A day out from Kilve: Stogursey Castle, 5.4 km away
Nothing is mapped inside Kilve’s built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 castles and a museum. If you have a day, head to Dunster Castle, 16 km away.
Just outside Kilve, the best known
Close behind Stogursey Castle are 2 castles and a museum.
CastleStogursey Castle4.9 km outside town, to the east
CastleStowey Castle4.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumNether Stowey Library4.7 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleCourt House1 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
Most of the 4 close by lie to the southeast.
The dashed line is Kilve’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 list by type
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 4.
Green: inside Kilve. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
The list runs to 4 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Kilve’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kilve →
Trips out
Most famous of the 12 is Dunster Castle, 16 km from the centre.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle16 km west
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff34 km north · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle34 km north
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey35 km east
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral35 km north
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre34 km north · 610K visitors a year
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral34 km north
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle8.7 km west
Castle · CadwCastell Coch40 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey10 km west
CastleTaunton Castle20 km southeast
AttractionGough's Cave34 km eastPlaces well known beyond Kilve (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.
Before a day out in Kilve
What is there to see near Kilve?
No attraction is mapped inside Kilve itself. Within 5 km of it are Stogursey Castle, Stowey Castle, Nether Stowey Library and Court House.
Does Kilve have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kilve: Nether Stowey Library.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kilve?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dunster Castle (National Trust), 16 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Kilve?
Within 40 km: Dunster Castle (16 km), National Museum Cardiff (34 km), Cardiff Castle (34 km), Glastonbury Abbey (35 km).
Where are Kilve’s historic buildings listed?
Kilve has 13 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 Kilve 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)
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowey Castle: Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coch: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.