Nothing in Wookey itself: Wells Cathedral is 3.7 km away
Visitors to Wookey can choose from 3 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral. Our list finds nothing inside Wookey’s built-up area, but 8 places within 5 km of its edge. Set 7.1 km out, Glastonbury Abbey makes a day trip.
Just outside Wookey, the best known
Beyond Wells Cathedral, there are 2 museums, an attraction and a palace.
CathedralWells Cathedral2.5 km outside town, to the east
AttractionWookey Hole Caves And Mill2.1 km outside town, to the northeast
PalaceThe Bishop's Palace2.6 km outside town, to the east
MuseumWells Museum2.5 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseMilton Lodge2.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumPaper Making Museum2 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.
On the map
To the east is where most of the 8 lie.
The dashed line is Wookey’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Castles or historic places number 3, museums or galleries 3.
Green: inside Wookey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 8 on the list
You will find all 8 within 5 km of its edge.
Wookey Hole Caves And Mill
Series of limestone caverns in Somerset county, England.
The Bishop's Palace
Grade I listed house in Wells, Somerset, England, UK run by The Palace Trust.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
17 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Wookey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wookey →
Day trips from Wookey
The 12 days out are led by Glastonbury Abbey, 7.1 km away.
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey7.1 km south
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum27 km north
AttractionGough's Cave9.4 km northwest
CathedralBristol Cathedral28 km north
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House29 km south · 120K visitors a year (2011)
MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery28 km north · 451K visitors a year
MuseumThe Roman Baths30 km northeast
Historic houseLongleat House30 km east
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park28 km southeast
Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey15 km east
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower25 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle22 km eastPlaces well known beyond Wookey (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.
Wookey: questions and answers
What is there to see near Wookey?
No attraction is mapped inside Wookey itself. Within 5 km of it are Wells Cathedral, Wookey Hole Caves And Mill, The Bishop's Palace and Wells Museum.
Does Wookey have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wookey: Wells Museum, Paper Making Museum and Cave Diving Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wookey?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Montacute House (National Trust), 29 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Wookey?
Within 40 km: Glastonbury Abbey (7.1 km), SS Great Britain Museum (27 km), Gough's Cave (9.4 km), Bristol Cathedral (28 km).
Where are Wookey’s historic buildings listed?
Wookey has 17 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 Wookey 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 (17)
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wookey Hole Caves And Mill: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bishop's Palace: Original uploader was Rodw at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Lodge: Stewart Gould, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gough's Cave: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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