The Courts Garden: Holt’s one place to visit
One place to visit is mapped inside Holt’s built-up area, and 5 more within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 3 museums, a garden and a historic house. 2 of them are cared for by the National Trust. Travel 12 km and you reach The Roman Baths.
Holt’s big names
Then come 3 museums, a historic house and an attraction, behind The Courts Garden.
Garden · National TrustThe Courts Gardenin town
Historic house · National TrustGreat Chalfield Manor800 m outside town, to the north
MuseumTrowbridge Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBradford on Avon Museum3 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionWiltshire Music Centre3.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumIron Duke2.9 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Most of the 5 close by lie to the west.
The dashed line is Holt’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
The list holds 3 museums, a garden and a historic house.
Green: inside Holt. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (The Courts Garden and Great Chalfield Manor).
All 6 on the list
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 5 more.
Great Chalfield Manor
Grade I listed English country house in Atworth, Wiltshire, England, UK.
Trowbridge Museum
Textile industry museum in Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom.
The one inside Holt comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
46 listed buildings are on Holt’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Holt →
Names further out
Head 12 km out for The Roman Baths, the best known of 12.
MuseumThe Roman Baths12 km west
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle7.6 km southwest
Abbey or priory · National TrustLacock Abbey8.5 km northeast
CathedralWells Cathedral35 km southwest
Historic houseLongleat House20 km south
Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill11 km northwest
MuseumSS Great Britain Museum30 km west
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery11 km west · 92K visitors a year
CathedralBristol Cathedral30 km west
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds26 km north
MuseumJane Austen Centre12 km west
CastleDevizes Castle14 km eastPlaces well known beyond Holt (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 Holt
What are the main attractions in Holt?
The place to visit inside Holt’s built-up area is The Courts Garden. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Holt have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Holt: Trowbridge Museum, Bradford on Avon Museum and Iron Duke.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Holt?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Holt, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (The Courts Garden and Great Chalfield Manor).
What are the best-known days out near Holt?
Within 40 km: The Roman Baths (12 km), Farleigh Hungerford Castle (7.6 km), Lacock Abbey (8.5 km), Wells Cathedral (35 km).
Where are Holt’s historic buildings listed?
Holt has 46 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 Holt 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)
- The Courts Garden: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great Chalfield Manor: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trowbridge Museum: MuseumTrowbridge, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lacock Abbey: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Solsbury Hill: Beechenbummer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devizes Castle: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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