Historic house · Dunster · Somerset

Dunster Castle

Dunster Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum in Dunster, Somerset. UK. It is conserved by the National Trust. Look also at Cleeve Abbey, 6.2 km away, first of 25 more within 15 km.

Photo: Dunster Castle, Mike Crowe (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Dunster

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 4%

#269 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic house in Dunster

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#269 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (16 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Dunster

Dunster Castle is inside Dunster’s built-up area, with 8 more places 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 ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Dunster has 106 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 seasons here

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Dunster).

Jan9° / 4°113 mm

Feb8° / 3°93 mm

Mar10° / 4°72 mm

Apr13° / 5°68 mm

May16° / 8°58 mm

Jun19° / 10°64 mm

Jul21° / 12°64 mm

Aug20° / 12°70 mm

Sep18° / 11°72 mm

Oct14° / 8°109 mm

Nov11° / 6°126 mm

Dec9° / 3°130 mm

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

About

Dunster Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 16 languages.

Dunster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 16 languages
Town: in Dunster
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/dunstercastle

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

The map

The area around Dunster Castle

The map centres on Dunster Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Minehead is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (11,752 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Dunster

389 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km southeast of it

Carhampton

794 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km northwest of it

Minehead

11,752 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km east of it

Blue Anchor

176 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dunster Castle is	People	Places to visit
Dunster	It’s in town	389	9
Carhampton	1.3 km southeast of it	794	13
Minehead	1.5 km northwest of it	11,752	12
Blue Anchor	2.5 km east of it	176	16
Wootton Courtenay	4.4 km west of it	269	11
Washford	6.3 km east of it	584	11
Watchet	8.1 km east of it	3,643	11
Williton	8.9 km east of it	2,433	10

Make a day of it

What else is near Dunster Castle

Also close at hand are 4 museums, an abbey or priory and a castle, among 25 within 15 km.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey6.2 km away 2MuseumMuseumDunster Doll Museum200 m away 3

Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle7.1 km away 4GardenGarden · National TrustDream Garden (NT)200 m away 5

ZooTropiquaria7.1 km away 6

MuseumWatchet Museum7.9 km away 7

MuseumWatchet Boat Museum7.9 km away 8

MuseumBakelite Museum8.6 km away

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

Visiting Dunster Castle

Where is Dunster Castle?

Dunster Castle is in Dunster, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Dunster Castle?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Dunster, Somerset. UK.

Who runs Dunster Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Dunster Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Dunster, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Dunster Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Dunster Castle?

Within 15 km: Cleeve Abbey (6.2 km), Dunster Doll Museum (200 m), Daw's Castle (7.1 km) and Dream Garden (NT) (200 m).

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 (7)

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
Bakelite Museum: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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