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directness and typical traffic conditions. They do do They conditions. traffic typical and directness ease of access or condition of these paths and and paths these of condition or access of ease

more convenient to cyclists, including gradient, gradient, including cyclists, to convenient more Council has no responsibility for the maintenance, maintenance, the for responsibility no has Council chairs and horse riders. horse and chairs

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Useful information & places to go 11 Crewkerne Cycling and Walking in Somerset

Crewkerne, situated in a wooded valley near the , is This cycling and walking map is one steeped in history and is a wonderful place to spend time relaxing and of a series covering towns and villages Crewkerne shopping. The parish and market town has held some importance Including Misterton, Ashlands and Merriott since before the , with some fine old buildings throughout Somerset reflecting its prosperous cloth-making past. Map 11 Today the magnificent 15th-century , Georgian town 2nd Edition houses and streets of old stone cottages – now a conservation area – stand alongside the busy modern shopping centre. Crewkerne still holds its farmers’ market every third Saturday of the month, and an annual fair at the beginning of September. el nn ha ol C Brist Take a wander from the town centre along the Bincombe Beeches 10 nature trail or visit the 12th-century Forde Abbey, on the way to Chard. 6 20 1 15 The nearby 50-mile , following the river from source to 17 2 mouth, can be walked as a series of short sections. 14 5 18 19 The town is also noted for its museum, antiques and book shops. Taunton 9 13 This, combined with its tearooms, and numerous attractions, 4 3 Yeovil makes Crewkerne well worth a visit. For further information contact 12 16 the local Tourist Information office or visitwww.visitsomerset.co.uk 8 National Cycle Network On Road 7 11 National Cycle Network Traffic-free National Cycle Network Proposed PLACES TO VISIT 1 Bincombe Beeches 5 Lower Severalls Gardens maps in the Somerset series Nature Reserve & Trail & Nursery 1 Minehead & 2 Watchet & 3 Wellington 01460 74001 Lower Severalls, Crewkerne, 4 TA18 7NX Taunton 5 Bridgwater 6 Burnham & Highbridge 2 Clapton Mill 01460 73234 7 Chard 8 Ilminster 9 & Ham Clapton, TA18 8PU 10 Cheddar & 11 Crewkerne 12 Martock & S. Petherton 01460 72142 13 Somerton 14 Glastonbury & Street 15 Wells www.claptonmill.co.uk BIKE SHOPS 16 Yeovil 17 18 & 3 Crewkerne & District Wheels In Motion 19 20 Frome

Museum 86 Holyrood Street, Chard, The Heritage Centre, Market TA20 2AL Square, Crewkerne, TA18 7JU 01460 63223 This cycling map was produced This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey 01460 77079 by CycleCity Guides for Somerset material with the permission of Ordnance Survey www.crewkernemuseum.co.uk County Council. © 2009 on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s POST OFFICES www.cyclecityguides.co.uk Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised 4 Forde Abbey & Gardens reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead Every effort has been made to to prosecution or civil proceedings. Somerset County Chard, TA20 4LU Crewkerne Main PO 5a East Street, TA18 7AB ensure the accuracy of these Council. Licence number: 100023366, 2009 01460 220231 maps. Somerset Council and www.fordeabbey.co.uk 01460 72818 CycleCity Guides cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions.