Things To Do in Dunster
Dunster Attractions
- Historic Site
Coleridge Cottage
The hamlet of Nether Stowey is on the A39, north of Taunton, across the Quantock Hills to the east of Exmoor. The cottage is at the west end of Nether Stowey on the south side of the A39. Here you can visit the home of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, where he penned "The Rime of the Ancient… - Historic Site
Combe Sydenham Hall
This hall was the home of Elizabeth Sydenham, wife of Sir Francis Drake, and it stands on the ruins of monastic buildings that were associated with nearby Cleeve Abbey. Here you can see a cannonball that legend says halted the wedding of Lady Elizabeth to a rival suitor in 1585. The… - Landmark
Dunster Castle
Dunster Castle is on a tor from which you can see Bristol Channel. It stands on the site of a Norman castle granted to William de Mohun of Normandy by William the Conqueror shortly after the conquest of England. The 13th-century gateway, built by the de Mohuns, is all that remains of… - Park/Garden
Exmoor National Park
Between Somerset and Devon, along the northern coast of England's southwest peninsula, is Exmoor National Park, an unspoiled plateau of lonely moors. One of the smallest but most cherished national parks in Britain, it includes the wooded valleys of the rivers Exe and Barle, the…
