Around Chilcompton, Downside Abbey leads the list
A day out from Chilcompton leads to Wells Cathedral, 11 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Chilcompton’s built-up area. There are an abbey or priory and a museum to choose from.
Leading the list near Chilcompton
Behind Downside Abbey on the list is a museum.
Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey500 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumRadstock Museum4.5 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Out at 5.2 km is Radstock Museum, the farthest.
The dashed line is Chilcompton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
It comes down to an abbey or priory and a museum.
Green: inside Chilcompton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings are on Chilcompton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chilcompton →
Within a day
Day trips number 12; the best known is Wells Cathedral, 11 km off.
CathedralWells Cathedral11 km southwest
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey20 km southwest
MuseumThe Roman Baths17 km northeast
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum22 km north
CathedralBristol Cathedral22 km north
Historic houseLongleat House18 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle11 km southeast
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery23 km north · 451K visitors a year
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park21 km southeast
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower19 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle16 km east
AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill12 km westPlaces well known beyond Chilcompton (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 Chilcompton: questions
What is there to see near Chilcompton?
No attraction is mapped inside Chilcompton itself. Within 5 km of it are Downside Abbey and Radstock Museum.
Does Chilcompton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Chilcompton: Radstock Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chilcompton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Nunney Castle (English Heritage), 11 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Chilcompton?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (11 km), Glastonbury Abbey (20 km), The Roman Baths (17 km), SS Great Britain Museum (22 km).
Where are Chilcompton’s historic buildings listed?
Chilcompton has 18 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 Chilcompton 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)
- Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Radstock Museum: Wayland Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wookey Hole Caves And Mill: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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