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Market Towns and Villages

Brewers Arms : one of South Somerset's many drinking holes

Take time to explore the market towns and you will find historic houses, beautiful churches, buildings used for the traditional industries of glove and rope making, interesting museums and fascinating street names.

Far enough away from the larger towns with their chain stores and supermarkets the market towns can still maintain a range of small shops: butchers and bakers, hardware stores, clothes shops, books and antiques and many places to eat and drink, from quaint old hostelries to modern bistro nd fine dining in smart restaurants.

Bruton

Picturesque little town on the river Brue, founded in Saxon times, with Jacobean almshouses, abbey remains and a famous dovecote (NT).

Castle Cary

Vibrant market town, with a winding main street of golden stone.

Chard

The spacious High Street is flanked by two streams and a wide variety of shops.

Crewkerne

An important town since before the Norman Conquest with many fine old buildings and a magnificent 15th century church.

Ilchester

Once a major Roman garrison town on the Fosse Way and the county town of Somerset until the 19th century.

Langport

To capture the essence of Langport is as difficult as trying to catch an eel! And young eels swim up from the Saragasso Sea and invade the rhynes and ditches that lace through the levels all around this small Somerset town. In medieval times, eels could act as currency!