Historic house · near Zeals · Wiltshire

Stourhead House

Stourhead House is a grade I listed house in Stourton with Gasper, Wiltshire. The site is 1.9 km north of Zeals. It is cared for by the National Trust.

Photo: Stourhead House, Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

1.9 km

north of Zeals

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Zeals

Just outside Zeals

Stourhead House is 1.9 km north of Zeals. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Zeals has 10 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

Seasons and weather

Aim for May to September, when Zeals reaches 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°93 mm

Feb9° / 2°68 mm

Mar11° / 3°62 mm

Apr14° / 5°60 mm

May17° / 7°59 mm

Jun20° / 10°61 mm

Jul22° / 12°63 mm

Aug21° / 12°74 mm

Sep19° / 10°63 mm

Oct15° / 8°99 mm

Nov11° / 4°107 mm

Dec9° / 2°98 mm

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

About

Stourhead House

Our list has 28 more places within 15 km; first among them is Stourhead Park, at 700 m.

Zeals’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Town: 1.9 km north of Zeals
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/stourhead

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

The map

Map of Stourhead House and nearby

The places near Stourhead House are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns around Stourhead House, by distance

By population, Mere leads the 4 with 2,808. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 1.9 km south of it

Zeals

669 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 3.1 km southeast of it

Mere

2,808 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km south of it

Bourton

626 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 4.8 km northeast of it

Maiden Bradley

329 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Stourhead House is	People	Places to visit
Zeals	1.9 km south of it	669	6
Mere	3.1 km southeast of it	2,808	6
Bourton	3.2 km south of it	626	8
Maiden Bradley	4.8 km northeast of it	329	4

Make a day of it

Close to Stourhead House

Within 15 km you can add 3 historic houses, a garden and an attraction.

Garden · National TrustStourhead Park700 m away 2

Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower3.3 km away 3

Historic houseLongleat House9.2 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle12 km away 5

Historic houseFonthill Abbey14 km away 6

Wildlife parkLongleat Safari Park10 km away 7

Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum14 km away 8

Historic houseBradley House5.1 km away

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

Good to know about Stourhead House

Where is Stourhead House?

Stourhead House is 1.9 km north of Zeals, Wiltshire.

What is Stourhead House?

Grade I listed house in Stourton with Gasper, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Who runs Stourhead House?

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

When is the best time to visit Stourhead House?

May to September are the warmest months in Zeals, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Stourhead House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Stourhead House?

Within 15 km: Stourhead Park (700 m), King Alfred's Tower (3.3 km), Longleat House (9.2 km) and Nunney Castle (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 (9)

Stourhead House: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Longleat Safari Park: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradley House: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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