Nether Stowey is a compact village and civil parish in Somerset, England, sitting at the southern foot of the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It has a striking historical core - the earthwork of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle and narrow streets of stone cottages - and is best known for its literary connection: the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge lived in what is now Coleridge Cottage in the late 1790s, a period that saw the beginnings of his collaboration with William Wordsworth and the advent of Romantic poetry.
Today the village mixes local life and tourism, with small shops, pubs and cafes serving walkers and literary visitors drawn by the hills and Coleridge's house, while the surrounding countryside still reflects traditional agriculture and cider-making. Its location close to larger centres such as Bridgwater makes it a convenient base for exploring the Somerset coast and interior, and it retains a lively community calendar of events and arts activities.
Postcode districts covering Nether Stowey
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 24.2 miles39 km
- Weston-super-Mare 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Taunton 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Barry 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Bridgwater 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Penarth 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Clevedon 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Tiverton 22 miles35.4 km
- Llantwit Major 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Chard 21.1 miles33.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Over Stowey Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Holford Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Fiddington Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stogursey Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Stringston Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Spaxton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Kilve Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Watchet & Stogursey Ward 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Crowcombe Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Stockland Bristol Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Shurton Built-up area 3.8 miles6.2 km
- West Bagborough Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Nether Stowey
TA5 1ES, TA5 1LB, TA5 1NR, TA5 1NW, TA5 1NJ, TA5 1ET, TA5 1PA, TA5 1NP, TA5 1NA … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Bristol Airport 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Crowcombe Heathfield Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Stogumber Railway Station 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Taunton Bus Station 9.8 miles15.7 km
Hotels near Nether Stowey Ad
- Combe House Hotel 3 2.5 miles4 km
- The Tudor Hotel 7 miles11.2 km
- The Old Vicarage 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Lethbridge Arms 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Mercure Bridgwater Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.5 km
- The Walnut Tree Hotel 3 7.5 miles12 km
- Dunstan House 3 9.3 miles15 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bridgwater M5, Jct. 24 3 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Ibis Bridgwater 3 7.5 miles12 km
- The Royal Clarence Hotel 9.1 miles14.7 km
Schools in Nether Stowey
- Nether Stowey C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Quantock Hills Hill 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Kilve Beach Beach 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Halswell Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Halswell House Country house 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Norton Manor Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Brendon Hills Hill 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Taunton Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Dunster Castle Gardens Gardens 12.5 miles20.1 km
- National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Minehead Harbour Harbour 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Periton Park Court Estate 15.2 miles24.4 km
- 15th Century Thatched Chapel Historic site 16.3 miles26.2 km