Best Places to Visit Near Axminster
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Axminster with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Exeter, Weymouth, Taunton) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Axminster
Where to go for a weekend trip near Axminster? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Axminster within a 50 mile radius.
City
![exeter](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/20bc5fd089205b85374d2828255cef3d.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![weymouth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/575c82ba23898e26f8e4bd7c710a866f.jpg?1605279155)
Town
![taunton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f6e77192eceb428e2345ad5e3c24e311.jpg?1610390862)
Town
![lyme regis](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7e98c9050addef81a7cbff8b8662402c.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![glastonbury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/533ad454ba35cdecf6201655dbd7f1b6.jpg?1600420926)
Town
![dorchester](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/35bc27ae0cc89c73e8f196879bbac742.jpg?1631698990)
Town
![exmouth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/5df97f75eb4583ff981b9564cbbc095f.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![yeovil](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3e35f6b3e61df2d6259cb03f95a0752e.jpg?1617613641)
Town
![bridgwater](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1710dbdaeff0b173b15953d33b95628e.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![tiverton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8b33ba858517b54dda8134d589875012.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![teignmouth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b29c506d0ebc8e39f00f491d292847ac.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![sidmouth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2b251c5b40c1c3867b0f9a269a3c15b7.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![abbotsbury](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d12fb818b6d6ae1ec46a27fcb963a36d.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![sherborne](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/205ba7cda39257c1dd520aca23eb7d6e.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![chard](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e18342f69584c43775ffe0290e63b73f.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![bridport](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/88c298803564d0d09a2791bd95897e2d.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![cullompton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/da7123e08a18f43b7aafadf63ddf1f55.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![dawlish](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fbc7e4327eefa9135359620e43993dbc.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![beer](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/07df57245a37e5b03429a55245d920ce.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![charmouth](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1c593186d514694708b64a744c3a4db1.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![budleigh salterton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4e332470ad6e7ff0cce612d14eca5e34.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![west bay](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ed79a97c62319d73789d1aac2c1c2c99.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![street](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/80a459254eaa1de7bc6f9e411bc248fd.jpg?1634107541)
Village
![ilchester](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9e7f65bbc0c77182e8061c34b18f7b8f.jpg?1582270511)
Locality
![honiton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0796a05388198eb6bed7bea140b28e66.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![ilminster](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/629f77b9d2471c8e0486f08e838261cb.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![cerne abbas](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/133496e5ff6dc55fc4998eb4b76836ad.jpg?1628763663)
Town
![langport](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/94911834a3955b5d31d6eb81b422101a.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![crewkerne](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fa8f267a6217d7c5bcecce5a932d34ec.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![uffculme](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2dca4197b70ed39adbe1ace6aa7ebf32.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![ottery st mary](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f55f41a5103a2b95513ac6cfa6d71cc6.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![branscombe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bc62ff19a3a4f3f5bb30610532309853.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![seaton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2595804033fc1ae0787f725827082447.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![south petherton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ee6d5a3130c2d987c9095ea84fe60b88.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![colyton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/442569b118a28643ccdc0ce87a6c3c32.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![chudleigh](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4a775eea27bbbfea719f87f7fe55bafa.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![beaminster](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bc7b84e45669a5d28ed97be616e6bf03.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![exminster](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e3747e0609b0186c5c9cb7f6902c7f74.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![bishops lydeard](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/a3da4ac6d44e47a4e5ddb384c47df143.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![lympstone](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d8f0eb048247cd00f76d3a2ab2011f26.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![north petherton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cf5a7c601ce84e931073182021b954a9.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![martock](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cdbc0ebfd0a3b4af56e2268447eda0ba.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![ridley bottom](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3a8ffd24794d620360614a89463916c6.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![wiveliscombe](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d45869f07cc09c7dc9a78269aa777f8d.jpg?1582270511)
