Philipps House and more near Fovant
There is no place to visit inside Fovant’s built-up area; there are 3 within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a historic house, a castle and an attraction. Here, one place is kept up by the National Trust. Day-trippers head 14 km out to Salisbury Cathedral.
Top of the list around Fovant
Alongside Philipps House you find a castle and an attraction.
Historic house · National TrustPhilipps House2.3 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleCompton Park House2.6 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionRoyal Welsh Yeomanry (Fovant Badge)800 m outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Fovant, mapped
The map shows most of the 3 nearby to the east.
The dashed line is Fovant’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Fovant. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Philipps House).
Every entry
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
23 listed buildings are on Fovant’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fovant →
Trips out
Most famous of the 12 is Salisbury Cathedral, 14 km from the centre.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral14 km east
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle6.7 km southwest
Historic houseFonthill Abbey8.4 km west
Historic houseWilton House10 km east
Historic houseLongleat House24 km northwest
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park23 km west
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower26 km west
Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate28 km south
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum15 km southwest
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park34 km east · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle31 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle35 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Fovant (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.
What visitors ask about Fovant
What is there to see near Fovant?
No attraction is mapped inside Fovant itself. Within 5 km of it are Philipps House, Compton Park House and Royal Welsh Yeomanry (Fovant Badge).
Does Fovant have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Fovant.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fovant?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Fovant, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Philipps House).
What are the best-known days out near Fovant?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (14 km), Old Wardour Castle (6.7 km), Fonthill Abbey (8.4 km), Wilton House (10 km).
Where are Fovant’s historic buildings listed?
Fovant has 23 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 Fovant 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
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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