A museum to see in Mere: Mere Museum
The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 5 others are within 5 km of its edge. There are 3 museums, a garden and a historic house to choose from. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by the National Trust. 2 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town. Further afield, Salisbury Cathedral is 33 km from the centre.
The first to see in Mere
Close behind Mere Museum are 2 museums, a garden and a historic house.
MuseumMere Museumin town
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park3.6 km outside town, to the west
Historic house · National TrustStourhead House3.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumVisit Hillbrush300 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumGillingham Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southCastleCastleMere Castle100 m 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.
On the map
The 5 outside town cluster to the west.
The dashed line is Mere’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 there is to see
3 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.
Green: inside Mere. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Stourhead Park and Stourhead House).
In Mere first, then nearby
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 5 more.
The one inside Mere comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
71 listed buildings are on Mere’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mere →
Days out
Salisbury Cathedral, at 33 km, heads the 12.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral33 km east
Historic houseLongleat House11 km north
Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower7.4 km west
CathedralWells Cathedral30 km northwest
Historic houseFonthill Abbey10 km east
Abbey or prioryGlastonbury Abbey32 km west
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle14 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle15 km northwest
MuseumThe Roman Baths33 km north
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House35 km southwest · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum11 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle25 km northPlaces well known beyond Mere (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.
Questions before you go to Mere
What are the main attractions in Mere?
The place to visit inside Mere’s built-up area is Mere Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Mere have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Mere: Mere Museum, Visit Hillbrush and Gillingham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Mere?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Mere, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Stourhead Park and Stourhead House).
What are the best-known days out near Mere?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (33 km), Longleat House (11 km), King Alfred's Tower (7.4 km), Wells Cathedral (30 km).
Where are Mere’s historic buildings listed?
Mere has 71 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 Mere 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)
- Mere Museum: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead House: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wells Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury Abbey: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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