Montacute House
Montacute House is a late Elizabethan mansion with garden in Montacute, South Somerset. It is a scheduled monument. The site is looked after by the National Trust.
Historic house in Montacute
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#190 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Montacute
Montacute House is inside Montacute’s built-up area, with 7 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; Montacute has 85 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
The warmest afternoons in Montacute run May to September, at 17–22°C.
Montacute House
In 2011 it counted 120K visits. Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages. A short trip away is Treasurer's House, 4.6 km off, the first of 25 within 15 km.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Visitors
- 120K visitors a year (2011)
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 12 languages
- Town
- in Montacute
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/montacute-house
Montacute House on the map
Montacute House is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Montacute’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Montacute House
Home to 50,170 people, Yeovil is the largest of these 8. The list runs from its own town outward.
Montacute
Odcombe
Yeovil
Tintinhull
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Montacute House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montacute | It’s in town | 865 | 9 |
| Odcombe | 1.5 km south of it | 744 | 8 |
| Yeovil | 1.5 km east of it | 50,170 | 11 |
| Tintinhull | 1.9 km north of it | 937 | 10 |
| Stoke sub Hamdon | 2.2 km west of it | 1,360 | 9 |
| Chilthorne Domer | 2.5 km northeast of it | 554 | 10 |
| Norton sub Hamdon | 2.8 km west of it | 730 | 9 |
| Martock | 3.6 km northwest of it | 4,079 | 7 |
Next door to Montacute House
There are 25 within 15 km, 5 historic houses, a garden and a castle among them.
Historic house · National TrustTreasurer's House4.6 km away2
Historic house · National TrustStoke sub Hamdon Priory2.6 km away3GardenGardenTintinhull Garden2.1 km away4
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court10 km away5
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle15 km away6
Historic house · English HeritageMuchelney Abbey10 km away7
MuseumFleet Air Arm Museum8.9 km away8
Historic house · National TrustPriest's House10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Montacute House: the answers
Where is Montacute House?
Montacute House is in Montacute, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Montacute House?
Late Elizabethan mansion with garden in Montacute, South Somerset, England, UK.
Who runs Montacute House?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
How many people visit Montacute House?
About 120K visitors a year, in 2011 (the latest count on Wikidata).
When is the best time to visit Montacute House?
May to September are the warmest months in Montacute, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Montacute House a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Montacute House?
Within 15 km: Treasurer's House (4.6 km), Stoke sub Hamdon Priory (2.6 km), Tintinhull Garden (2.1 km) and Barrington Court (10 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)
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Treasurer's House: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stoke sub Hamdon Priory: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrington Court: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muchelney Abbey: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fleet Air Arm Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Priest's House: User:Celiakozlowski, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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