Near Minety: Cotswold Lakes and other places to visit
What there is to see lies just outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge. There are 3 attractions and a water park to choose from. At 10 km, Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds is worth the journey.
The names to know near Minety
Following Cotswold Lakes are 2 attractions and a water park.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The map shows most of the 4 nearby to the north.
The dashed line is Minety’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
3 of the 4 are other attractions, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Minety. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
Here are the 4 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Minety’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Minety →
Out of town
Start with Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds, 10 km off, the best known of 12.
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds10 km west
CathedralGloucester Cathedral34 km northwest
Historic houseHighgrove House15 km west
Historic houseGatcombe Park17 km northwest
MuseumThe Roman Baths38 km southwest
Abbey or priory · National TrustLacock Abbey25 km southwest
MuseumSTEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway13 km southeast
Historic houseBadminton House23 km west
GardenWestonbirt Arboretum18 km west
CastleBerkeley Castle35 km west
CastleDevizes Castle29 km south
CastleSudeley Castle37 km northPlaces well known beyond Minety (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.
Asked about places to visit in Minety
What is there to see near Minety?
No attraction is mapped inside Minety itself. Within 5 km of it are Cotswold Lakes, Cotswold Sculpture Park, Aquaventure and Cotswolds Water Park.
Does Minety have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Minety.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Minety?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Lacock Abbey (National Trust), 25 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Minety?
Within 40 km: Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds (10 km), Gloucester Cathedral (34 km), Highgrove House (15 km), Gatcombe Park (17 km).
Where are Minety’s historic buildings listed?
Minety has 1 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 Minety 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 (12)
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gatcombe Park: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lacock Abbey: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Badminton House: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westonbirt Arboretum: Photo taken by and copyright Stuz., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devizes Castle: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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