Around West Quantoxhead, Daw's Castle leads the list
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 5 of its 9. None of them is inside West Quantoxhead itself. One of them is cared for by English Heritage. Set 12 km out, Dunster Castle makes a day trip.
Where to start near West Quantoxhead
The list goes on from Daw's Castle to 3 museums, a zoo and a historic house.
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle4.2 km outside town, to the west
ZooTropiquaria4.6 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseOrchard Wyndham3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumBakelite Museum3.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWatchet Boat Museum3.4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWatchet Museum3.5 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.
Plotted on the map
The map shows most of the 9 nearby to the west.
The dashed line is West Quantoxhead’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 is on offer
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (5), then castles or historic places (3).
Green: inside West Quantoxhead. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Daw's Castle).
Place by place
9 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on West Quantoxhead’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in West Quantoxhead →
Trips out
The pick of the 12 is Dunster Castle, 12 km off.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle12 km west
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff36 km north · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle36 km north
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey39 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey6.3 km west
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral37 km north
CastleStogursey Castle9.4 km east
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre36 km north · 610K visitors a year
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral36 km north
CastleStowey Castle8.1 km east
CastleTaunton Castle21 km southeast
FortAthelney27 km southeastPlaces well known beyond West Quantoxhead (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 West Quantoxhead
What is there to see near West Quantoxhead?
No attraction is mapped inside West Quantoxhead itself. Within 5 km of it are Daw's Castle, Tropiquaria, Orchard Wyndham and Bakelite Museum.
Does West Quantoxhead have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of West Quantoxhead: Bakelite Museum, Watchet Boat Museum, Watchet Museum and Washford Radio Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near West Quantoxhead?
Yes. In or within 5 km of West Quantoxhead, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Daw's Castle).
What are the best-known days out near West Quantoxhead?
Within 40 km: Dunster Castle (12 km), National Museum Cardiff (36 km), Cardiff Castle (36 km), Glastonbury Abbey (39 km).
Where are West Quantoxhead’s historic buildings listed?
West Quantoxhead has 3 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 West Quantoxhead 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 (18)
- Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tropiquaria: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orchard Wyndham: (Lobsterthermidor 12:20, 26 August 2014 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bakelite Museum: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watchet Boat Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Watchet Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowey Castle: Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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