Millwater, Crewkerne

#3 among attractions in Crewkerne

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Millwater is a 1.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Crewkerne in Somerset, notified in 1989. ()

Coordinates: 50°53'12"N, 2°47'56"W

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Crewkerne United Kingdom

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Millwater – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Montacute House, Barrington Court, Forde Abbey, St Catherine.

5.8 miNE
Elizabethan country house with gardens
Montacute House, Yeovil
149 min walk • Montacute House, nestled in the quaint village of Montacute near Yeovil, United Kingdom, is a remarkable example of Elizabethan Renaissance architecture. This majestic mansion, constructed of local Ham Hill stone, exudes the grandeur of a bygone era and invites...
5.7 miNW
Historical place, Garden, Vernacular architecture
Barrington Court, Ilminster
147 min walk • Barrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun around 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular stable court, situated in Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England.
5.8 miSW
Historical place, Garden, Park
Forde Abbey, Chard
148 min walk • Forde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England, with a postal address in Chard, Somerset. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the 1,600-acre estate is farmed to provide additional revenue.
5.6 miNE
Church
St Catherine
143 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Catherine at Montacute within the English county of Somerset was first built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Montacute has had religious significance since the discover of a stone crucifix in 1035.
5.6 miNW
Church
Church of St Mary, Ilminster
144 min walk • The Church of St Mary in Ilminster, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
~1100 ftSE
History museum, Archaeological museum, Museum
Crewkerne and District Museum, Crewkerne
6 min walk • Crewkerne and District Museum is a small local museum in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. It is part of a wider heritage centre which includes local archives and a meeting room. The museum opened in 2000 in an old house with an 18th-century frontage.
4.2 miNE
Church
Church of St Mary the Virgin
107 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Norton Sub Hamdon, Somerset, England has 13th-century origins but was rebuilt around 1510. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Restoration was undertaken by Henry Wilson in 1894 and again in 1904.
2.1 miNW
Church
St George
54 min walk • The Church of St George in Hinton St George, Somerset, England includes 13th-century work by masons of Wells Cathedral, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The vestry and north chapel of 1814 are said to be by James Wyatt, however it is more likely to be by Jeffry Wyatt,. The four-stage tower is dated to 1485–95.
5.7 miS
Forts and castles
Pilsdon Pen
146 min walk • Pilsdon Pen is a 277-metre hill in Dorset in South West England, situated at the north end of the Marshwood Vale, approximately 4.5 miles west of Beaminster. It is Dorset's second highest point and has panoramic views extending for many miles. It was bequeathed to the National Trust by the Pinney family in 1982.
4.4 miN
Church
Coke Memorial Methodist Church, South Petherton
113 min walk • Coke Memorial Methodist Church is a Methodist church in South Petherton, Somerset, England. Designed by Alexander Lauder, it was built in 1881-82 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1988.
5.5 miN
Garden, Park, Vernacular architecture
East Lambrook Manor, South Petherton
142 min walk • East Lambrook Manor is a small 15th-century manor house in East Lambrook, Somerset, England, registered by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is surrounded by a "cottage garden" planted by Margery Fish between 1938 and her death in 1969.