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Grand Pier Main Pavilion
Attractions in Locking

Around Locking, start with Grand Pier Main Pavilion

Locking and its surroundings hold 6 museums, 4 theme parks and 3 castles. No place to visit is mapped inside Locking’s built-up area; 18 are within 5 km of its edge. At 23 km, Wells Cathedral is worth the journey.

Photo: Grand Pier Main Pavilion, Geof Sheppard (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Locking
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
18
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Best known

Around Locking: where to begin

The rest of the best known are 3 museums and 2 castles.

Theme parkGrand Pier Main Pavilion4.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumThe Helicopter Museum500 m outside town, to the northwestCastleBanwell Castle2.5 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastle Batch2.4 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumLambretta Museum3.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumWeston Museum3.8 km outside town, to the west

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Map of the places

The map ends at Grand Pier Main Pavilion, 5.5 km out.

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The dashed line is Locking’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Grouped by kind

6 zoos, theme parks or other days out and 6 museums or galleries top the count.

Museums & galleries 6 museums0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 castles · 3 historic sites0 in town · 6 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 4 theme parks · 2 zoos0 in town · 6 nearby

Green: inside Locking. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every place to visit

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 18.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

3 listed buildings are on Locking’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Locking →

Big names nearby

Beyond Locking

The 12 days out are led by Wells Cathedral, 23 km away.

CathedralWells Cathedral23 km southeastMuseumNational Museum Cardiff25 km northwest · 373K visitors a yearCastleCardiff Castle25 km northwestAbbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey25 km southeastMuseumSS Great Britain Museum25 km northeastCathedralBristol Cathedral25 km northeastCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle35 km northwestAttractionGough's Cave12 km southeastMuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery25 km northeast · 451K visitors a yearCathedralLlandaff Cathedral28 km northwestCathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral25 km northwestBig drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre30 km northwest · 610K visitors a year

Places well known beyond Locking (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.

Places to visit in Locking: questions

What is there to see near Locking?

No attraction is mapped inside Locking itself. Within 5 km of it are Grand Pier Main Pavilion, The Helicopter Museum, Banwell Castle and Castle Batch.

Does Locking have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Locking: The Helicopter Museum, Lambretta Museum, Weston Museum and Sandford Station Railway Heritage Centre.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Locking?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 35 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Locking?

Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (23 km), National Museum Cardiff (25 km), Cardiff Castle (25 km), Glastonbury Abbey (25 km).

Where are Locking’s historic buildings listed?

Locking has 3 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 Locking 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).

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