1 Strode House

You'll find this Grade II listed Georgian townhouse right in Langport's High Street, and it's one of those buildings that stops you mid-stride if you bother to look up. Built in 1765, Strode House is a proper slice of 18th-century Somerset - all symmetrical sash windows and that pale stone finish that catches the light just right on a clear day.

The thing about Langport is that it's not trying to be Bath or Wells. It's a working market town where locals still do their shopping, and Strode House sits among them like an elegant reminder of when this place had serious merchant clout. The building's worth a proper look from the street - you'll clock the restoration work that's gone into keeping it standing, and the proportions are genuinely pleasing.

Historians and Georgian architecture enthusiasts will get the most out of a visit here; it's less about poking around inside and more about understanding the town's 18th-century prosperity. Check ahead on access - opening hours aren't widely advertised, so ring around locally or catch it from the pavement if it's closed.

If you're staying at Wytch Wood Camping nearby, Langport itself makes a decent afternoon wander. Strode House fits neatly into a half-hour heritage walk around town rather than an all-day commitment. It's the sort of thing you notice and photograph rather than plan a trip around, but that's rather the point with solid provincial Georgian architecture.