From Carhampton, 1.9 km to Dunster Castle
Visitors to Carhampton can choose from 5 attractions, 4 museums and a historic house. What there is to see lies just outside: 13 places within 5 km of its edge. Of these, 3 are looked after: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. Further out, National Museum Cardiff is 39 km away.
The best known around Carhampton
Dunster Castle aside, the next best known are 2 museums, an abbey or priory and a zoo.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle1.3 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey3.9 km outside town, to the southeast
ZooTropiquaria4.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumDunster Doll Museum1.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumWashford Radio Museum4.7 km outside town, to the eastGardenGarden · National TrustDream Garden (NT)1.5 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
To the northwest is where most of the 13 nearby are.
The dashed line is Carhampton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
Other attractions are the biggest group (5), then museums or galleries (4).
Green: inside Carhampton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Dunster Castle, Cleeve Abbey and Dream Garden (NT)).
All 13 on the list
These 13 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
27 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Carhampton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carhampton →
Bigger names, a drive away
Most famous of the 12 is National Museum Cardiff, 39 km from the centre.
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff39 km northeast · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle38 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle5.5 km east
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral39 km north
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre36 km north · 610K visitors a year
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral38 km northeast
Castle · CadwOgmore Castle37 km north
CastleSt Donats Castle27 km north
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd39 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Coety40 km north
CastleStogursey Castle19 km east
Castle · CadwOld Beaupre Castle29 km northPlaces well known beyond Carhampton (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.
What people ask about Carhampton
What is there to see near Carhampton?
No attraction is mapped inside Carhampton itself. Within 5 km of it are Dunster Castle, Cleeve Abbey, Tropiquaria and Dunster Doll Museum.
Does Carhampton have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Carhampton: Dunster Doll Museum, Washford Radio Museum, Gauge Museum Blue Anchor and Minehead Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Carhampton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Carhampton, 3 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Dunster Castle, Cleeve Abbey and Dream Garden (NT)).
What are the best-known days out near Carhampton?
Within 40 km: National Museum Cardiff (39 km), Cardiff Castle (38 km), Daw's Castle (5.5 km), Llandaff Cathedral (39 km).
Where are Carhampton’s historic buildings listed?
Carhampton has 27 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 Carhampton 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 (15)
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tropiquaria: Rabbi WP Thinrod, 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
- Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, 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
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Donats Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Beaupre Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.