Just outside Halse: The Mill House and more
For a trip from Halse, Dunster Castle is 21 km away. There is no place to visit inside Halse’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The first to see around Halse
After The Mill House comes a museum.
MuseumThe Mill House2.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumGauge Museum Bishops Lydeard2.2 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
The farthest of them, The Mill House, is 3.1 km out.
The dashed line is Halse’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Halse. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
28 listed buildings are on Halse’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Halse →
Trips out
The pick of the 12 is Dunster Castle, 21 km off.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle21 km northwest
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey38 km east
CastleTaunton Castle9.2 km east
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House38 km east · 120K visitors a year (2011)
FortAthelney21 km east
CastleStogursey Castle16 km north
Garden · National TrustFyne Court9.1 km northeast
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump22 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey16 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes22 km southwest
CastleHemyock Castle15 km south
CastleTiverton Castle24 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Halse (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.
Visiting Halse: questions
What is there to see near Halse?
No attraction is mapped inside Halse itself. Within 5 km of it are The Mill House and Gauge Museum Bishops Lydeard.
Does Halse have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Halse: The Mill House and Gauge Museum Bishops Lydeard.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Halse?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dunster Castle (National Trust), 21 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Halse?
Within 40 km: Dunster Castle (21 km), Glastonbury Abbey (38 km), Taunton Castle (9.2 km), Montacute House (38 km).
Where are Halse’s historic buildings listed?
Halse has 28 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 Halse 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
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knightshayes: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hemyock Castle: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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