Close to Uplyme: Dinosaurland Fossil Museum and more
5 of the 9 places to visit in and around Uplyme are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Uplyme itself. Beyond the town, Maiden Castle sits 35 km away.
Where to start near Uplyme
Following Dinosaurland Fossil Museum are 4 museums and a fort.
MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum1.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumLyme Regis Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCharmouth Heritage Coast Centre3.2 km outside town, to the east
FortMusbury Castle3.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumAxminster Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumTown Mill1.3 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
Close by, the 9 mostly lie to the southeast.
The dashed line is Uplyme’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
5 museums or galleries and 2 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Uplyme. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Nothing is inside Uplyme itself; these 9 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
16 listed buildings are on Uplyme’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Uplyme →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Out of town, Maiden Castle (35 km) leads 12 names to know.
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle35 km east
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House30 km northeast · 120K visitors a year (2011)
CastleForde Abbey12 km north
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton8.5 km northwest
CastleColcombe Castle7.8 km west
CastlePowderham Castle37 km west
Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp14 km west
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court26 km north
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle40 km northeast
FortHembury24 km northwest
CastleTaunton Castle33 km north
FortAthelney36 km northPlaces well known beyond Uplyme (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.
Common questions about Uplyme
What is there to see near Uplyme?
No attraction is mapped inside Uplyme itself. Within 5 km of it are Dinosaurland Fossil Museum, Lyme Regis Museum, Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre and Musbury Castle.
Does Uplyme have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Uplyme: Dinosaurland Fossil Museum, Lyme Regis Museum, Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre and Axminster Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Uplyme?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Maiden Castle (English Heritage), 35 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Uplyme?
Within 40 km: Maiden Castle (35 km), Montacute House (30 km), Forde Abbey (12 km), Shute Barton (8.5 km).
Where are Uplyme’s historic buildings listed?
Uplyme has 16 listed buildings. 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 Uplyme 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 (17)
- Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Axminster Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrington Court: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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