Places to visit around Chew Magna, from Chew Valley Animal Park
The best-known day out from Chew Magna is SS Great Britain Museum, 9.4 km away. There is no place to visit inside Chew Magna’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a zoo and an attraction.
Just outside Chew Magna, the best known
The other best-known place is an attraction.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Chew Magna, mapped
Out at 4.3 km is Folly Farm, the farthest.
The dashed line is Chew Magna’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 mix
It comes down to a zoo and an attraction.
Green: inside Chew Magna. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
43 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Chew Magna’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chew Magna →
Further away
Start with SS Great Britain Museum, 9.4 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum9.4 km north
CathedralWells Cathedral17 km south
CathedralBristol Cathedral9.7 km north
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery10 km north · 451K visitors a year
Art galleryArnolfini9.4 km north · 398K visitors a year
MuseumThe Roman Baths18 km east
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey25 km south
CathedralClifton Cathedral11 km north
ZooBristol Zoo11 km north
Big drawMuseumM Shed9.2 km north · 596K visitors a year
AttractionGough's Cave14 km southwest
Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey37 km northPlaces well known beyond Chew Magna (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.
Good to know in Chew Magna
What is there to see near Chew Magna?
No attraction is mapped inside Chew Magna itself. Within 5 km of it are Chew Valley Animal Park and Folly Farm.
Does Chew Magna have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Chew Magna.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chew Magna?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tintern Abbey (Cadw), 37 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Chew Magna?
Within 40 km: SS Great Britain Museum (9.4 km), Wells Cathedral (17 km), Bristol Cathedral (9.7 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (10 km).
Where are Chew Magna’s historic buildings listed?
Chew Magna has 43 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 Chew Magna 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 (12)
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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