Places to visit near Stoke St Michael: Downside Abbey & more
Our list finds nothing inside Stoke St Michael’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. They include an abbey or priory, a heritage railway and a museum. Wells Cathedral lies 11 km out, the pick for a day trip.
The best known around Stoke St Michael
The rest of the best known are a heritage railway and a museum.
Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey3.4 km outside town, to the northHeritage railwayHeritage railwayEast Somerset Railway3.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCollonade3.2 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 farthest of them, East Somerset Railway, is 4 km out.
The dashed line is Stoke St Michael’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
The list holds an abbey or priory, a heritage railway and a museum.
Green: inside Stoke St Michael. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
These 3 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings are on Stoke St Michael’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stoke St Michael →
Big names nearby
First of the 12 big names within reach is Wells Cathedral, 11 km away.
CathedralWells Cathedral11 km west
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey18 km southwest
Historic houseLongleat House15 km east
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle7.5 km east
MuseumThe Roman Baths20 km northeast
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park17 km southeast
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum27 km north
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower14 km southeast
CathedralBristol Cathedral27 km north
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery27 km north · 451K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle17 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House34 km southwest · 120K visitors a year (2011)Places well known beyond Stoke St Michael (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.
Questions before you go to Stoke St Michael
What is there to see near Stoke St Michael?
No attraction is mapped inside Stoke St Michael itself. Within 5 km of it are Downside Abbey, East Somerset Railway and Collonade.
Does Stoke St Michael have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Stoke St Michael: Collonade.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stoke St Michael?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Nunney Castle (English Heritage), 7.5 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Stoke St Michael?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (11 km), Glastonbury Abbey (18 km), Longleat House (15 km), Nunney Castle (7.5 km).
Where are Stoke St Michael’s historic buildings listed?
Stoke St Michael has 12 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 Stoke St Michael 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 (13)
- Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, 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
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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