Events in Somerset
June and July

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Events in Somerset in June and July conjures up delightful images of festivals, country fairs, the Glastonbury Festival, air shows and outdoor events of all kinds. National Trust and English Heritage open their properties. Walks, cycle rides, horseriding  in the countryside beckon us all

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Events

Dunster Castle   © Copyright John Lord and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. www.geograph

June

Antique & Collector's Fair at the Bath & West Showgrounds

Stogumber Festival. Sadly 2019 was the last festival for the foreseeable future.

July

Great Weston Ride will be held on Sunday 23rd July 2024. The cycle ride is 57 miles from Bristol to Weston Super Mare across the Mendip Hills and over the Somerset Levels. Lovely part of Somerset.

Mendips Sportive will be held on 15th July 2023. The venue is Strode College Sport Centre, Church Road, Street. Claimed to be the UK's best and most unique summer sportive. The challenging climbs will be rewarded with some great views.

Outcider Festival Aug 1st to August 14th 2024. Fernhill Farm, Compton Martin.

Places

Taunton   © Copyright Wayland Smith and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. www.geograph

Shepton Mallet. It might be a small rural town, but it is a tourist hotspot. Home of the Bath & West Showgrounds, that most popular of showgrounds in the south west and the town is also a gateway to the lovely green hills of Somerset, the Mendips. The footpath East Mendip Way passes the town. 

Weston Super Mare famous for its wide beach that goes out to sea a long way. Not much fun further out as it changes from a pleasant, safe, sandy beach to a muddy dangerous mess. The Grand Pier has recently been rebuilt after a fire. The town itself is a congenial Victorian town of grey stone with plenty of accommodation and good shopping, Beach lawns make the place most attractive.

Pilton on the edge of the Somerset Levels and the site of the Glastonbury Festival.  It is a small rural village that apparently as legend goes was where Joseph of Arimathea landed in Britain. The village was on a tidal lake those days.

Yeovilton, home to RNAS Yeovilton and the Fleet Air Arm Museum which is open all year round. The village is not far away from the Exeter to Lincoln Fosse Way, Yeovilton Weir is an attractive area.

Highbridge is a little market town on the Somerset Levels. the Brue Estuary Path which is part of Sustrans NCN 33 runs through Highbridge. 

Dunster is in the Exmoor National Park and on the Bristol Channel coast, not far from Minehead. Dunster Park and Heathlands are an Area of Scientific Interst. Dunster Castle overlooks the village from its perch on a steep hill. Nowadays the Castle is operated by the National Trust. 

Taunton, the county town, looks back to its heritage and forward to its future. It is a lovely town and won the Britain in Bloom Award in 2008 which was well deserved. The County Cricket Club and Taunton Race course live here. Beautiful Vivary Park hosts the Taunton Flower Show.

Other pages that may be of interest

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Events in South West England

Events in Devon

Events in Dorset

Events in Hampshire

Events on the Isle of Wight

Events in Wiltshire

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