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Somerset Events

January
Mill Demonstration Day
Wassailing the Apple Tree
February
February Model Show
Humdinger and Hestercombe Hurtle Road Race
Mill Demonstration Day
Somerset Potato Day
Spring Quizzes and Trails
March
A Five Year Old Could do That: Trying to Make Sense of Modern Art
Classic Car and Vehicle Day
Mill Demonstration Day
Mothers’ Day Lunch and Tea
School’s Science Challenge
Spring Steam Gala
The Confident Gardener – ‘Seed Sowing & Saving’
April
Charcoal Burning Days
Easter Holiday Fun
Easter School Holiday Fun
Easter Weekend at Hestercombe
Lovin’ Revision!
Minehead's May Day Mayhem
Toddle Waddle
May
Burnham on Sea Food & Drink Festival
Charcoal Burning Days
Disability Somerset
Magdalen Folk Festival
Minehead's May Day Mayhem
Mystical Mind, Body and Spirit Fair
North Somerset Show
Royal Bath and West Show
Rural Living Spring Show
Seed and Plant Swap Day
Somerset Heritage Month
June
Active Hestercombe in the Half Term School Holiday
Beach Soccer
British BMX National Championship
Charcoal Burning Days
Fathers Day
Glastonbury Festival
Half Term Trails and Quizzes
Life-Music Festival
Mill Demonstration Day
Sunrise Celebration
The International Westonbirt Festival of Gardens
Yeovil Festival
July
Active Hestercombe all Summer School Holiday
Butterfly Week
Castle Cary Cavalcade of Motoring
Frome Festival
Halsway Open Day
National Salad Week
National Water Ski Races
Priddy Folk Festival
Relentless NASS
Sand Sculpture Festival
Somerset Chamber Choir
Somerton Horse Show
Somerton Summer Festival
South West Live
Spook Nights at Wookey
The Healing Weekend
The Lowland Games
Truckfest SW
Weston-super-Helidays
Yeovilton International Air Day
Yetminster Fair
August
Active Hestercombe all Summer School Holiday
Annual August Extravaganza
Big Green Gathering
Folkfest
Foodie Show Somerset
Fun Dog Show
Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza
Glastonbury children's Festival
Mid Somerset Agricultural Show
Nunney Street Market and Fayre
Priddy Sheep Fair
Sand Sculpture Festival
Sedgemoor Rail Show
Spook Nights at Wookey
St Catherine’s Medieval Street Fair
Steam Fayre & Vintage Vehicle Rally
Taunton Flower Show
Watchet Music Festival
September
10 Parishes Festival
Annual Antiques Fair
Bridgwater Fair
Burnham on Sea Food & Drink Festival
CAMRA Real Ale Festival
Cider Cheese & Chutney Festival
Disability Somerset
Frome Cheese Show
Fun Dog Show
Heritage Open Days
In the Mood For Food
National Gardening Show
Rode Model Railway Show
Sand Sculpture Festival
Somerset Showcase Festival
South Somerset Food Festival
Steam in the Park
The Autumn Country Family Affair
The Gorge Outdoor Festival
October
Active Hestercombe in the October Half Term 2011
Autumn Steam Gala
Deer Rutting Weekend
Den Building & Woodland Skills Day
Exmoor Food Festival
Exmoor Food Festival
Mendip Food and Drink Festival
Mill Demonstration Day
Motorcycle Beach Race
Somerset In Autumn Weekend
South Somerset Food Festival
Spooky Trail in the Gardens
Taunton & District Illuminated Carnival
Wells Festival of Literature
Wincanton Carnival
Yeovil Carnival
November
Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival
Bridgwater Squibbing
Bristol Classic Car Show
Glastonbury Chilkwell Guy Fawkes carnival
Hestercombe’s Christmas Market
Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Guy Fawkes Carnival
Iluminated Carnival
Junction 24 Christmas Extravaganza
Mill Demonstration Day
Mill Demonstration Day
North Petherton Guy Fawkes Carnival
Shepton Mallet Carnival
Wells City Guy Fawkes Carnival
Weston-super-Mare Carnival
December
Christmas Craft Fair
Dulverton By Starlight
DUNSTER BY CANDLELIGHT
Father Christmas is landing at Hestercombe!
Toy Fair
Winter Steam Festival

109 Places to Visit in Somerset | Directory

Situated in Englands West Country, Somerset is a large county with loads of opportunities for great day trips. Awash with history,the region has attractions that are ancient and industrial, small and grand. Notable places to visit include Glastonbury, The Quantocks, Exmoor and the county town Taunton

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Burnham-on-Sea

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Chard

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Dunster

Frome

Glastonbury

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Ilchester

Ilminster

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Minehead

Montacute

Radstock

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Somerton

South Petherton

Stoke sub Hamdon

Street

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Watchet

Wellington

Wells

Weston Super Mare

Weston-super-Mare

Westonzoyland

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