Visit Nether Stowey Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Nether Stowey

  

Nether Stowey Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Nether Stowey

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Nether Stowey history

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Nether Stowey may have been a borough as early as 1157 or 1158 but by 1225 it is officially recorded as such. The economy of the medieval town was based on textiles and pottery. The Iron Age fort of Dowsborough lies one and a half miles west of the village.

You can visit Nether Stowey places with Walkfo Nether Stowey to hear history at Nether Stowey’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Nether Stowey has 24 places to visit in our interactive Nether Stowey map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Nether Stowey, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Nether Stowey places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Nether Stowey & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Nether Stowey Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Nether Stowey historic spots	Nether Stowey tourist destinations	Nether Stowey plaques	Nether Stowey geographic features
Walkfo Nether Stowey tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Nether Stowey

  

Best Nether Stowey places to visit

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Nether Stowey has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Nether Stowey’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Nether Stowey’s information audio spots:

Stowey Castle Norman motte-and-bailey castle was built in the 11th century in the village of Nether Stowey on the Quantock Hills in Somerset. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Nether Stowey The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Nether Stowey in Somerset has a 15th-century tower. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1851 by Richard Carver and Charles Edmund Giles. It is as a Grade II* listed building.

Adscombe Chapel Adscombe Chapel is a medieval chapel, located 280 metres (920 ft) east of Adscombe Farm in Somerset, UK. The 13th Century chapel of the Virgin Mary was built at Adscombe by the monks of Athelney Abbey. In 1535 Johan Broke of Over Stowey bequeathed one sheep to ‘Our Lady of Addescombe’ – this is the earliest official record of this chapel.

Dowsborough Dowsborough Camp is an Iron Age hill fort on the Quantock Hills near Nether Stowey in Somerset. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (No: 189456) The fort and associated round barrow has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register due to vulnerability to vehicle damage and erosion.

Church of St Martin, Fiddington The Anglican Church of St Martin in Fiddington, Somerset, dates from the 11th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

Stogursey Castle Stogursey Castle is a medieval castle in Somerset. Most of the site is in ruins, but there is a thatched gatehouse used for holiday rental by the Landmark Trust.

Plainsfield Camp Plainsfield Camp (or Park Plantation or Cockercombe Castle) is a possible Iron Age earthwork on the Quantock Hills near Aisholt in Somerset. The so-called hill fort has several features that make it more likely to be an animal enclosure.

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