Cooks Barton
The site of Cooks Barton, a garden, is 1.4 km west of Kingston St Mary. Look also at Taunton Castle, 5.9 km away, first of 26 more within 15 km.
Garden near Kingston St Mary
Just outside Kingston St Mary
Cooks Barton is 1.4 km west of Kingston St Mary. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
Afternoons in Kingston St Mary reach 17–22°C from May to September.
Cooks Barton
Garden.
- Type
- Garden
- Town
- 1.4 km west of Kingston St Mary
- Official site
- ngs.org.uk/find-a-garden/garden/15247
The area around Cooks Barton
On this map, Cooks Barton is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Cooks Barton
Largest of the 6 is Taunton, home to 61,667. Each town here links to its own guide.
Kingston St Mary
Bishops Lydeard
Taunton
Staplegrove
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Cooks Barton is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston St Mary | 1.4 km east of it | 391 | 11 |
| Bishops Lydeard | 2.8 km west of it | 2,050 | 3 |
| Taunton | 3.3 km southeast of it | 61,667 | 14 |
| Staplegrove | 3.3 km south of it | 280 | 10 |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 3.3 km south of it | 3,770 | 12 |
| Cotford St Luke | 3.7 km southwest of it | 2,411 | 4 |
Also near Cooks Barton
Within 15 km are 26 places, among them 3 castles, 2 gardens and 2 museums.
CastleTaunton Castle5.9 km away2
Garden · National TrustFyne Court3 km away3
MuseumHestercombe House4.2 km away4
GardenHestercombe Gardens4.2 km away5
FortAthelney15 km away6
CastleStogursey Castle13 km away7
MuseumMuseum of Somerset5.9 km away8
CastleStowey Castle9.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Cooks Barton?
Cooks Barton is 1.4 km west of Kingston St Mary, Somerset.
What is Cooks Barton?
Garden.
When is the best time to visit Cooks Barton?
May to September are the warmest months in Kingston St Mary, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Cooks Barton?
Within 15 km: Taunton Castle (5.9 km), Fyne Court (3 km), Hestercombe House (4.2 km) and Hestercombe Gardens (4.2 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 (8)
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fyne Court: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hestercombe House: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hestercombe Gardens: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Somerset: Chris Jeanes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowey Castle: Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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