
Close to Cotford St Luke: The Mill House and more
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Cotford St Luke’s built-up area. They include 2 museums, a garden and an attraction. The trip to Taunton Castle is 6.4 km.
Leading the list near Cotford St Luke
Alongside The Mill House you find a museum, a garden and an attraction.
MuseumThe Mill House1.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumGauge Museum Bishops Lydeard1.4 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenCooks Barton3.7 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionSheppy's Cider4.9 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Just outside town, most of the 4 sit to the north.
The dashed line is Cotford St Luke’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
The places here are 2 museums, a garden and an attraction.
Green: inside Cotford St Luke. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
These 4 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.
2 listed buildings are on Cotford St Luke’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cotford St Luke →
Further out, the best known
The 12 days out are led by Taunton Castle, 6.4 km away.
CastleTaunton Castle6.4 km southeast
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey35 km east
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle24 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House35 km east · 120K visitors a year (2011)
FortAthelney18 km east
Garden · National TrustFyne Court7.1 km northeast
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump19 km east
CastleStogursey Castle16 km north
MuseumHestercombe House7.4 km east
MuseumMuseum of Somerset6.4 km southeast
FortTaunton Stop Line14 km east
CastleHemyock Castle15 km southPlaces well known beyond Cotford St Luke (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.
Cotford St Luke: questions and answers
What is there to see near Cotford St Luke?
No attraction is mapped inside Cotford St Luke itself. Within 5 km of it are The Mill House, Gauge Museum Bishops Lydeard, Cooks Barton and Sheppy's Cider.
Does Cotford St Luke have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cotford St Luke: The Mill House and Gauge Museum Bishops Lydeard.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cotford St Luke?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dunster Castle (National Trust), 24 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Cotford St Luke?
Within 40 km: Taunton Castle (6.4 km), Glastonbury Abbey (35 km), Dunster Castle (24 km), Montacute House (35 km).
Where are Cotford St Luke’s historic buildings listed?
Cotford St Luke has 2 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 Cotford St Luke 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)
- The Mill House: Jim Woodward-Nutt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fyne Court: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hestercombe House: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Somerset: Chris Jeanes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Stop Line: Gaius Cornelius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hemyock Castle: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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