West Pennard is a small historic village and civil parish in Somerset, England, sitting on the southern edge of the Somerset Levels with the wooded ridges of the Mendip Hills rising nearby. Its origins are medieval and the village still shows that history in its parish church and traditional stone buildings, while the flat, fertile surrounding landscape reflects centuries of agricultural use.
Today the local economy remains largely rural with farming at its heart, complemented by visitors drawn to nearby attractions such as Glastonbury and the Mendips for walking and heritage tourism. Community life is typical of a Somerset village, centred on a village hall, local clubs and the occasional village event, giving it a quiet but engaged social character.
Postcode districts covering West Pennard
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 22 miles35.3 km
- Bath 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Weston-super-Mare 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 23.2 miles37.4 km
- Taunton 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Yeovil 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Bridgwater 15.6 miles25 km
- Trowbridge 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Frome 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Portishead 24.1 miles38.9 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 15.9 miles25.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Edgarley Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- North Wootton Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Baltonsborough Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- West Bradley Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Pilton Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Glastonbury Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- East Pennard Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Coxley Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Butleigh Built-up area 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Upper Coxley and Coxley Wick Built-up area 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Pylle Parish 3.8 miles6 km
- Mendip South Ward 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in West Pennard
BA6 8NT, BA6 8PL, BA6 8NP, BA6 8NW, BA6 8NN, BA6 8NU, BA6 8NL, BA6 8NH, BA6 8NS … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Cardiff Airport 34.9 miles56.2 km
- Castle Cary Railway Station 6 miles9.7 km
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 6.1 miles9.9 km
Hotels near West Pennard Ad
- The Crown Hotel 3.1 miles5.1 km
- The Sheep and Penguin 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 4.1 miles6.5 km
- White Hart Inn 2 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Shrubbery Hotel 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Wessex Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The George Hotel 6.8 miles10.9 km
Schools in West Pennard
- West Pennard C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 8.7 miles14 km
- Cheddar Library Library 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 12 miles19.4 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Huish Park Stadium 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Stourhead Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 16.2 miles26.1 km