Wincanton
Wincanton is a town of 5,300 people (2011) in Somerset. Midway between Alfred's Tower and Glastonbury Tor.
Get in
By bus
Regular service is from Yeovil and Gillingham.
By plane
🌍 Henstridge Airfield is a private airfield (if you have you own plane) that was built as the Fleet Air Arm base HMS Dipper, where a Parkrun happens every Sa.
Get around
See
🌍 The Dogs (The Old House). Built around 1650.
🌍 Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, BA22 7LH (9 miles West of Wincanton), visitus@himm.co.uk. It displays over 400 classic cars and motorbikes.
🌍 Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, Bruton BA10 0NL. Tu-Su 10AM-5PM. Is it a garden, is it an artwork with plants? You decide. Donation.
Do
🌍 Wincanton Racecourse. Horse racing.
Buy
Monthly Farmer's Market. First Friday of the month.
🌍 The Cunning Artificer's Discworld Emporium, 41 High St, BA9 9JU, ☏ +44 1963 824686. M Tu F Sa 10AM-4PM; Su W Th closed. Beware the army of cats: Flo, Daughter of Molly, Tipu, Dundee and Molly.
Eat
🌍 Wincanton Fish Bar, 5 Station Rd BA9 9EL, ☏ +44 1963 824870.
🌍 Montague Inn, Shepton Montague BA9 8JW, ☏ +44 1749 824870. Tu-Sa noon-3PM, 6-11PM; Su noon-4PM. 17th century country pub has good food.
Drink
🌍 The Nog Inn, South St, BA9 9DL, ☏ +44 1963 32998. Daily noon-9PM.
Sleep
🌍 The Bear Inn, 12 Market Pl, BA9 9JN, ☏ +44 1963 32581. Meet the Liamburger dog that ensures a peaceful time at the bar.
Connect
Go next
| Routes through Wincanton |
| Exeter ← Yeovil ← | W  E |
→ Gillingham → London |