Blackslough Wood

Blackslough Wood is a locality in Charlton Musgrove, South Somerset, England. Blackslough Wood is situated nearby to the locality Newpark Wood, as well as near Coneygore Wood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include King Alfred’s Tower and Stourhead.

King Alfred’s Tower

Photo: JürgenMatern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alfred's Tower is a folly in Somerset, England, on the edge of the border with Wiltshire, on the Stourhead estate. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust.

Stourhead is a 1,072-hectare estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset. The estate is about 4 km northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland. Stourhead is situated 2 miles east of Blackslough Wood.

Stourhead House

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stourhead House is situated 2 miles east of Blackslough Wood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gasper and Penselwood.

Gasper

Hamlet

Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gasper is a hamlet.

Penselwood

Village

Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penselwood or Pen Selwood is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It lies 4 miles north east of Wincanton, 4 miles south east of Bruton, 4 miles west of Mere, and 5 miles north west of Gillingham. Penselwood is situated 1½ miles southeast of Blackslough Wood.