DetourmapPlaces worth the detour in Somerset
25 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Somerset, United Kingdom, across 2 kinds of detour; nature & landscapes are the largest group (13). Best known: Cheddar Gorge. 22 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Within 20 km
- 25
- Oldest
- Sweet Track 3806 BC
- Little known
- 22 of 25
- Most from
- 39th century BC
All 25, ranked 25
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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2.Sweet Track
Archaeological · 39th century BC · Notable
Ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels, England
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4.Sully Island
Nature · Hidden gem
Small tidal island off the northern coast of the Bristol Channel near Cardiff
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11.Clevedon Court
Archaeological · 14th century · Hidden gem
Grade I listed historic house museum in North Somerset, England, UK
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13.Woodspring Priory
Archaeological · 13th century · Hidden gem
Grade I listed priory in North Somerset, England, UK
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14.Coleridge Cottage
Archaeological · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic cottage in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England, UK
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15.Multi-period site on Brean Down
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Archaeological site and fort in Somerset, England, UK
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23.Wain's Hill
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Univallate Iron Age hill fort in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England, UK
Within reach of Somerset
Questions about this page
What is worth seeing near Somerset?
25 places within 20 km: 13 nature & landscapes and 12 archaeological & historic sites. The best known is Cheddar Gorge.
Is there anything near Somerset that most visitors miss?
22 of these 25 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.
What is the oldest thing near Somerset?
Sweet Track, dated to 3806 BC.
How is the 20 km radius measured?
As the crow flies from the centre of Somerset, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.