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Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood

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Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, covering 1 km². It is one of 177 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It lies inside the Blackdown Hills National Landscape.

The closest station is Taunton, about 7.1 km to the north. Nearby SSSIs include Deadman, Southey and Gotleigh Moors and Ashculm Turbary.

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Photo of the Blackdown Hills, a National Landscape in south west England.

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Photo of Wellington Monument, a folly near Tiverton Parkway in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

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Photo of Hestercombe Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden near Crowcombe, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

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Photo of the Quantock Hills, a National Landscape in Somerset, south west England.Highlight

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Pub near Luppitt

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Photo of West Somerset Railway, a visitor attraction near Crowcombe, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

West Somerset Railway

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