3.2 km from Williton, Cleeve Abbey leads the list
Around Williton, the places to visit include 5 museums, an abbey or priory and a castle. Nothing is mapped inside Williton’s built-up area, but 10 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by English Heritage. Beyond the town, the best known is Dunster Castle, 8.9 km off.
The best known around Williton
Following Cleeve Abbey are 2 museums, a castle and a zoo.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey2.6 km outside town, to the west
Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle2 km outside town, to the northwest
ZooTropiquaria1.5 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBakelite Museum200 m outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseOrchard Wyndham600 m outside town, to the south
MuseumWatchet Boat Museum1.5 km outside town, to the northEach 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
At 3.4 km, Torre Cider Farm is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Williton’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 they are
Museums or galleries number 5, castles or historic places 3.
Green: inside Williton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Cleeve Abbey and Daw's Castle).
Everything to see
These 10 are all within 5 km of its edge.
7Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
66 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Williton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Williton →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Top of the 12 day trips: Dunster Castle, at 8.9 km.
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle8.9 km west
MuseumNational Museum Cardiff37 km north · 373K visitors a year
CastleCardiff Castle37 km north
CathedralLlandaff Cathedral38 km north
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre36 km north · 610K visitors a year
CathedralCardiff Metropolitan Cathedral37 km north
CastleStogursey Castle13 km east
CastleStowey Castle11 km east
CastleTaunton Castle22 km southeast
CastleSt Donats Castle30 km northwest
CastleBarry Castle26 km north
Castle · CadwOld Beaupre Castle31 km northPlaces well known beyond Williton (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 Williton
What is there to see near Williton?
No attraction is mapped inside Williton itself. Within 5 km of it are Cleeve Abbey, Daw's Castle, Tropiquaria and Bakelite Museum.
Does Williton have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Williton: Bakelite Museum, Watchet Boat Museum, Watchet Museum and Washford Radio Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Williton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Williton, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Cleeve Abbey and Daw's Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Williton?
Within 40 km: Dunster Castle (8.9 km), National Museum Cardiff (37 km), Cardiff Castle (37 km), Llandaff Cathedral (38 km).
Where are Williton’s historic buildings listed?
Williton has 66 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 Williton 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 (19)
- Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tropiquaria: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bakelite Museum: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orchard Wyndham: (Lobsterthermidor 12:20, 26 August 2014 (UTC)), Public domain, 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
- Llandaff Cathedral: Bill Boaden, 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
- Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stowey Castle: Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Donats Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Castle: Cath Mudford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Beaupre Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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