Around Bathpool, Taunton Castle leads the list
Around Bathpool, the places to visit include 4 museums, a castle and a fort. What there is to see lies just outside: 8 places within 5 km of its edge. A day out reaches Wells Cathedral, 36 km away.
Just outside Bathpool, the best known
The list goes on from Taunton Castle to 3 museums, a fort and a garden.
CastleTaunton Castle2.7 km outside town, to the southwest
FortTaunton Stop Line5 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumHestercombe House2.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMuseum of Somerset2.7 km outside town, to the southwest
GardenHestercombe Gardens2.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSomerset Cricket Museum2.2 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.
Where things are
To the southwest is where most of the 8 nearby are.
The dashed line is Bathpool’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
Museums or galleries number 4, castles or historic places 2.
Green: inside Bathpool. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Bathpool
Each of the 8 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Bathpool’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bathpool →
Further afield
Head 36 km out for Wells Cathedral, the best known of 12.
CathedralWells Cathedral36 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey28 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House26 km east · 120K visitors a year (2011)
FortAthelney9.8 km east
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump11 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle32 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court16 km southeast
Garden · National TrustFyne Court7 km northwest
CastleStogursey Castle18 km north
Historic house · English HeritageMuchelney Abbey17 km east
AttractionGough's Cave35 km northeast
CastleHemyock Castle17 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Bathpool (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.
Bathpool, answered
What is there to see near Bathpool?
No attraction is mapped inside Bathpool itself. Within 5 km of it are Taunton Castle, Taunton Stop Line, Hestercombe House and Museum of Somerset.
Does Bathpool have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bathpool: Hestercombe House, Museum of Somerset, Somerset Cricket Museum and County Classics Motor Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bathpool?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Montacute House (National Trust), 26 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Bathpool?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (36 km), Glastonbury Abbey (28 km), Montacute House (26 km), Athelney (9.8 km).
Where are Bathpool’s historic buildings listed?
Bathpool has 1 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 Bathpool 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 (18)
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Stop Line: Gaius Cornelius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hestercombe House: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Somerset: Chris Jeanes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hestercombe Gardens: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerset Cricket Museum: Harrias, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrington Court: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fyne Court: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muchelney Abbey: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hemyock Castle: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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