Somerton

If you want to spend a day relaxing, enjoying lovely food, beautiful scenery and old town charm Somerton is the place to visit.
There are many delights within the town including an old market place with a lovely Buttercross which is floodlit at night. Around and in the Market Place you can find the old Town Hall, alms houses, the old courthouse which is now The Somerset Guild of Craftsmen, Courthouse Gallery. Somerton is an ancient Saxon town and was the possession of the Saxon kings. During the Roman period the town grew bigger and bigger and eventually became the capital of Wessex. The West Saxons colonised the town during the 100 years after the demise of the Roman Empire in Britain. They soon pillaged and destroyed the Roman villas in the area. During the decades that followed, Somerton has constantly been populated, but it has never really seen the 'glory days' of these periods of wealth and prosperity.


This a lovely village Trail which is 2 miles long and will take about 2 hours to complete.
There is one short incline and two short flights of stairs so unfortunately it is not suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. Free parking is available in the car park where the Trail starts.