The Admiral Blake Museum
Museum in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Wembdon
Photo: The Admiral Blake Museum, Rodw (CC0)Close to Wembdon: The Admiral Blake Museum and more
Nothing on our list is inside Wembdon’s built-up area; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are 3 museums and a garden to choose from. For a full day, there is Wells Cathedral, 28 km away.
In Wembdon
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known
Just outside Wembdon, the best known
Behind The Admiral Blake Museum on the list are 2 museums and a garden.
MuseumThe Admiral Blake Museum1.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumSomerset Brick and Tile Museum1.7 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenThe Walled Gardens of Cannington2.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumBrick & Tile Museum1 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.
The map
Where they are
Of the 4 nearby, most are to the east.
The dashed line is Wembdon’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
By kind
3 of the 4 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Wembdon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Full list of places
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.
7 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Wembdon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wembdon →
Big names nearby
Day trips
Wells Cathedral, 28 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralWells Cathedral28 km east
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey22 km east
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House30 km southeast · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump10 km southeast
FortAthelney11 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle30 km west
CastleStogursey Castle9.5 km northwest
CastleTaunton Castle14 km southwest
AttractionGough's Cave24 km northeast
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral40 km north
Garden · National TrustFyne Court8.4 km southwest
CastleStowey Castle9.9 km westPlaces well known beyond Wembdon (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 Wembdon
What is there to see near Wembdon?
No attraction is mapped inside Wembdon itself. Within 5 km of it are The Admiral Blake Museum, Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, The Walled Gardens of Cannington and Brick & Tile Museum.
Does Wembdon have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wembdon: The Admiral Blake Museum, Somerset Brick and Tile Museum and Brick & Tile Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wembdon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Montacute House (National Trust), 30 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Wembdon?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (28 km), Glastonbury Abbey (22 km), Montacute House (30 km), Burrow Mump (10 km).
Where are Wembdon’s historic buildings listed?
Wembdon has 7 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 Wembdon 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)
- The Admiral Blake Museum: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerset Brick and Tile Museum: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fyne Court: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowey Castle: Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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