Visit South Somerset - Market Towns & Villages
Blackmore Vale & Camelot Country
Market Towns & Villages
Blackmore Vale & Camelot Country, South Cadbury, BA22
Blackmore Vale & Camelot Country; discover intrigue, history and heritage in these charming and characterful South Somerset villages.
Bruton
Market Towns & Villages
Bruton Local Information Centre, Bruton, BA10 0AA
Bruton is firmly on the map as a hub for art and contemporary design and food, boasting award winning restaurants, shops, galleries and fabulous places to stay, attracting visitors from around the globe year-round.
Castle Cary
Market Towns & Villages
Castle Cary Local Information Centre, Castle Cary, BA7 7AH
01963 351763
https://www.castle-cary.co.uk/
Castle Cary is vibrant and picturesque with a winding main street of golden stone. Rich in history and heritage, discover its 19th century Market House, 18th century "Roundhouse" or lock-up' and the thatched George Hotel.
Chard
Market Towns & Villages
Chard Local Information Centre, Chard, TA20 1PP
Chard is a charming historic market town nestled within the glorious countryside of South Somerset, close to the Devon and Dorset borders and its second largest town, with a population of approximately 14,000.
Crewkerne
Market Towns & Villages
Crewkerne Local Information Centre, Crewkerne, TA18 7LN
Crewkerne is rich in history and heritage and the name Crewkerne derives from the old British ‘cruc’, meaning a hill and ‘aern’, a house or storehouse, and locals still refer to Crucaern.
Ham Stone Country
Market Towns & Villages
Ham Stone Country, Montacute, TA15
Discover beautiful ham stone rich pretty villages nestled in rolling South Somerset countryside.
Ilchester
Market Towns & Villages
Ilchester, Near Yeovil, BA22
Once a major Roman garrison town on the Fosse Way and the county town of Somerset until the 19th century.
Ilminster
Market Towns & Villages
Ilminster Local Information Centre, Ilminster, TA19 0AN
The fine Minster church that gave the town its name towers above the small shops, market square and narrow streets crammed with mellow Ham Stone architecture.
Martock
Market Towns & Villages
Martock Community Information Office, Martock, TA12 6JL
Martock’s thriving community is one of the largest parishes in Somerset and has one of the oldest domestic dwellings, the National Trust's Treasurer's House, as well as an impressive 13th parish church with one of the finest carved tie beam roofs in Somerset and an old grammar school founded in 1661.
Somerton
Market Towns & Villages
Somerton Local Information Centre, Somerton , TA11 7PR
Somerton is the perfect spot to spend a relaxing day whiling away the hours in a pretty market town, enjoying local tearooms, pubs and independent shops, taking in the old charm in every corner.
South Petherton
Market Towns & Villages
The Library, South Petherton, TA13 5BS
Once of great strategic importance on the Fosse Way, this compact little Ham Stone town now has a quiet, unhurried charm with a variety of independent grocery and gift shops, an award winning freehouse pub and a variety of cafes including Farm & Field at Frogmary Farm.
