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The Pen Mill Hotel is built in the heart of old Somersetshire and is surrounded by many ancient tourist attractions. Sherborne Castles, Sherborne Abbey, Glastonbury Tor and Stonehenge are some you may wish to visiting. Please find a small collection of local landmarks and tourist attractions below but for a full database please visit the VisitEngland website.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and sits at the centre of the densest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.
Visit Stonehenge Website
Visit Stonehenge Website
Sherborne Castles
Sherborne Castle is a 16th-century Tudor mansion southeast of Sherborne in Dorset, England. Sherborne Old Castle is the ruin of a 12th-century castle in the grounds of the mansion. The 1,200 acre park formed only a small part of the 15,000 acre Digby estate.
The old castle was built as the fortified palace of Roger de Caen, Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of England, and still belonged to the church in the late 16th century.
Visit New Sherborne Castle Website | Visit Old Sherborne Castle Website
The old castle was built as the fortified palace of Roger de Caen, Bishop of Salisbury and Chancellor of England, and still belonged to the church in the late 16th century.
Visit New Sherborne Castle Website | Visit Old Sherborne Castle Website
Longleat
Located in England, Longleat Safari Park is a great day trip to take with your family. Drive your car through a large park with the animals all running loose. People of all ages will enjoy all the exotic animals close up. Besides the safari park, you can visit Longleat House and other attractions your kids will enjoy. Longleat Safari Park also has VIP tours you can take, if you are uncomfortable using your own car.
Visit Longleat Website
Visit Longleat Website
Durdle Door & Lulworth
Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England. The arch has formed on a concordant coastline where bands of rock run parallel to the shoreline. At present the rock strata is nearly vertical, and the bands of rock are quite narrow. The arch is sat in one of two coves at Lulworth, both house popular beaches of sand and pebbles which are visiting by thousands annually.
Visit Lulworth Website
Visit Lulworth Website
Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor is a hill at Glastonbury, Somerset, England, which features the roofless St. Michael's Tower. The site is managed by the National Trust.
Tor is a local word of Celtic origin meaning 'conical hill'. The Tor has a striking location in the middle of a plain called the Summerland Meadows, part of the Somerset Levels. The plain is actually reclaimed fenland out of which the Tor rose like an island, but now, with the surrounding flats, is a peninsula washed on three sides by the River Brue.
Visit Tor Website | Visit National Trust (Tor) Website
Tor is a local word of Celtic origin meaning 'conical hill'. The Tor has a striking location in the middle of a plain called the Summerland Meadows, part of the Somerset Levels. The plain is actually reclaimed fenland out of which the Tor rose like an island, but now, with the surrounding flats, is a peninsula washed on three sides by the River Brue.
Visit Tor Website | Visit National Trust (Tor) Website