Hestercombe House
Hestercombe House is a grade II* listed building. The site is 1.4 km north of Taunton. Around it, within 15 km, lie 26 more places, Hestercombe Gardens (100 m) first on our list.
Museum near Taunton
Just outside Taunton
Hestercombe House is 1.4 km north of Taunton. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Taunton has 375 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Warm weather in Taunton runs May to September, with highs of 17–22°C.
Hestercombe House
It has articles in 4 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 1.4 km north of Taunton
The area around Hestercombe House
On this map, Hestercombe House is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Hestercombe House, by distance
Home to 61,667 people, Taunton is the largest of these 8. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
- 1Taunton
- 2Monkton Heathfield
- 3Kingston St Mary
- 4Bathpool
- 5Staplegrove
- 6Creech St Michael
- 7Ruishton
- 8Norton Fitzwarren
Taunton
Monkton Heathfield
Kingston St Mary
Bathpool
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Hestercombe House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | 1.4 km south of it | 61,667 | 14 |
| Monkton Heathfield | 1.7 km southeast of it | 4,584 | 8 |
| Kingston St Mary | 1.7 km northwest of it | 391 | 11 |
| Bathpool | 2.7 km southeast of it | 367 | 9 |
| Staplegrove | 3 km southwest of it | 280 | 10 |
| Creech St Michael | 3.6 km southeast of it | 2,327 | 9 |
| Ruishton | 4.2 km southeast of it | 1,476 | 9 |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 4.3 km southwest of it | 3,770 | 12 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
More to see nearby
Around it, within 15 km, lie 26 more, including 2 gardens, 2 castles and 2 forts.
GardenHestercombe Gardens100 m away2
CastleTaunton Castle4.4 km away3
Garden · National TrustFyne Court3.8 km away4
FortAthelney11 km away5
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump12 km away6
FortTaunton Stop Line8.3 km away7
MuseumMuseum of Somerset4.4 km away8
MuseumSomerset Cricket Museum3.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Hestercombe House
Where is Hestercombe House?
Hestercombe House is 1.4 km north of Taunton, Somerset.
What is Hestercombe House?
Grade II* listed building in Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Hestercombe House?
May to September are the warmest months in Taunton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Hestercombe House a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Hestercombe House?
Within 15 km: Hestercombe Gardens (100 m), Taunton Castle (4.4 km), Fyne Court (3.8 km) and Athelney (11 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)
- Hestercombe House: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hestercombe Gardens: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fyne Court: Rose and Trev Clough, 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
- Taunton Stop Line: Gaius Cornelius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Somerset: Chris Jeanes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerset Cricket Museum: Harrias, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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