From Dinton, 1.4 km to Philipps House
None of our places to visit is inside Dinton’s built-up area; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house, a castle and an attraction. The list includes one place cared for by the National Trust. At 13 km, Salisbury Cathedral is worth the journey.
The best known around Dinton
Then come a castle and an attraction, behind Philipps House.
Historic house · National TrustPhilipps House400 m outside town, to the westCastleCastleCompton Park House1.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionRoyal Welsh Yeomanry (Fovant Badge)2.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Furthest out is Royal Welsh Yeomanry (Fovant Badge), at 3.2 km.
The dashed line is Dinton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
2 of the 3 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Dinton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Philipps House).
Every place, in and near Dinton
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 3 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
20 listed buildings are on Dinton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dinton →
Out of town
Day trips number 12; the best known is Salisbury Cathedral, 13 km off.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral13 km east
Historic houseWilton House8.2 km east
Historic houseFonthill Abbey10 km west
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle9.5 km southwest
Historic houseLongleat House24 km northwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park25 km west
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower27 km west
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate31 km south
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum18 km southwest
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park33 km southeast · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle34 km northwest
CastleDevizes Castle30 km northPlaces well known beyond Dinton (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.
Seeing Dinton: your questions
What is there to see near Dinton?
No attraction is mapped inside Dinton itself. Within 5 km of it are Philipps House, Compton Park House and Royal Welsh Yeomanry (Fovant Badge).
Does Dinton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Dinton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Dinton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Dinton, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Philipps House).
What are the best-known days out near Dinton?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (13 km), Wilton House (8.2 km), Fonthill Abbey (10 km), Old Wardour Castle (9.5 km).
Where are Dinton’s historic buildings listed?
Dinton has 20 listed buildings, 2 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 Dinton 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 (13)
- Philipps House: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devizes Castle: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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