Villa Ventorum
Villa Ventorum is a history museum. Its location is 2.5 km east of Galhampton. A short trip away is Stourhead Park, 11 km off, the first of 25 within 15 km.
Museum near Galhampton
Just outside Galhampton
Villa Ventorum is 2.5 km east of Galhampton. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
From May to September, Galhampton sees highs of 17–22°C.
Villa Ventorum
Museum: history.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 2.5 km east of Galhampton
Villa Ventorum at a glance
Find Villa Ventorum in orange; each number is a place listed below.
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Which towns are near Villa Ventorum
By population, Wincanton leads the 5 with 6,744. Each town here links to its own guide.
Galhampton
Castle Cary
Bruton
Wincanton
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Villa Ventorum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galhampton | 2.5 km west of it | 328 | 6 |
| Castle Cary | 2.6 km northwest of it | 3,451 | 5 |
| Bruton | 3 km north of it | 2,816 | 5 |
| Wincanton | 3.7 km east of it | 6,744 | 3 |
| North Cadbury | 3.8 km southwest of it | 681 | 6 |
Make a day of it near Villa Ventorum
A visit can add 3 museums, a garden and an attraction, from 25 places within 15 km.
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park11 km away2
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower9.3 km away3
FortCadbury Castle6.3 km away4
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle14 km away5
MuseumHaynes International Motor Museum6.5 km away6
MuseumFleet Air Arm Museum13 km away7
MuseumMarket house3.5 km away8
Historic house · National TrustLytes Cary14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Villa Ventorum: questions
Where is Villa Ventorum?
Villa Ventorum is 2.5 km east of Galhampton, Somerset.
What is Villa Ventorum?
Museum: history.
When is the best time to visit Villa Ventorum?
May to September are the warmest months in Galhampton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Villa Ventorum?
Within 15 km: Stourhead Park (11 km), King Alfred's Tower (9.3 km), Cadbury Castle (6.3 km) and Sherborne Castle (14 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
- Cadbury Castle: Joe D, modified by JimChampion, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haynes International Motor Museum: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fleet Air Arm Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Market house: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lytes Cary: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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