Seeing Castle Cary? Begin at Market house
4 of the 5 places to visit in and around Castle Cary are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 3 beyond the 2 inside Castle Cary’s built-up area. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. Day-trippers head 16 km out to Wells Cathedral.
The first to see in Castle Cary
The list goes on from Market house to 3 museums and a historic site.
MuseumMarket housein townHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Roundhousein town
MuseumBruton Museum4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumRoman Villa Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumVilla Ventorum2.6 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Of the 3 nearby, most are to the southeast.
The dashed line is Castle Cary’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
4 of the 5 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Castle Cary. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
2 in town lead, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge after them.
The 2 inside Castle Cary come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
100 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Castle Cary’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Castle Cary →
Bigger names, a drive away
Wells Cathedral (16 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralWells Cathedral16 km northwest
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey15 km northwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park13 km east
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower11 km east
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House21 km southwest · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Historic houseLongleat House20 km northeast
FortCadbury Castle7.6 km south
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle16 km northeast
MuseumThe Roman Baths34 km north
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle16 km south
Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey18 km north
AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill19 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Castle Cary (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 visitors ask about Castle Cary
What are the main attractions in Castle Cary?
The best known inside Castle Cary’s built-up area are Market house and The Roundhouse. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Castle Cary have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Castle Cary: Market house, Bruton Museum, Roman Villa Museum and Villa Ventorum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Castle Cary?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stourhead Park (National Trust), 13 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Castle Cary?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (16 km), Glastonbury Abbey (15 km), Stourhead Park (13 km), King Alfred's Tower (11 km).
Where are Castle Cary’s historic buildings listed?
Castle Cary has 100 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 Castle Cary 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 (14)
- Market house: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruton Museum: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadbury Castle: Joe D, modified by JimChampion, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wookey Hole Caves And Mill: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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