Dulverton Heritage Centre is the place to visit in Dulverton
The best-known day out from Dulverton is Dunster Castle, 17 km away. We list one place to visit inside Dulverton’s built-up area and another within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum and a fort to choose from.
Must-know places in Dulverton
The list goes on from Dulverton Heritage Centre to a fort.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The map stretches to Mounsey Castle, 3.8 km away.
The dashed line is Dulverton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Between them they are a museum and a fort.
Green: inside Dulverton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Dulverton comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
27 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Dulverton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dulverton →
Further out, the best known
Most famous of the 12 is Dunster Castle, 17 km from the centre.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle17 km northeast
CathedralExeter Cathedral35 km south
Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes13 km south
CastleTiverton Castle15 km south
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum35 km south · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastleBampton Castle6.5 km southeast
CastleAffeton Castle22 km southwest
CastleBickleigh Castle21 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey18 km northeast
CastleTaunton Castle31 km east
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle21 km northeast
CastleRougemont Castle35 km southPlaces well known beyond Dulverton (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.
Common questions about Dulverton
What are the main attractions in Dulverton?
The place to visit inside Dulverton’s built-up area is Dulverton Heritage Centre. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Dulverton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Dulverton: Dulverton Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Dulverton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dunster Castle (National Trust), 17 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Dulverton?
Within 40 km: Dunster Castle (17 km), Exeter Cathedral (35 km), Knightshayes (13 km), Tiverton Castle (15 km).
Where are Dulverton’s historic buildings listed?
Dulverton has 27 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 Dulverton 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)
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Knightshayes: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bampton Castle: (Lobsterthermidor 11:57, 4 July 2014 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Affeton Castle: Tony Dunlop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rougemont Castle: Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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