Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0Trips out from Pilton
One place to visit we list is in Pilton or within 5 km of its edge: Pilton Tithe Barn. The trip to Wells Cathedral is 6.3 km. 12 places lie within 40 km, 2 cathedrals and 2 abbeys or priories among them.
Near at hand
Pilton Tithe Barn, 500 m away, is the closest.
How far each one is
Numbers 1 to 7 match the places below.
Pilton is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
There are more castles or historic places (7) than anything else, then other attractions (3).
Green: inside Pilton. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for: 3 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Stourhead Park, Montacute House, King Alfred's Tower and Nunney Castle).
Every entry
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 12 within 40 km.
Glastonbury Abbey
Former Benedictine abbey at Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
SS Great Britain Museum
1843 passenger steamship and museum in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Montacute House
Late Elizabethan mansion with garden in Montacute, South Somerset, England, UK.
Wookey Hole Caves And Mill
Series of limestone caverns in Somerset county, England.
What is in or close to Pilton comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
41 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Pilton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pilton →
A day out from Pilton
The 12 places within 40 km on our list start here.
2CathedralWells Cathedral6.3 km northwest
3Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey9.5 km west
4Historic houseLongleat House22 km east
5Garden · National TrustStourhead Park19 km east
6MuseumSS Great Britain Museum31 km north
7Historic house · National TrustMontacute House26 km south · 120K visitors a year (2011)
AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill9.1 km northwest
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower16 km east
CathedralBristol Cathedral32 km north
MuseumThe Roman Baths29 km northeast
Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey12 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle15 km eastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Wells →
Know before you go to Pilton
What are the main attractions in Pilton?
The place to visit inside Pilton’s built-up area is Pilton Tithe Barn. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Pilton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Pilton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Pilton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stourhead Park (National Trust), 19 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Pilton?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (6.3 km), Glastonbury Abbey (9.5 km), Longleat House (22 km), Stourhead Park (19 km).
Where are Pilton’s historic buildings listed?
Pilton has 41 listed buildings, 2 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 Pilton 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 (6)
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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