Places to visit around Pensford, from Folly Farm
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Pensford’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 attractions and a zoo. Make a day of it at SS Great Britain Museum, 9.8 km away.
Just outside Pensford, the best known
After Folly Farm come an attraction and a zoo.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Chew Valley Animal Park, 4.9 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Pensford’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 biggest group is other attractions, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Pensford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
3 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.
17 listed buildings are on Pensford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pensford →
Out of town
Out of town, SS Great Britain Museum (9.8 km) leads 12 names to know.
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum9.8 km northwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral9.8 km north
CathedralWells Cathedral19 km south
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery10 km northwest · 451K visitors a year
MuseumThe Roman Baths13 km east
Art galleryArnolfini9.4 km north · 398K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey28 km southwest
CathedralClifton Cathedral11 km northwest
Big drawMuseumM Shed9.3 km northwest · 596K visitors a year
ZooBristol Zoo12 km northwest
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery13 km east · 92K visitors a year
Historic houseLongleat House28 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Pensford (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 Pensford: the answers
What is there to see near Pensford?
No attraction is mapped inside Pensford itself. Within 5 km of it are Folly Farm, Horse World and Chew Valley Animal Park.
Does Pensford have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Pensford.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pensford?
None is recorded within 5 km of Pensford.
What are the best-known days out near Pensford?
Within 40 km: SS Great Britain Museum (9.8 km), Bristol Cathedral (9.8 km), Wells Cathedral (19 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (10 km).
Where are Pensford’s historic buildings listed?
Pensford has 17 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 Pensford 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)
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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