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The Top 13 Natural Monuments around West Pennard

West Pennard’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 13

beautiful natural monuments around West Pennard. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 16, 2025

Glastonbury Tor

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Climbing the hill, which is thought by some to be the Arthurian Avalon, rewards you with amazing views of the Somerset Levels, Dorset, Wiltshire and Wales. On its top, you …

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Ebbor Gorge

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The path through the gorge starts off pretty tame but gets steeper, rockier, wetter, muddier and narrower as you go. It's great fun and packed with interest. If you have average fitness and decent footwear you'll be fine.

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Deer Leap Reserve

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Deer Leap providing one of the best views in Somerset is a nature reserve managed by Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Unit (AONB). It is nationally protected for …

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Glastonbury Tor

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A legendary gateway to the underworld and where lay lines cross. Site of an old church where the tower is all that is left. A steep climb from either side, …

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Ebbor Gorge Entrance

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Ebbor Gorge is a limestone gorge similar but much smaller than Cheddar. It's a fun scramble with a nice circular walk.

The car park, managed by the National Trust, is …

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Gog and Magog Ancient Oaks

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Gog & Magog are a pair of beautiful ancient oak trees situated on the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset.

The 1000-year-old oaks have become a part of local folklore …

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White Spring, Glastonbury

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THE BEAUTIFULLY SCULPTED GARDENS OF the Chalice Well surround Glastonbury’s most famous natural water source, the Red Spring, so called for the iron oxide it deposits in its basin. But …

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View of Ebbor Gorge

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The Mendip Way is a super 50 mile (80 km) long-distance footpath that takes in the beautiful scenic qualities of the gentle Mendip Hills. Nearby is beautiful Ebbor Wood and …

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Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve

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Internationally famous as a haven for birdwatchers in particular, Somerset Wildlife Trust’s main site on the Peat Moors covers more than 100 hectares.
Restored peat diggings, three miles north-west of …

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Dundon Beacon Nature Reserve

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Dundon Hill or Dundon Beacon is a Iron Age hill fort and nature haven. Managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust this small area of higher land is ringed by ancient …

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Chamber 20, Wookey Hole Cave

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Ok, the photos do not do justice to this stunning chamber! It was only "opened" to the show cave in 2015! (The last time I visited was in 1990!!)
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