Muchelney Abbey
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Somerset, England, UK.
Attractions in Drayton
Photo: Muchelney Abbey, Sarah Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)Muchelney Abbey and more near Drayton
The best-known day out from Drayton is Montacute House, 12 km away. With nothing inside Drayton’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them, 2 are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust.
In Drayton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Top of the list around Drayton
Behind Muchelney Abbey on the list is a historic house.
Historic house · English HeritageMuchelney Abbey1.9 km outside town, to the east
Historic house · National TrustPriest's House1.9 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Mapped around Drayton
The list reaches out to Priest's House, 2.3 km away.
The dashed line is Drayton’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 list by type
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Drayton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Muchelney Abbey and Priest's House).
Every place
The whole list for Drayton
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Priest's House
Grade II listed historic house museum in Muchelney, Somerset, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
24 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Drayton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Drayton →
Big names nearby
Day trips from Drayton
Worth the drive, Montacute House (12 km) is first of the 12.
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House12 km southeast · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey17 km northeast
CathedralWells Cathedral26 km northeast
FortAthelney7.1 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court6.5 km south
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump7.5 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustTreasurer's House7.6 km southeast
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park38 km east
FortTaunton Stop Line11 km west
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower36 km east
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle26 km east
CastleTaunton Castle18 km westPlaces well known beyond Drayton (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.
Asked about places to visit in Drayton
What is there to see near Drayton?
No attraction is mapped inside Drayton itself. Within 5 km of it are Muchelney Abbey and Priest's House.
Does Drayton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Drayton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Drayton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Drayton, 2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Muchelney Abbey and Priest's House).
What are the best-known days out near Drayton?
Within 40 km: Montacute House (12 km), Glastonbury Abbey (17 km), Wells Cathedral (26 km), Athelney (7.1 km).
Where are Drayton’s historic buildings listed?
Drayton has 24 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 Drayton 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)
- Muchelney Abbey: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priest's House: User:Celiakozlowski, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrington Court: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Treasurer's House: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Stop Line: Gaius Cornelius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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