Places to visit around Ashcott, from Meare Fish House
There is no place to visit inside Ashcott’s built-up area; there are 3 within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a historic site, a water park and a historic ship. One of the places on the list is maintained by English Heritage. Drive 6.7 km to reach Glastonbury Abbey.
The names to know near Ashcott
Following Meare Fish House are a water park and a historic ship.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Out at 5.2 km is Meare Fish House, the farthest.
The dashed line is Ashcott’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
2 of the 3 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Ashcott. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Meare Fish House).
The list in full
You will find all 3 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Ashcott’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ashcott →
Further afield
Out of town, Glastonbury Abbey (6.7 km) leads 12 names to know.
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey6.7 km east
CathedralWells Cathedral15 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House21 km south · 120K visitors a year (2011)
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum38 km north
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump10 km southwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral39 km north
AttractionGough's Cave17 km north
AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill15 km northeast
FortAthelney12 km southwest
Historic houseLongleat House38 km east
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park34 km east
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery39 km north · 451K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Ashcott (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.
Asked about places to visit in Ashcott
What is there to see near Ashcott?
No attraction is mapped inside Ashcott itself. Within 5 km of it are Meare Fish House, Greenbank Pool and Viking Trading Ship.
Does Ashcott have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ashcott.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ashcott?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Ashcott, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Meare Fish House).
What are the best-known days out near Ashcott?
Within 40 km: Glastonbury Abbey (6.7 km), Wells Cathedral (15 km), Montacute House (21 km), SS Great Britain Museum (38 km).
Where are Ashcott’s historic buildings listed?
Ashcott has 7 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 Ashcott 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)
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wookey Hole Caves And Mill: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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