Historic site · near Meare · Somerset

Meare Fish House

This is Meare Fish House, a historic site 100 m east of Meare. It is cared for by English Heritage. A short trip away is Glastonbury Abbey, 5 km off, the first of 26 within 15 km.

Where

100 m

east of Meare

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 49%

#4,147 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Historic site near Meare

Just outside Meare

Meare Fish House is 100 m east of Meare. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

When to go

Seasons in Meare

Highs of 18–22°C mark May to September in Meare.

Jan9° / 2°76 mm

Feb9° / 2°49 mm

Mar12° / 4°52 mm

Apr15° / 5°50 mm

May18° / 8°52 mm

Jun20° / 11°54 mm

Jul22° / 13°70 mm

Aug22° / 13°79 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct16° / 8°83 mm

Nov12° / 5°86 mm

Dec9° / 3°79 mm

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

About

Meare Fish House

Historic site.

It is run by English Heritage.

Type: Historic site
Run by: English Heritage
Town: 100 m east of Meare
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/meare-fish-house

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

The map

Getting your bearings

The numbers show what else is near Meare Fish House, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Of the 6, Street is the largest, at 12,707 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 100 m west of it

Meare

990 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 4 km southeast of it

Glastonbury

8,304 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 4.3 km north of it

Theale

373 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 4.5 km southwest of it

Ashcott

878 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Meare Fish House is	People	Places to visit
Meare	100 m west of it	990	4
Glastonbury	4 km southeast of it	8,304	8
Theale	4.3 km north of it	373	1
Ashcott	4.5 km southwest of it	878	3
Street	4.9 km southeast of it	12,707	8
Shapwick	5 km southwest of it	444	2

Make a day of it

What else is near Meare Fish House

The 26 places within 15 km include 2 attractions, 2 museums and an abbey or priory.

Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey5 km away 2

CathedralWells Cathedral10 km away 3

AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill9.6 km away 4

AttractionGough's Cave12 km away 5

Museum · English HeritageGlastonbury Tribunal5 km away 6

Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump15 km away 7

PalaceThe Bishop's Palace10 km away 8

MuseumSomerset Rural Life Museum5.6 km away

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

Before visiting Meare Fish House

Where is Meare Fish House?

Meare Fish House is 100 m east of Meare, Somerset.

What is Meare Fish House?

Historic site.

Who runs Meare Fish House?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Meare Fish House?

May to September are the warmest months in Meare, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Meare Fish House?

Within 15 km: Glastonbury Abbey (5 km), Wells Cathedral (10 km), Wookey Hole Caves And Mill (9.6 km) and Gough's Cave (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 (8)

Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wookey Hole Caves And Mill: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glastonbury Tribunal: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Bishop's Palace: Original uploader was Rodw at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Somerset Rural Life Museum: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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