Dovecote
Dovecote is an attraction in Dunster. Another 8 places to visit lie within 5 km. For a second stop, Dunster Castle is 300 m away.
Attraction in Dunster
Inside Dunster
Dovecote is inside Dunster’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Warmest in Dunster are June to September, at 18–21°C.
Dovecote
Attraction.
In Dunster, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Dunster
Finding Dovecote
The numbers show what else is near Dovecote, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Dunster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Dovecote
Minehead, with 11,752 people, is the largest of the 5. The list runs from its own town outward.
Dunster
Minehead
Carhampton
Blue Anchor
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Dovecote is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunster | It’s in town | 389 | 9 |
| Minehead | 1.2 km northwest of it | 11,752 | 12 |
| Carhampton | 1.6 km southeast of it | 794 | 13 |
| Blue Anchor | 2.7 km east of it | 176 | 16 |
| Wootton Courtenay | 4.2 km west of it | 269 | 11 |
Places to add to Dovecote
3 museums, a historic house and an abbey or priory are among the 25 within 15 km.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle300 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey6.5 km away3MuseumMuseumDunster Doll Museum200 m away4
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle7.3 km away5GardenGarden · National TrustDream Garden (NT)100 m away6
ZooTropiquaria7.3 km away7
MuseumWatchet Museum8.1 km away8
MuseumWatchet Boat Museum8.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Dovecote in questions
Where is Dovecote?
Dovecote is in Dunster, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Dovecote?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Dovecote?
June to September are the warmest months in Dunster, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Dovecote?
Within 15 km: Dunster Castle (300 m), Cleeve Abbey (6.5 km), Dunster Doll Museum (200 m) and Daw's Castle (7.3 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 (6)
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tropiquaria: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watchet Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Watchet Boat Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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