Frome Museum and more near Buckland Dinham
There is no place to visit inside Buckland Dinham’s built-up area; there are 4 within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 attractions, a museum and a castle. Day-trippers head 21 km out to Wells Cathedral.
Top of the list around Buckland Dinham
Following Frome Museum are 2 attractions and a castle.
MuseumFrome Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionValentine Gas Lamp3.3 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionJetEx Simulation4.3 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleBeckington Castle4.4 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.
Finding your way
The map puts most of the 4 to the southeast.
The dashed line is Buckland Dinham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
It comes down to 2 attractions, a museum and a castle.
Green: inside Buckland Dinham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
All 4 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
22 listed buildings are on Buckland Dinham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Buckland Dinham →
Day trips from Buckland Dinham
First of the 12 big names within reach is Wells Cathedral, 21 km away.
CathedralWells Cathedral21 km west
Historic houseLongleat House9.9 km southeast
MuseumThe Roman Baths14 km north
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle5.7 km south
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle8.1 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey28 km southwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park17 km south
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum28 km northwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral27 km northwest
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower16 km south
Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey9.7 km west
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery28 km northwest · 451K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Buckland Dinham (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.
Seeing Buckland Dinham: your questions
What is there to see near Buckland Dinham?
No attraction is mapped inside Buckland Dinham itself. Within 5 km of it are Frome Museum, Valentine Gas Lamp, JetEx Simulation and Beckington Castle.
Does Buckland Dinham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Buckland Dinham: Frome Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Buckland Dinham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Nunney Castle (English Heritage), 5.7 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Buckland Dinham?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (21 km), Longleat House (9.9 km), The Roman Baths (14 km), Nunney Castle (5.7 km).
Where are Buckland Dinham’s historic buildings listed?
Buckland Dinham has 22 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 Buckland Dinham 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)
- Frome Museum: The original uploader was Nabokov at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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