Near Paulton: Downside Abbey and other places to visit
A day out from Paulton leads to Wells Cathedral, 15 km away. With nothing inside Paulton’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for an abbey or priory and a museum.
Where to start near Paulton
After Downside Abbey, look out for a museum.
Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey4.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumRadstock Museum3.1 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
The map stretches to Downside Abbey, 5.8 km away.
The dashed line is Paulton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Between them they are an abbey or priory and a museum.
Green: inside Paulton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Both on the list
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings are on Paulton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Paulton →
Beyond Paulton
Wells Cathedral, at 15 km, heads the 12.
CathedralWells Cathedral15 km southwest
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum17 km northwest
MuseumThe Roman Baths13 km northeast
CathedralBristol Cathedral17 km northwest
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey23 km southwest
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery18 km northwest · 451K visitors a year
Historic houseLongleat House21 km southeast
Art galleryArnolfini17 km north · 398K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle15 km east
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle14 km southeast
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery13 km northeast · 92K visitors a year
MuseumJane Austen Centre13 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Paulton (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.
Questions about Paulton’s attractions
What is there to see near Paulton?
No attraction is mapped inside Paulton itself. Within 5 km of it are Downside Abbey and Radstock Museum.
Does Paulton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Paulton: Radstock Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Paulton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Farleigh Hungerford Castle (English Heritage), 15 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Paulton?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (15 km), SS Great Britain Museum (17 km), The Roman Baths (13 km), Bristol Cathedral (17 km).
Where are Paulton’s historic buildings listed?
Paulton has 18 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 Paulton 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)
- Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Radstock Museum: Wayland Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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