Yarn Market
Among the sights of Dunster is Yarn Market, an attraction. Add any of 8 more places within 5 km to a visit. Worth the trip, Dunster Castle is 300 m off.
Attraction in Dunster
Inside Dunster
Yarn Market is inside Dunster’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Dunster
Expect highs of 18–21°C in Dunster from June to September.
Yarn Market
Attraction.
In Dunster, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Dunster
Mapping Yarn Market
Orange marks Yarn Market, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Dunster’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Yarn Market, by distance
Minehead is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (11,752 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Dunster
Minehead
Carhampton
Blue Anchor
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Yarn Market is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunster | It’s in town | 389 | 9 |
| Minehead | 1.2 km northwest of it | 11,752 | 12 |
| Carhampton | 1.5 km southeast of it | 794 | 13 |
| Blue Anchor | 2.6 km east of it | 176 | 16 |
| Wootton Courtenay | 4.4 km west of it | 269 | 11 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Nearby, too
Choose from 25 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, a historic house and an abbey or priory.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle300 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey6.4 km away3MuseumMuseumDunster Doll Museum300 m away4
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle7.1 km away5GardenGarden · National TrustDream Garden (NT)200 m away6
ZooTropiquaria7.2 km away7
MuseumWatchet Museum7.9 km away8
MuseumWatchet Boat Museum8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Yarn Market: the answers
Where is Yarn Market?
Yarn Market is in Dunster, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Yarn Market?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Yarn Market?
June to September are the warmest months in Dunster, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Yarn Market?
Within 15 km: Dunster Castle (300 m), Cleeve Abbey (6.4 km), Dunster Doll Museum (300 m) and Daw's Castle (7.1 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 (6)
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tropiquaria: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watchet Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Watchet Boat Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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