English Heritage sites near Ditcheat Parish
GLASTONBURY TRIBUNAL
8 miles from Ditcheat Parish
Fine, late 15th century stone townhouse, early Tudor façade and panelled interiors. Home to Glastonbury Lake Village Museum: discover life 2000 years ago when much of Somerset consisted of marshy sea.
NUNNEY CASTLE
10 miles from Ditcheat Parish
Picturesque moated castle built in the 1370s. Held for the King during the Civil War, falling to Parliamentarian cannon in 1645: the gun-damaged wall finally collapsing on Christmas Day 1910.
SHERBORNE OLD CASTLE
11 miles from Ditcheat Parish
Built on a grand scale in the 12th century by the Bishop of Salisbury, Sherborne was coveted by churchmen and noblemen alike giving it a long, chequered history. Picnic, shop, light refreshments.
MEARE FISH HOUSE
11 miles from Ditcheat Parish
The only surviving monastic fishery building in England, this housed the Abbot of Glastonbury's water bailiff and provided facilities for fish-salting and drying.
MUCHELNEY ABBEY
13 miles from Ditcheat Parish
Once a wealthy Benedictine house, Muchelney’s main buildings were demolished by Henry VIII in 1538. See the richly decorated cloister walk and thatched monks’ lavatory – the only one in Britain.
STONEY LITTLETON LONG BARROW
16 miles from Ditcheat Parish
One of the finest accessible examples of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with its multiple burial chambers open to view. Bring a torch and experience the burial chambers at first hand.
Churches in Ditcheat Parish
Mission Church Alhampton Chapel
St Mary Magdalene
Pubs in Ditcheat Parish
Alhampton Inn
West Street, Alhampton, BA4 6PY
(01749) 860747
thealhampton.co.uk/
Brook House Inn
Station Road, Ansford, Castle Cary, BA7 7PF
(01963) 350188
brookhouseinn-touringpark.co.uk
Manor House Inn
Wraxall Road, Ditcheat, BA4 6RB
(01749) 860276
manorhouseinn.co.uk