Places to visit around Kington Magna, from Gartell Light Railway
With nothing inside Kington Magna’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums and a theme park. Make a day of it at Salisbury Cathedral, 38 km away.
The names to know near Kington Magna
Following Gartell Light Railway are 2 museums.
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 each one is
At the edge of the map sits Gillingham Museum, 5.5 km out.
The dashed line is Kington Magna’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 sort of places
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Kington Magna. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Kington Magna’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kington Magna →
Beyond Kington Magna
First of the 12 big names within reach is Salisbury Cathedral, 38 km away.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral38 km east
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park11 km north
CathedralWells Cathedral31 km northwest
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower12 km north
Historic houseLongleat House20 km north
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey31 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House27 km west · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle36 km south
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle13 km southwest
MuseumThe Tank Museum35 km south
Historic houseFonthill Abbey17 km northeast
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum9.8 km eastPlaces well known beyond Kington Magna (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.
Know before you go to Kington Magna
What is there to see near Kington Magna?
No attraction is mapped inside Kington Magna itself. Within 5 km of it are Gartell Light Railway, Gillingham Museum and Stour Micro Museum.
Does Kington Magna have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kington Magna: Gillingham Museum and Stour Micro Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kington Magna?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stourhead Park (National Trust), 11 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Kington Magna?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (38 km), Stourhead Park (11 km), Wells Cathedral (31 km), King Alfred's Tower (12 km).
Where are Kington Magna’s historic buildings listed?
Kington Magna has 9 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 Kington Magna 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 (12)
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, 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
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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