Places to visit around Dymock, from Hellens Manor
The best-known day out from Dymock is Gloucester Cathedral, 18 km away. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Dymock’s built-up area. There are a historic house and a castle to choose from.
Leading the list near Dymock
Second to Hellens Manor is a castle.
Historic houseHellens Manor3.9 km outside town, to the northwestCastleCastleHomme House4.2 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The map ends at Homme House, 4.5 km out.
The dashed line is Dymock’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.
Green: inside Dymock. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
27 listed buildings are on Dymock’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dymock →
The wider area
The pick of the 12 is Gloucester Cathedral, 18 km off.
CathedralGloucester Cathedral18 km southeast
CathedralHereford Cathedral21 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle16 km southwest
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle26 km southwest
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester28 km northeast
CastleEastnor Castle6.8 km northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey35 km southwest
Abbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey19 km east
Castle · CadwRaglan Castle36 km southwest
CastleWilton Castle13 km southwestCastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle26 km southwest
CastleBerkeley Castle32 km southPlaces well known beyond Dymock (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.
Dymock: questions and answers
What is there to see near Dymock?
No attraction is mapped inside Dymock itself. Within 5 km of it are Hellens Manor and Homme House.
Does Dymock have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Dymock.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Dymock?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Goodrich Castle (English Heritage), 16 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Dymock?
Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (18 km), Hereford Cathedral (21 km), Goodrich Castle (16 km), Monmouth Castle (26 km).
Where are Dymock’s historic buildings listed?
Dymock has 27 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 Dymock 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)
- Hellens Manor: N Daisley - Ndaisley at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eastnor Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tewkesbury Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raglan Castle: Tyssil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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