Muchelney Abbey
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Somerset, England, UK.
Attractions in Long Sutton
Photo: Muchelney Abbey, Sarah Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)Places to visit around Long Sutton, from Muchelney Abbey
The best-known day out from Long Sutton is Montacute House, 8.8 km away. There is no place to visit inside Long Sutton’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. 2 of them are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust.
In Long Sutton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Top of the list around Long Sutton
Behind Muchelney Abbey on the list is a historic house.
Historic house · English HeritageMuchelney Abbey3.1 km outside town, to the west
Historic house · National TrustPriest's House3 km outside town, to the westEach 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
How they lie
The list reaches out to Muchelney Abbey, 4 km away.
The dashed line is Long Sutton’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
What is on offer
Both are castles or historic places.
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Long Sutton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Muchelney Abbey and Priest's House).
Every place
All of it
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Priest's House
Grade II listed historic house museum in Muchelney, Somerset, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
37 listed buildings are on Long Sutton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Long Sutton →
Big names nearby
Beyond the town
Worth the drive, Montacute House (8.8 km) is first of the 12.
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House8.8 km south · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey14 km north
CathedralWells Cathedral22 km north
Historic house · National TrustTreasurer's House6.3 km south
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court10 km southwest
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump12 km northwest
FortAthelney12 km west
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park32 km east
FortCadbury Castle16 km east
Historic houseLongleat House38 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle20 km southeast
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower29 km eastPlaces well known beyond Long Sutton (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.
Asked about places to visit in Long Sutton
What is there to see near Long Sutton?
No attraction is mapped inside Long Sutton itself. Within 5 km of it are Muchelney Abbey and Priest's House.
Does Long Sutton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Long Sutton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Long Sutton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Long Sutton, 2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Muchelney Abbey and Priest's House).
What are the best-known days out near Long Sutton?
Within 40 km: Montacute House (8.8 km), Glastonbury Abbey (14 km), Wells Cathedral (22 km), Treasurer's House (6.3 km).
Where are Long Sutton’s historic buildings listed?
Long Sutton has 37 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 Long Sutton 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)
- Muchelney Abbey: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Priest's House: User:Celiakozlowski, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadbury Castle: Joe D, modified by JimChampion, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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