England, Day 2 of our road trip from London to Cornwall found us crossing the County of Somerset for most of the day (please see my 'General' tip for a map... 

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Lots to do here!

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 Our trip to Somerset was lovely. We spent the week here and I could have spent longer! Very relaxing with friendly locals and lots to see! Particularly of interest to the pagan traveller or anyone... 

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Somerset. I'd love to share with you the 5 tips I've written, the 13 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Somerset. I'd love to share with you the 4 tips I've written, the 7 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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My Somerset Guide

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 I have been living and working in Somerset for about six years now. I am still not sure quite what to make of it as it's a very different kind of place to where I grew up. Like everywhere, it has it's... 

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