Places to visit around Pawlett, from The Walled Gardens of Cannington
The best-known day out from Pawlett is Wells Cathedral, 26 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Pawlett’s built-up area. They include a garden and a museum.
Around Pawlett: where to begin
Following The Walled Gardens of Cannington is a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Furthest from the centre is Brick & Tile Museum, 5.2 km away.
The dashed line is Pawlett’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
The places here are a garden and a museum.
Green: inside Pawlett. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
2 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Pawlett’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pawlett →
Within a day
Wells Cathedral, at 26 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CathedralWells Cathedral26 km east
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey21 km east
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff36 km north · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle36 km north
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House33 km southeast · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle31 km west
CastleStogursey Castle9.5 km west
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump14 km southeast
AttractionGough's Cave20 km northeast
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral38 km northwest
FortAthelney15 km south
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre39 km northwest · 610K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Pawlett (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.
Common questions about Pawlett
What is there to see near Pawlett?
No attraction is mapped inside Pawlett itself. Within 5 km of it are The Walled Gardens of Cannington and Brick & Tile Museum.
Does Pawlett have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Pawlett: Brick & Tile Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pawlett?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Montacute House (National Trust), 33 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Pawlett?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (26 km), Glastonbury Abbey (21 km), National Museum Cardiff (36 km), Cardiff Castle (36 km).
Where are Pawlett’s historic buildings listed?
Pawlett has 3 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 Pawlett 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 (12)
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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