Somerset is a perfect place to visit for those interested in history and culture. Historical buildings, beautiful countryside, lots of places to visit, and lots of things to do.

For any and all Arthurian enthusiasts, the County is home to many interesting places, which you must visit.

Glastonbury is a small town at the heart of the Arthurian story. And there are many other places to go and visit.

South Cadbury or Cadbury Castle, the possible site of Camelot, is certainly worth visiting, and walking up.

Dunster, where Arthur possibly trained as a young man at the court of King Cadwy at the magnificent castle, in this beautiful old market town.

Twelve miles north of Taunton and five miles south of Weston-super-Mare, you can find Brent Knoll rising majestically from out of the surrounding Somerset Levels.

Bath and Wells are both world-class tourist destinations.

Pomparles Bridge is situated on the road between Glastonbury and Street.

Wookey home of the famous caves, and near to Cheddar, have an unlikely Arthurian connection by way of an infamous Witch of Wookey.

Somerset used to be known as 'Summer Land'.

Much of the Somerset Levels today are flat and open. Going back to the time of King Arthur, many of these low lying areas would have been swampy, or even submerged beneath the sea water.

You should stand upon the top of Glastonbury Tor, or other high point such as South Cadbury, or Brent Knoll or any other high place along the Mendips, and try imagining what it would have been like when all the Somerset Levels below were underwater, and could be crossed only by dangerous narrow causeways and by boat.

This gives a different perspective on what the area must have been like in the past, before the Somerset Levels were drained and banked, and the sea was kept out. Somerset would then have been a much more significant part of the country as it would have provided many ancient ports for trading with other places and peoples.