Somerset lies in the heart of the South West, bordering Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the East, Dorset to the South East and Devon to the South West. Best known for its rolling hills and green pastures, as well as coastal seaside resorts, it is a popular holiday destination with a variety of iconic landmarks and monuments to discover.

Somerset is home to two cities, Bath and Wells, and also borders with the City of Bristol. Somerset’s county town is Taunton and has an unusually small amount of towns for a county of its size. However, it makes up for this with the plentiful charming villages and hamlets, in both the countryside and beside the coast.

Notable towns include Yeovil, Bridgwater, Weston-Super-Mare and Chard, which is the highest and most southerly town in Somerset. Many of the settlements in Somerset came to be due to their close proximity to a river, such as the River Axe and the River Cary, which runs through Axbridge and Castle Cary.