Castle Batch leads what is near West Wick
West Wick and its surroundings hold 5 museums, 3 castles and 3 historic sites. With nothing inside West Wick’s built-up area, the list has 15 places within 5 km of its edge. The best-known trip out is to Wells Cathedral, 24 km away.
The names to know near West Wick
Next to Castle Batch, the best known are 3 museums, a castle and a zoo.
CastleCastle Batch1.7 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleBanwell Castle3.8 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe Helicopter Museum2.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumLambretta Museum4.5 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWeston Museum4.6 km outside town, to the westZooZooPuxton Park1.9 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
Furthest from the centre is Goldengate Amusements, 5.4 km away.
The dashed line is West Wick’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 you can see
There are more castles or historic places (6) than anything else, then museums or galleries (5).
Green: inside West Wick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
These 15 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Further afield
Day trips number 12; the best known is Wells Cathedral, 24 km off.
CathedralWells Cathedral24 km southeast
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff24 km northwest · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle24 km northwest
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum23 km northeast
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey26 km southeast
CathedralBristol Cathedral24 km northeastCastleCastle · CadwCaerphilly Castle33 km northwest
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery24 km northeast · 451K visitors a year
AttractionGough's Cave12 km southeast
Theme parkGrand Pier Main Pavilion5.8 km west
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral27 km northwest
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral24 km northwestPlaces well known beyond West Wick (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.
West Wick, answered
What is there to see near West Wick?
No attraction is mapped inside West Wick itself. Within 5 km of it are Castle Batch, Banwell Castle, The Helicopter Museum and Lambretta Museum.
Does West Wick have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of West Wick: The Helicopter Museum, Lambretta Museum, Weston Museum and Sandford Station Railway Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near West Wick?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Caerphilly Castle (Cadw), 33 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near West Wick?
Within 40 km: Wells Cathedral (24 km), National Museum Cardiff (24 km), Cardiff Castle (24 km), SS Great Britain Museum (23 km).
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 Wick 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 (15)
- Castle Batch: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Banwell Castle: This file was derived from: Banwell Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1126175.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Helicopter Museum: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weston Museum: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum Cardiff: Ham II, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Castle: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grand Pier Main Pavilion: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral: Ham II, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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