Devizes Castle heads the list around Poulshot
Nothing on our list is inside Poulshot’s built-up area; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums, a castle and an attraction, among others. Travel 35 km and you reach Salisbury Cathedral.
The names to know near Poulshot
Alongside Devizes Castle you find 2 museums and an attraction.
CastleDevizes Castle3.2 km outside town, to the east
MuseumWiltshire Heritage Museum3.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumKennet and Avon Canal Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionPorch House2.5 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The map puts most of the 4 to the east.
The dashed line is Poulshot’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
The places here are 2 museums, a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Poulshot. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Poulshot
These 4 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings are on Poulshot’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Poulshot →
The wider area
Of the 12 day trips, Salisbury Cathedral (35 km) is the best known.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral35 km southeast
Abbey or priory · National TrustLacock Abbey9.7 km northwest
MuseumThe Roman Baths22 km west
Historic houseLongleat House23 km southwest
Abbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds27 km north
Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle17 km west
Historic houseBowood House9.9 km north
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park33 km southwest
Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill22 km west
Historic houseHighgrove House33 km north
Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery22 km west · 92K visitors a year
MuseumJane Austen Centre23 km westPlaces well known beyond Poulshot (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 Poulshot
What is there to see near Poulshot?
No attraction is mapped inside Poulshot itself. Within 5 km of it are Devizes Castle, Wiltshire Heritage Museum, Kennet and Avon Canal Museum and Porch House.
Does Poulshot have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Poulshot: Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Kennet and Avon Canal Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Poulshot?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Lacock Abbey (National Trust), 9.7 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Poulshot?
Within 40 km: Salisbury Cathedral (35 km), Lacock Abbey (9.7 km), The Roman Baths (22 km), Longleat House (23 km).
Where are Poulshot’s historic buildings listed?
Poulshot has 13 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 Poulshot 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)
- Devizes Castle: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wiltshire Heritage Museum: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kennet and Avon Canal Museum: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lacock Abbey: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bowood House: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Solsbury Hill: Beechenbummer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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