A garden just outside Bourton: Stourhead Park
Bourton’s list takes in 4 museums, a garden and an attraction. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 8 places to visit; none is inside Bourton’s built-up area. 3 of them are cared for by the National Trust. Day-trippers head 37 km out to Salisbury Cathedral.
Around Bourton: where to begin
Next to Stourhead Park, the best known are 3 museums, an attraction and a historic house.
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park3 km outside town, to the north
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic house · National TrustStourhead House3.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumWincanton Museum4.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumVisit Hillbrush2.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMere Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
At the edge of the map sits Wincanton Museum, 6.2 km out.
The dashed line is Bourton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
4 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.
Green: inside Bourton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Stourhead Park, King Alfred's Tower and Stourhead House).
Everything on the list
These 8 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
29 listed buildings are on Bourton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bourton →
Days out
Salisbury Cathedral, 37 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral37 km east
CathedralWells Cathedral27 km northwest
Historic houseLongleat House13 km north
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey29 km west
Historic houseFonthill Abbey14 km east
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House31 km southwest · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle16 km north
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle17 km east
MuseumThe Roman Baths34 km north
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum12 km southeast
FortCadbury Castle16 km west
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle19 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Bourton (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.
Questions about Bourton’s attractions
What is there to see near Bourton?
No attraction is mapped inside Bourton itself. Within 5 km of it are Stourhead Park, King Alfred's Tower, Stourhead House and Wincanton Museum.
Does Bourton have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bourton: Wincanton Museum, Visit Hillbrush, Mere Museum and Gillingham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bourton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bourton, 3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Stourhead Park, King Alfred's Tower and Stourhead House).
What are the best-known days out near Bourton?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (37 km), Wells Cathedral (27 km), Longleat House (13 km), Glastonbury Abbey (29 km).
Where are Bourton’s historic buildings listed?
Bourton has 29 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 Bourton 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)
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead House: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wincanton Museum: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mere Museum: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
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