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Bow Bridge, Bruton

#8 among attractions in Bruton

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Built: XV centuryCoordinates: 51°6'43"N, 2°27'18"W
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Bruton United Kingdom

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Bow Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bruton Museum, Bruton Abbey, Bruton Dovecote.

  • st mary the virgin church bruton~690 ftE
    Church

    St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bruton

    4 min walk • The Church of St Mary in Bruton, Somerset, England was largely built in the 14th century. Like many Somerset churches, it has a very fine tower; less usually it has a second one as well. Simon Jenkins has called Bruton's tower "Somerset architecture at its most powerful." It has been designated a Grade I listed building.

  • bruton museum~230 ftE
    Specialty museum, Museum

    Bruton Museum, Bruton

    2 min walk • Bruton Museum is a small local museum in Bruton, Somerset, England. The museum is housed in the Dovecote Building, in the towns High Street. The building also contains a tourist information office.

  • bruton abbey~760 ftSE
    Monastery, Gothic architecture

    Bruton Abbey, Bruton

    4 min walk • Bruton Abbey in Bruton, Somerset was founded as a house of Augustinian canons in about 1127, and became an abbey in 1511, shortly before its dissolution in 1539.

  • bruton dovecote~1450 ftS
    Ruins

    Bruton Dovecote, Bruton

    8 min walk • The Bruton Dovecote is a limestone tower that was built between the 15th and 17th century in Bruton in the English county of Somerset. The structure was once used as a dovecote, and may have been a watchtower or prospect tower prior to this. It is a Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument.

  • hauser wirth somerset bruton0.4 miSE
    51°6'32"N • 2°26'50"W

    Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Bruton

    11 min walk • Museum, Art gallery

  • gants mill bruton0.6 miSW
    Museum

    Gants Mill, Bruton

    17 min walk • Gants Mill is a watermill on the River Brue in Pitcombe near Bruton, Somerset, England. Much of the current mill was built in 1810 but includes parts of the 18th century building and possibly some material from earlier mills, as there has been a mill on the same site since about 1290 which was originally a fulling mill.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bow Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Bruton Museum, Bruton (2 min walk), St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bruton (4 min walk), Bruton Abbey, Bruton (4 min walk), Bruton Dovecote, Bruton (8 min walk).

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