Historic house · Barrington · Somerset

Barrington Court

Barrington Court is a grade I listed historic house museum. Visitors find it inside Barrington’s built-up area. The site is kept up by the National Trust.

Photo: Barrington Court, Martinvl (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Barrington

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic house in Barrington

Inside Barrington

Barrington Court is inside Barrington’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Barrington has 30 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

Afternoons in Barrington peak at 17–22°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 3°78 mm

Feb9° / 3°54 mm

Mar11° / 4°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°52 mm

May17° / 8°59 mm

Jun20° / 11°54 mm

Jul22° / 13°44 mm

Aug22° / 13°57 mm

Sep19° / 11°58 mm

Oct15° / 8°89 mm

Nov12° / 5°85 mm

Dec9° / 3°79 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Barrington, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Barrington. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Barrington’s full climate →

About

Barrington Court

6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Within 15 km there are 22 more places to visit, starting with Montacute House (10 km).

Barrington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Barrington
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/barrington-court

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Use the numbers to match each place near Barrington Court with the list.

Towns near it

Towns close to Barrington Court

Of the 8, Ilminster is the largest, at 5,961 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Barrington

427 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 900 m southeast of it

Shepton Beauchamp

750 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km south of it

Seavington St Michael

126 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km east of it

South Petherton

3,096 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Barrington Court is	People	Places to visit
Barrington	It’s in town	427	2
Shepton Beauchamp	900 m southeast of it	750	3
Seavington St Michael	2.9 km south of it	126	3
South Petherton	2.9 km east of it	3,096	4
Kingsbury Episcopi	3.7 km northeast of it	682	5
Ilton	4.3 km west of it	952	1
Ilminster	4.6 km southwest of it	5,961	2
Hinton St George	6 km south of it	450	2

Make a day of it

What else is near Barrington Court

The 22 places within 15 km include 5 historic houses, 2 castles and a fort.

Historic house · National TrustMontacute House10 km away · 120K visitors a year (2011)2

Historic house · National TrustTreasurer's House6.1 km away 3

Historic house · English HeritageMuchelney Abbey7.3 km away 4

FortAthelney12 km away 5

Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump13 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustPriest's House7.4 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustStoke sub Hamdon Priory7.6 km away 8

CastleForde Abbey14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Barrington Court

Where is Barrington Court?

Barrington Court is in Barrington, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Barrington Court?

Grade I listed historic house museum in South Somerset, England, UK.

Who runs Barrington Court?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Barrington Court?

May to September are the warmest months in Barrington, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Barrington Court a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Barrington Court?

Within 15 km: Montacute House (10 km), Treasurer's House (6.1 km), Muchelney Abbey (7.3 km) and Athelney (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Barrington Court: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Treasurer's House: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Muchelney Abbey: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Priest's House: User:Celiakozlowski, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stoke sub Hamdon Priory: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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