Top Things to do in Somerset
What to do and see in Somerset, England: The Best Monuments & Statues
Discover the best top things to do in Somerset, United Kingdom including Taunton War Memorial, Queen Victoris 60th Jubilee Memorial, Ancient Mariner Statue, St Andrew's Church, Mells, St Nicholas Church, Yankee Jack Statue, Admiral Arthur Phillip Memorial Globe, Peel Tower, 2ND Battn Somerset Light Infantry, War Memorial.
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1. Taunton War Memorial
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Queen Victoris 60th Jubilee Memorial
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Mobile35942195053 - Bristol, United Kingdom
While visiting local points of interest in the area I came across the grand memorial to Queen Victoria at the heart of the village in North Curry. Beautiful sculpture, a monument that still stands the test of time. The commonwealth Queen. Just around the corner in the village is the war memorial, a tribute to the fallen in the two 20th century wars.
3. Ancient Mariner Statue
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4.5 based on 112 reviews
Reviewed By france036 - Winchester, United Kingdom
I have seen this statue several times and it is very evocative especially as Samuel Taylor Coleridge spent some time at nearby Nether Stowey
4. St Andrew's Church, Mells
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4.5 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By LynnB2524
Your heart lifts as you spy this church through the hedgerows. It is next to the manor house owned by the Horners who brought Eri Gill, Lutyens, Burne-Jones, William Nicholson and Alfred Munnings to add to the church fabric and magic. See Munnings' rare sculpture of a WW1 horse and rider, a memorial to a scion of the family. A tapestry by a family member is part of the fabric. A Somerset tower, fan vaulted vault are notable. The churchyard has stones by Lutyens and Gill and is peopled with both acolytes and family members of the Asquiths: Ronald Knox, Siegfried Sassoon, Violet Bonham Carter. And Ron's wife and daughter.
5. St Nicholas Church
6. Yankee Jack Statue
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4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By JuneBug1939 - Weston super Mare, United Kingdom
Yankee Jack (John Short) was born in Watchet and went to sea as a lad,bringing back many sea shanties which were collected in later years by the famous folklorist Cecil Sharp. This has to be one of the most beautiful locations for a statue.
7. Admiral Arthur Phillip Memorial Globe
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By BritOz31415926536 - London, United Kingdom
I was there at the unveiling of this memorial in 2014, which was quite a grand occasion. Governor Phillip lived out his last days in the house opposite (a private residence but has a plaque outside). He is marked by quite a few sites in Australia (e.g. Port Phillip Bay, a big memorial in Sydney) but until 2014 was little known or celebrated in his homeland. A nice spot on a sunny day to have lunch and contemplate Australia's early colonisation and the achievements of this remarkable but humble man. Phillip is buried in nearby Bathampton if you are on an Arthur Phillip pilgrimage, and there's a stone in the floor of the nave of Westminster Abbey too. I acknowledge, of course, the traditional aboriginal inhabitants of Australia.
8. Peel Tower
9. 2ND Battn Somerset Light Infantry
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
