Winscombe is a large village in the North Somerset unitary district of Somerset, South West England, close to the settlements of Axbridge and Cheddar, on the western edge of the Mendip Hills, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Weston-super-Mare and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Bristol.

West of the village is the Max Bog biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.

When this was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 it became part of the Woodspring district in the new county of Avon.

It is a wildflower meadow with plants including devil's-bit scabious, cowslip, betony, common spotted orchid and tormentil which provide a habitat for a range of butterflies.

[5] Winscombe grew in the 19th century with the arrival of a branch of the Great Western Railway, opened in 1869.

State secondary education is provided at nearby Churchill Community School.

Sidcot is a nearby fee-paying independent school run by the Society of Friends.

The former railway station site now hosts an annual May fair, on the Saturday closest to May Day, and has a variety of activities, entertainments and stalls selling various products and promoting many local charities and organisations.