General - 50 Words

Welcome to Somerset

Countryside, Culture, Coast...

Somerset is alive with history and legend! Glastonbury Tor gave refuge to the ancient Britons and at Glastonbury Abbey, the monks claimed to unearth the bones of King Arthur. Somerset inspired Coleridge and Wordsworth and Exmoor was home to Lorna Doone. Welcome to Cheddar Cheese and cider country - just two hours from London.

Somerset Tourism have developed a user-friendly website with thousands of pages of information on accommodation, attractions, events, a photo library plus much more - www.visitsomerset.co.uk