What to see from Queen Camel: Cadbury Castle first
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Queen Camel’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. There are 3 museums and a fort to choose from. Travel 22 km and you reach Wells Cathedral.
The names to know near Queen Camel
Following Cadbury Castle are 3 museums.
FortCadbury Castle2.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumFleet Air Arm Museum3.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumHaynes International Motor Museum2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumCobham Hall3.6 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Leave town to the west for most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Queen Camel’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
Most common are museums or galleries: 3 of 4.
Green: inside Queen Camel. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
The list runs to 4 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
36 listed buildings are on Queen Camel’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Queen Camel →
A drive away
Wells Cathedral (22 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralWells Cathedral22 km north
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House12 km southwest · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey17 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle10 km southeast
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park20 km northeast
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower18 km northeast
Historic houseLongleat House28 km northeast
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle37 km south
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle25 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustLytes Cary6.4 km west
AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill24 km north
Historic houseFonthill Abbey33 km eastPlaces well known beyond Queen Camel (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.
Practical questions about Queen Camel
What is there to see near Queen Camel?
No attraction is mapped inside Queen Camel itself. Within 5 km of it are Cadbury Castle, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Haynes International Motor Museum and Cobham Hall.
Does Queen Camel have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Queen Camel: Fleet Air Arm Museum, Haynes International Motor Museum and Cobham Hall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Queen Camel?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Montacute House (National Trust), 12 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Queen Camel?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (22 km), Montacute House (12 km), Glastonbury Abbey (17 km), Sherborne Castle (10 km).
Where are Queen Camel’s historic buildings listed?
Queen Camel has 36 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 Queen Camel 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)
- Cadbury Castle: Joe D, modified by JimChampion, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fleet Air Arm Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haynes International Motor Museum: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lytes Cary: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wookey Hole Caves And Mill: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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