Mere Castle
Mere Castle is a castle in Mere, Wiltshire. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. Our list has 22 more places within 15 km; first among them is Stourhead Park, at 4.2 km.
Castle near Mere
Just outside Mere
Mere Castle is 100 m west of Mere. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Mere has 71 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Afternoons in Mere peak at 19–22°C, June to September.
Mere Castle
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- 100 m west of Mere
The area around Mere Castle
The places near Mere Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Mere Castle
The 4 towns are led in size by Gillingham, with 11,009 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Mere
Zeals
Bourton
Gillingham
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Mere Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mere | 100 m east of it | 2,808 | 6 |
| Zeals | 2.6 km west of it | 669 | 6 |
| Bourton | 3.2 km southwest of it | 626 | 8 |
| Gillingham | 4.4 km south of it | 11,009 | 7 |
What else is near Mere Castle
Around it, within 15 km, lie 22 more, including 3 historic houses, a garden and an attraction.
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park4.2 km away2
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower6.9 km away3
Historic houseLongleat House10 km away4
Historic houseFonthill Abbey11 km away5
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle14 km away6
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum11 km away7
Wildlife parkLongleat Safari Park11 km away8
Historic house · National TrustStourhead House3.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Mere Castle: common questions
Where is Mere Castle?
Mere Castle is 100 m west of Mere, Wiltshire.
What is Mere Castle?
Castle in Mere, Wiltshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Mere Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Mere, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Mere Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Mere Castle?
Within 15 km: Stourhead Park (4.2 km), King Alfred's Tower (6.9 km), Longleat House (10 km) and Fonthill Abbey (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 (8)
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat Safari Park: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead House: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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