From Wellow, 5.3 km to Prior Park
The Roman Baths, 6.6 km from Wellow, is the best-known trip nearby. Nothing on our list is inside Wellow’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a garden and a museum. Among them, one is cared for by the National Trust.
The first to see around Wellow
The list goes on from Prior Park to a museum.
Garden · National TrustPrior Park4.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumMuseum of Bath Stone3.9 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The farthest of them, Prior Park, is 5.3 km out.
The dashed line is Wellow’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The list holds a garden and a museum.
Green: inside Wellow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Prior Park).
Each place in turn
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
51 listed buildings are on Wellow’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wellow →
Out of town
Allow a day for The Roman Baths, 6.6 km away, the pick of 12.
MuseumThe Roman Baths6.6 km north
CathedralWells Cathedral23 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle6.1 km east
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum22 km northwest
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery6.7 km north · 92K visitors a year
Historic houseLongleat House17 km southeast
CathedralBristol Cathedral21 km northwest
MuseumJane Austen Centre6.9 km north
Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill10 km north
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery22 km northwest · 451K visitors a year
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey31 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle13 km southPlaces well known beyond Wellow (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.
Your questions on Wellow
What is there to see near Wellow?
No attraction is mapped inside Wellow itself. Within 5 km of it are Prior Park and Museum of Bath Stone.
Does Wellow have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Wellow: Museum of Bath Stone.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wellow?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Wellow, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Prior Park).
What are the best-known days out near Wellow?
Within 40 km: The Roman Baths (6.6 km), Wells Cathedral (23 km), Farleigh Hungerford Castle (6.1 km), SS Great Britain Museum (22 km).
Where are Wellow’s historic buildings listed?
Wellow has 51 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 Wellow 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)
- Prior Park: Infilms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Solsbury Hill: Beechenbummer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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