Bampton Heritage & Visitor Centre is Bampton’s place to visit
One place to visit is mapped inside Bampton’s built-up area, and 3 more within 5 km of its edge. Further out, Exeter Cathedral is 30 km away.
The best known in Bampton
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The dashed line is Bampton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
4 places in or within 5 km of Bampton. The biggest group is castles & historic places (3).
Green: inside Bampton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Bampton first, then nearby
The one inside Bampton comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
50 listed buildings are on Bampton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bampton →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Places well known beyond Bampton (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
CathedralExeter Cathedral30 km south
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle22 km north
Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes7.1 km south
CastleTiverton Castle9.3 km south
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum30 km south · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastleBickleigh Castle15 km south
CastleAffeton Castle22 km southwest
CastlePowderham Castle39 km south
CastleTaunton Castle27 km east
CastleRougemont Castle29 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey21 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo40 km southwestQuestions about Bampton’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Bampton?
The place to visit inside Bampton’s built-up area is Bampton Heritage & Visitor Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Bampton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bampton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bampton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dunster Castle (National Trust), 22 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Bampton?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (30 km), Dunster Castle (22 km), Knightshayes (7.1 km), Tiverton Castle (9.3 km).
Where are Bampton’s historic buildings listed?
Bampton has 50 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bampton when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- Bampton Castle: (Lobsterthermidor 11:57, 4 July 2014 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntsham Court: Paul Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knightshayes: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Affeton Castle: Tony Dunlop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rougemont Castle: Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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