What to see in Porlock, from Dovery Manor Museum on
4 of the 6 places to visit in and around Porlock are museums or galleries. We list 3 places to visit inside Porlock’s built-up area and 3 within 5 km of its edge. Walking distance covers 3 of them, all within 1 km of the middle. Further afield, Dunster Castle is 11 km from the centre.
Highlights of Porlock
The list goes on from Dovery Manor Museum to 2 museums, an art gallery and a historic house.
MuseumDovery Manor Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryMelody Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseumThe Oilyin town
Historic houseHolnicote Estate1.6 km outside town, to the east
MuseumWest Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School1 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionPack Horse Bridge1 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.
Where things are
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the east.
The dashed line is Porlock’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 4 of the 6.
Green: inside Porlock. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
In town there are 3, and the list adds 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Porlock come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings are on Porlock’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Porlock →
Further out, the best known
Allow a day for Dunster Castle, 11 km away, the pick of 12.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle11 km east
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre38 km northeast · 610K visitors a year
Castle · CadwOgmore Castle30 km north
CastleSt Donats Castle22 km north
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd33 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Coety35 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey17 km east
Castle · CadwOld Beaupre Castle28 km northeast
CastleCandleston Castle31 km north
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle18 km east
CastleKenfig Castle37 km north
Castle · CadwSt Quintin's Castle29 km northPlaces well known beyond Porlock (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 Porlock
What are the main attractions in Porlock?
The best known inside Porlock’s built-up area are Dovery Manor Museum, Melody Art Gallery and The Oily. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Porlock have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Porlock: Dovery Manor Museum, Melody Art Gallery, The Oily and West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Porlock?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dunster Castle (National Trust), 11 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Porlock?
Within 40 km: Dunster Castle (11 km), St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (38 km), Ogmore Castle (30 km), St Donats Castle (22 km).
Where are Porlock’s historic buildings listed?
Porlock has 13 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 Porlock 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 (15)
- Dovery Manor Museum: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holnicote Estate: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Donats Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Beaupre Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Candleston Castle: Thruxton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenfig Castle: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Quintin's Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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