What is near Bicknoller: Tropiquaria first
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 4 of its 7. All of them lie outside Bicknoller. Drive 13 km to reach Dunster Castle.
The first to see around Bicknoller
The list goes on from Tropiquaria to 3 museums, a historic house and a castle.
ZooTropiquaria4.8 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseOrchard Wyndham3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBakelite Museum3.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWatchet Boat Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumWashford Radio Museum4.9 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleCourt House4.5 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.
The lie of the land
Of the 7 nearby, most are to the west.
The dashed line is Bicknoller’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Ahead are museums or galleries (4); next, castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Bicknoller. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
These 7 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bicknoller’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bicknoller →
Names further out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Dunster Castle, at 13 km.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle13 km west
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff38 km north · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle38 km north
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey39 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey6.4 km west
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle6.2 km northwest
CastleStogursey Castle9.8 km east
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral39 km north
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre38 km north · 610K visitors a year
CastleStowey Castle7.7 km east
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral38 km north
CastleTaunton Castle19 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Bicknoller (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 Bicknoller
What is there to see near Bicknoller?
No attraction is mapped inside Bicknoller itself. Within 5 km of it are Tropiquaria, Orchard Wyndham, Bakelite Museum and Watchet Boat Museum.
Does Bicknoller have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bicknoller: Bakelite Museum, Watchet Boat Museum, Washford Radio Museum and The Radio Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bicknoller?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dunster Castle (National Trust), 13 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Bicknoller?
Within 40 km: Dunster Castle (13 km), National Museum Cardiff (38 km), Cardiff Castle (38 km), Glastonbury Abbey (39 km).
Where are Bicknoller’s historic buildings listed?
Bicknoller has 15 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 Bicknoller 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 (16)
- Tropiquaria: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orchard Wyndham: (Lobsterthermidor 12:20, 26 August 2014 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bakelite Museum: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watchet Boat Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowey Castle: Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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