Close to Stogumber: Orchard Wyndham and more
The best-known day out from Stogumber is Dunster Castle, 12 km away. No place to visit is mapped inside Stogumber’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a historic house and a museum, among others.
Top of the list around Stogumber
Second to Orchard Wyndham is a museum.
Historic houseOrchard Wyndham3.3 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumBakelite Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
The map ends at Bakelite Museum, 4.3 km out.
The dashed line is Stogumber’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Between them they are a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Stogumber. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Both on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
37 listed buildings are on Stogumber’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stogumber →
Within a day
Day trips number 12; the best known is Dunster Castle, 12 km off.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle12 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey6.2 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle7.1 km northwest
CastleStogursey Castle12 km northeast
CastleTaunton Castle18 km southeast
CastleStowey Castle9.1 km east
ZooTropiquaria5.6 km northwest
FortAthelney26 km east
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump27 km east
Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes26 km southwest
Garden · National TrustFyne Court13 km east
CastleTiverton Castle28 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Stogumber (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 Stogumber: the answers
What is there to see near Stogumber?
No attraction is mapped inside Stogumber itself. Within 5 km of it are Orchard Wyndham and Bakelite Museum.
Does Stogumber have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Stogumber: Bakelite Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stogumber?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dunster Castle (National Trust), 12 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Stogumber?
Within 40 km: Dunster Castle (12 km), Cleeve Abbey (6.2 km), Daw's Castle (7.1 km), Stogursey Castle (12 km).
Where are Stogumber’s historic buildings listed?
Stogumber has 37 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 Stogumber 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 (14)
- Orchard Wyndham: (Lobsterthermidor 12:20, 26 August 2014 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bakelite Museum: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowey Castle: Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tropiquaria: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knightshayes: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fyne Court: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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