Wincanton Museum
Wincanton Museum is a local museum. It lies inside the built-up area of Wincanton. 21 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Stourhead Park (7.8 km).
Museum in Wincanton
Inside Wincanton
Wincanton Museum is inside Wincanton’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Afternoons in Wincanton peak at 17–22°C, May to September.
Wincanton Museum
Local museum in Somerset, England.
In Wincanton, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Wincanton
- Official site
- wincantonmuseum.org.uk
Locating Wincanton Museum
The orange dot is Wincanton Museum; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Wincanton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Wincanton Museum
Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Also near Wincanton Museum
Nearby, 21 places within 15 km include 2 castles, 2 museums and a garden.
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park7.8 km away2
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower7.1 km away3
FortCadbury Castle9.4 km away4
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle14 km away5
MuseumHaynes International Motor Museum11 km away6
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Old Castle14 km away7
Historic house · National TrustStourhead House8.4 km away8
MuseumBruton Museum7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Wincanton Museum
Where is Wincanton Museum?
Wincanton Museum is in Wincanton, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Wincanton Museum?
Local museum in Somerset, England.
When is the best time to visit Wincanton Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Wincanton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Wincanton Museum?
Within 15 km: Stourhead Park (7.8 km), King Alfred's Tower (7.1 km), Cadbury Castle (9.4 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 (9)
- Wincanton Museum: Rodw, CC0, 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
- 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
- Sherborne Old Castle: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead House: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruton Museum: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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