Places to visit around Croscombe, from Wells Cathedral
Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 3 of 5. All of them lie outside Croscombe. Day-trippers head 11 km out to Glastonbury Abbey.
The first to see around Croscombe
Then come a palace, a museum and a historic house, behind Wells Cathedral.
CathedralWells Cathedral3.6 km outside town, to the west
PalaceThe Bishop's Palace3.5 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWells Museum3.7 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseMilton Lodge4.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionPilton Tithe Barn3.3 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 find them
Head to the west for most of the 5 on the list.
The dashed line is Croscombe’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 kinds on offer
Most common are castles or historic places: 3 of 5.
Green: inside Croscombe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
50 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Croscombe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Croscombe →
Trips out
Day trips number 12; the best known is Glastonbury Abbey, 11 km off.
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey11 km southwest
AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill6.8 km northwest
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum28 km north
Historic houseLongleat House22 km east
CathedralBristol Cathedral28 km north
Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey9.2 km northeast
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park21 km southeast
MuseumThe Roman Baths26 km northeast
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower18 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House29 km south · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle15 km east
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery29 km north · 451K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Croscombe (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.
Know before you go to Croscombe
What is there to see near Croscombe?
No attraction is mapped inside Croscombe itself. Within 5 km of it are Wells Cathedral, The Bishop's Palace, Wells Museum and Milton Lodge.
Does Croscombe have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Croscombe: Wells Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Croscombe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stourhead Park (National Trust), 21 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Croscombe?
Within 40 km: Glastonbury Abbey (11 km), Wookey Hole Caves And Mill (6.8 km), SS Great Britain Museum (28 km), Longleat House (22 km).
Where are Croscombe’s historic buildings listed?
Croscombe has 50 listed buildings, 2 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 Croscombe 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 (16)
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bishop's Palace: Original uploader was Rodw at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Lodge: Stewart Gould, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wookey Hole Caves And Mill: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, 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
- 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
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