A museum to see in Bishops Lydeard: The Mill House
Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 2 beyond the one inside Bishops Lydeard’s built-up area. Among them are 2 museums and a garden. Set 34 km out, Glastonbury Abbey makes a day trip.
Highlights of Bishops Lydeard
A museum and a garden follow The Mill House.
MuseumThe Mill Housein townMuseumMuseumGauge Museum Bishops Lydeard300 m outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenCooks Barton2.8 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Out at 3.1 km is Cooks Barton, the farthest.
The dashed line is Bishops Lydeard’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 is on offer
Museums or galleries lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Bishops Lydeard. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 3 on the list
First the one in town, then the 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Bishops Lydeard comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
32 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bishops Lydeard’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bishops Lydeard →
Beyond the town
Worth the drive, Glastonbury Abbey (34 km) is first of the 12.
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey34 km east
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle23 km northwest
CastleTaunton Castle7.4 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House35 km east · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Garden · National TrustFyne Court5.8 km northeast
FortAthelney18 km east
CastleStogursey Castle13 km north
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump19 km east
MuseumHestercombe House7.1 km east
CastleStowey Castle10 km north
FortTaunton Stop Line15 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey17 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Bishops Lydeard (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.
Questions about Bishops Lydeard’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Bishops Lydeard?
The place to visit inside Bishops Lydeard’s built-up area is The Mill House. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Bishops Lydeard have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bishops Lydeard: The Mill House and Gauge Museum Bishops Lydeard.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bishops Lydeard?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dunster Castle (National Trust), 23 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Bishops Lydeard?
Within 40 km: Glastonbury Abbey (34 km), Dunster Castle (23 km), Taunton Castle (7.4 km), Montacute House (35 km).
Where are Bishops Lydeard’s historic buildings listed?
Bishops Lydeard has 32 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 Bishops Lydeard 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 (13)
- The Mill House: Jim Woodward-Nutt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fyne Court: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hestercombe House: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowey Castle: Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Stop Line: Gaius Cornelius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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