Kilve is a small coastal village and civil parish in Somerset, England, sitting on the southern shore of the Bristol Channel beneath the Quantock Hills AONB. Its shingle beach and exposed cliffs attract walkers from the South West Coast Path and amateur palaeontologists thanks to fossil‑rich, oil‑bearing shales and a range of interesting coastal rock formations.
Historically there were small oil‑shale and lime works whose ruins can still be spotted on the foreshore; the medieval St Mary’s Church is another local landmark and Kilve Court now serves as an outdoor education and conference centre. With a tiny resident population the economy is largely agricultural supplemented by tourism, and the village retains a close‑knit community feel with seasonal visitors drawn by fossil hunting, birdwatching and coastal walks.
Postcode districts covering Kilve
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Weston-super-Mare 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Taunton 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Barry 16.1 miles26 km
- Bridgwater 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Penarth 18 miles29 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 10.7 miles17.1 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Clevedon 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Tiverton 22 miles35.4 km
- Llantwit Major 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Chard 23.6 miles38 km
Neighbouring places
- Kilve Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Watchet & Stogursey Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Holford Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- East Quantoxhead Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Stringston Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- West Quantoxhead Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Nether Stowey Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bicknoller Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Stogursey Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Crowcombe Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Over Stowey Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Sampford Brett Parish 4 miles6.4 km
Example postcodes in Kilve
TA5 1ED, TA5 1EA, TA5 1SR, TA5 1DY, TA5 1EQ, TA5 1EB, TA5 1SY, TA5 1EN, TA5 1SS … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Bristol Airport 25.8 miles41.5 km
- Williton Railway Station 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Stogumber Railway Station 4.2 miles6.7 km
Hotels near Kilve Ad
- Combe House Hotel 3 1.2 miles2 km
- Dunster Castle Hotel 3 10 miles16 km
- Luttrell Arms Hotel 3 9.9 miles16 km
- The Tudor Hotel 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The Lethbridge Arms 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Old Vicarage 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 9.9 miles16 km
- Raleghs Cross Inn 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Yarn Market Hotel 3 10 miles16 km
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 10 miles16.1 km
Local points of interest
- Kilve Beach Beach 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Quantock Hills Hill 3 miles4.8 km
- Halswell Estate 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Halswell House Country house 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Brendon Hills Hill 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Norton Manor Estate 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Dunster Castle Gardens Gardens 10 miles16 km
- National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site 10 miles16.1 km
- Minehead Harbour Harbour 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Periton Park Court Estate 12.5 miles20.1 km
- 15th Century Thatched Chapel Historic site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 14.1 miles22.7 km