Somerset popular attractions include the Cheddar Gorge, a limestone canyon offering caves, hiking trails and mouth-dropping stalactite and stalagmites to its visitors.

This area offers visitors great views across the Bristol Channel to Wales, plenty of wildlife and archaeological sites to explore. Sand Point is an extension of the Mendip Hills made of limestone with unusual volcanic intrusions that marks the lower limit of the Severn Estuary. The area offers sparse amenities, food outlets and sandy beaches. Sand bay, a relative wild beach offering panoramic views of the Bristol Channel. Along the coast sea lovers can find Weston Bay, rich wildlife, history and archaeology. Johns Wood Road car park to the beach below. Visitors are advised to use the walking track to the bay that descend a steep staircase from the cliffs on St. The bay forms a large natural amphitheatre as it is surrounded by impressive sandstone cliffs. Somerset features Bridgewater Bay, a natural reserve, ideal for a family fun day out as it offers a protected sandy beach, extensive rock pools at low tide and stunning cliff top views.

Book train tickets to Somerset and don’t forget to pack your walking boots to explore its famous hills popular for their outstanding natural beauty. Its geographical positioning and natural conformation have transformed Somerset in an ideal destination for hikers and nature lovers, as it offers miles of green rolling hills such as the Backdown Hills, Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills as well as Exmoor National Park characterized by large flat expanses of land. Geographically it is bounded to the north and west by the Severn Estuary and to the south with the Bristol Channel and to the west with the coastline facing Wales. Somerset borders with Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north and Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south west. The city has become one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The most popular city of Somerset is Bath, popular tourist attraction for its ancient Roman spas and highly-appreciated for its Georgian architecture. Historical evidence proves that this is area was occupied from the Palaeolithic through to Celtic and Roman settlements as well as Anglo-Saxon times. The Severn Estuary forms part of the northern border. Somerset is a county located in the south west of England that stretches over 64 km (40 mi) of coastline along the Bristol channel.

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