Viking Trading Ship
Visitors find Viking Trading Ship, a historic ship, 1.6 km west of Meare. It comes under Somerset Heritage Trust. Our list has 30 more places within 15 km; first among them is Glastonbury Abbey, at 7.8 km.
Historic ship near Meare
Just outside Meare
Viking Trading Ship is 1.6 km west of Meare. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
Warm weather in Meare runs May to September, with highs of 18–22°C.
Viking Trading Ship
Historic ship.
It is run by Somerset Heritage Trust.
- Type
- Historic ship
- Run by
- Somerset Heritage Trust
- Town
- 1.6 km west of Meare
Map of Viking Trading Ship and nearby
The map puts Viking Trading Ship in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Viking Trading Ship
Of the 5, Meare is the largest, at 990 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Meare
Shapwick
Catcott and Edington
Ashcott
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Viking Trading Ship is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meare | 1.6 km east of it | 990 | 4 |
| Shapwick | 2.9 km south of it | 444 | 2 |
| Catcott and Edington | 3.4 km southwest of it | 911 | 1 |
| Ashcott | 3.8 km south of it | 878 | 3 |
| Chilton Polden | 4.8 km west of it | 673 | 1 |
Also near Viking Trading Ship
2 attractions, an abbey or priory and a cathedral are among the 30 within 15 km.
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey7.8 km away2
CathedralWells Cathedral13 km away3
AttractionGough's Cave13 km away4
AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill12 km away5
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump13 km away6
FortAthelney15 km away7
Museum · English HeritageGlastonbury Tribunal7.7 km away8
PalaceThe Bishop's Palace13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Viking Trading Ship
Where is Viking Trading Ship?
Viking Trading Ship is 1.6 km west of Meare, Somerset.
What is Viking Trading Ship?
Historic ship.
Who runs Viking Trading Ship?
Somerset Heritage Trust.
When is the best time to visit Viking Trading Ship?
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 Viking Trading Ship?
Within 15 km: Glastonbury Abbey (7.8 km), Wells Cathedral (13 km), Gough's Cave (13 km) and Wookey Hole Caves And Mill (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
- Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wookey Hole Caves And Mill: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Tribunal: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bishop's Palace: Original uploader was Rodw at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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