Attractions near Hoccombe Cottage

Wellington Museum & Local History Society (6 Miles)* The exhibits in the museum feature famous firms and individuals that are or were based in Wellington.

Fyne Court (7 Miles)* Fyne Court was the home of the Crosse family from the day of its founding until being handed over to The National Trust in 1967.

Cleeve Abbey (8 Miles)* The picturesque Cistercian abbey of Cleeve boasts the most impressively complete and unaltered set of monastic cloister buildings in England, standing roofed and two storeys high.

Watchet Museum (8 Miles)* The museum houses an exhibition of the history of this ancient seaport and the surrounding area from prehistoric times to the present day.

Dunster Castle (11 Miles)* Dunster Castle's main claim to fame, besides being more than 1000 years old, is that it is the home to the British national collection of strawberry trees and to the oldest lemon tree in England.

Coldharbour Mill Working Wool Museum (11 Miles)* Built by Thomas Fox between 1797 and 1799 Coldharbour Mill was at the forefront of Georgian entrepeneurial development and was in continuous woollen and worsted yarn production until 1981.

Knightshayes Court (13 Miles)* They say that every cloud has a silver lining. In the case of the Heathcote-Amory family, it was the hounding of lace-maker, John Heathcote.

West Somerset Railway (13 Miles)* The West Somerset Railway recaptures the era of the branch line country railway in the days of steam. Enjoy 20 miles of glorious Somerset scenery beside the Quantock Hills to the Bristol Channel coast.

Tiverton Castle (14 Miles)* Few buildings evoke such an immediate feeling of history as Tiverton Castle. Now some 900 years old, it was enlarged and rebuilt during the 14th Century.

Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life (14 Miles)* Explore the museum's large, outstanding collections and trace the fascinating history of Mid Devon.

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

Towns near Hoccombe Cottage

Fitzhead (1 Mile)*

Halse (2 Miles)*

Tolland (2 Miles)*

Brompton Ralph (2 Miles)*

Wiveliscombe (2 Miles)* The historic market town of Wiveliscombe, locally known as "Wivey" is situated on the edge of the Brendon Hills, it is a thriving rural community with many local services and a surprising range of businesses.

Combe Florey (3 Miles)*

Milverton (3 Miles)* Dating back to the Doomsday survey, Milverton is a large village which has been designated as a Heritage Settlement and (in part) a Conservation Area.

Bishops Lydeard (4 Miles)*

Clatworthy (4 Miles)*

Heathfield (4 Miles)*

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.