Trips from Kingsdon, starting with Lytes Cary
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Kingsdon’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 3 museums and a historic house. Here, one place is kept up by the National Trust. Glastonbury Abbey lies 13 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Just outside Kingsdon, the best known
Close behind Lytes Cary are 3 museums.
Historic house · National TrustLytes Cary1.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumFleet Air Arm Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumIlchester Museum3.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCobham Hall3.8 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The map shows most of the 4 nearby to the southeast.
The dashed line is Kingsdon’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 types of place
Museums or galleries lead the count with 3 of 4.
Green: inside Kingsdon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Lytes Cary).
Everything on the list
Here are the 4 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Kingsdon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kingsdon →
Further away
The 12 days out are led by Glastonbury Abbey, 13 km away.
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey13 km north
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House9.2 km south · 120K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralWells Cathedral20 km north
FortCadbury Castle11 km east
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park27 km east
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle16 km southeast
Historic houseLongleat House34 km northeast
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower24 km east
Historic house · English HeritageMuchelney Abbey9 km west
Historic house · National TrustTreasurer's House9.2 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court14 km southwest
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump16 km westPlaces well known beyond Kingsdon (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 Kingsdon: the answers
What is there to see near Kingsdon?
No attraction is mapped inside Kingsdon itself. Within 5 km of it are Lytes Cary, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Ilchester Museum and Cobham Hall.
Does Kingsdon have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kingsdon: Fleet Air Arm Museum, Ilchester Museum and Cobham Hall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kingsdon?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Kingsdon, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Lytes Cary).
What are the best-known days out near Kingsdon?
Within 40 km: Glastonbury Abbey (13 km), Montacute House (9.2 km), Wells Cathedral (20 km), Cadbury Castle (11 km).
Where are Kingsdon’s historic buildings listed?
Kingsdon has 15 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 Kingsdon 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 (15)
- Lytes Cary: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fleet Air Arm Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ilchester Museum: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadbury Castle: Joe D, modified by JimChampion, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muchelney Abbey: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Treasurer's House: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrington Court: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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