Near Felton: North Somerset Showground and other places to visit
From Felton, the big name within reach is SS Great Britain Museum, 8.7 km away. With nothing inside Felton’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in an attraction and a zoo.
Just outside Felton, the best known
Once you have seen North Somerset Showground, try a zoo.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Chew Valley Animal Park marks the outer edge, 5.1 km away.
The dashed line is Felton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
The places here are an attraction and a zoo.
Green: inside Felton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Felton
Look within 5 km of its edge for both places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Felton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Felton →
A drive away
Best known of the 12 within reach is SS Great Britain Museum, at 8.7 km.
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum8.7 km northeast
CathedralBristol Cathedral9.2 km northeast
CathedralWells Cathedral20 km south
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery9.5 km northeast · 451K visitors a year
Art galleryArnolfini9.2 km northeast · 398K visitors a year
CathedralClifton Cathedral9.3 km northeast
ZooBristol Zoo9.5 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey27 km south
Big drawMuseumM Shed9 km northeast · 596K visitors a year
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff36 km west · 373K visitors a year
MuseumThe Roman Baths23 km east
CastleCardiff Castle36 km westPlaces well known beyond Felton (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.
Questions about Felton’s attractions
What is there to see near Felton?
No attraction is mapped inside Felton itself. Within 5 km of it are North Somerset Showground and Chew Valley Animal Park.
Does Felton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Felton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Felton?
None is recorded within 5 km of Felton.
What are the best-known days out near Felton?
Within 40 km: SS Great Britain Museum (8.7 km), Bristol Cathedral (9.2 km), Wells Cathedral (20 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (9.5 km).
Where are Felton’s historic buildings listed?
Felton has 8 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 Felton 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)
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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