Town
![chickerell](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/578e89ff3a419ab0489e63d4c1abf84f.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![catcott](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ce912f833b343d6273eaeca3d4a5bcc8.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![curry rivel](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ab34eeeb171caea03d2cea5cc200c167.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![ringdown sssi](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/79a379bff96b5e44ffd6c92c490c44ff.jpg?1582270511)
Village
![milborne port](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7c56cb36b040cddb1b65bff67062c2ec.jpg?1582270511)
National park
![shapwick moor](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/733693f5b63cdcc8f7178871f93e2b4b.jpg?1582270511)
TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Axminster
Best Day Trips from Axminster
![Royal Albert Memorial Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3081cf58779f55d2c3d324c48445e364.jpg?1590678250)
![Stourhead](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bf5cb9f502d33c6ac6fb51db14041bed.jpg?1582270511)
![Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4c5d6a724469117013031bd718ab14ff.jpg?1582270511)
![Glastonbury Tor](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/995fae0b73c8975aec2f5b298d8cb3db.jpg?1600420715)
Terraced hill with church ruins
![The Esplanade](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/f7abe32a048da3f12f77176c2ece7bed.jpg?1605278869)
![Exeter Cathedral](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/07791b305f9343c670e687c9962f6499.jpg?1605347711)
Gothic edifice with rooftop tours
![Burnham & Berrow Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/7e06b3aea5c09f8edc1a15d67f6570e6.jpg?1582270511)
![County Ground](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3d234dcbfb278639cda0ea391d3b8d5e.jpg?1582270511)
![Glastonbury Abbey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/779b647fb59de820c5389a4073064c58.jpg?1612538857)
Ruined remains of a legendary abbey
![Winspit](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/704049481516646d0af1c59f3305f337.jpg?1582270511)
![Montacute House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9e50f8fcae1a4af58c1ae3707a2904f3.jpg?1617611774)
Elizabethan country house with gardens
![Gartell Light Railway](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/425714ed46581f6fd8b339231f7c3da0.jpg?1619854636)
![Wookey Hole Caves](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/994b1dab555dd1f3d4a61cf52afdad91.jpg?1621501546)
![Nothe Fort](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/50f874db8e08744b359ca1da56466d9b.jpg?1623000263)
![Cerne Abbas Giant](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/049b0a28e1dedfb6a0a50bc41bbd4e84.jpg?1628763528)
![Dorset County Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/57c9f552a286dd3c0bac30e11c87c897.jpg?1631698744)
![Clarks Village](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/beb4518ec099a8fa3da2fa3bb8743250.jpg?1582270511)
![Lyme Regis Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b407a6112ca99e66329008e0bae423fb.jpg?1582270511)
![Quantock Lodge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cd8362956ee3549bcfe4fd36ea3dea59.jpg?1582270511)
![Sherborne Abbey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/8e2cfd8f0d73280e5a09d4ccc1d95b3c.jpg?1582270511)
![Huish Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2034ab8bdcf55bc7045491f40edf884d.jpg?1582270511)
![Sandy Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/32e29404147cbac0032df374ef78bf84.jpg?1582270511)
![Powderham Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/525a7a94631b1a5e1ed4af403cbb211c.jpg?1582270511)
![Athelhampton House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fcd8dde4ed7a7fbf2b4845a0c2bade55.jpg?1582270511)
![A La Ronde](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/cf2eb57e44a73116377c9cf3ed743e43.jpg?1582270511)
![Enmore Park Golf Club](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b7483a81b506ed4665753aa7cb7e2012.jpg?1582270511)
![Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fb939e1b788f6c36719f19b9f91e94be.jpg?1582270511)
![Tiverton Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/798a65559bf7d7762fe5ff157e582c16.jpg?1648433015)
![Glastonbury Thorn](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9b6524fb1c111f5b5ef3517cbab78ced.jpg?1648568311)
![Brean Down Fort](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d4212928e74ab823b3e8548ba6e0756e.jpg?1582270511)
![Tiverton Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/25ed7a2cd8599956727bf7153e1cf801.jpg?1582270511)
![Barrington Court](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fe47a9dda85fd94faad0d1b2890cab99.jpg?1582270511)
![Jubilee Clock](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/1a31ccfe357b748cd9e04b54b1e71c57.jpg?1641566724)
![Chew Valley Lake](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/015a1da6cb29d6905176711fbfc0f26f.jpg?1582270511)
Large man-made lake and birdwatching site
![Teignmouth Lighthouse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2bfa5ab05398c9cf20642642a3afe389.jpg?1648491637)
![Tilly Whim Caves](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bc72faee1da5fabd8bee96fa70858369.jpg?1582270511)
![Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9583c8e847c30fed28ecc9e0179efeab.jpg?1582270511)
![Forde Abbey](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0170c7da4a97f2f415545d7d53f71585.jpg?1582270511)
![Maiden Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/43b734b14f2aa14eb24418f3c149a28c.jpg?1582270511)
Ancient hillfort with trails and views
![Lytes Cary](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/d27cbf9fb3253c98b3ae17bce882495b.jpg?1582270511)
![Exeter Racecourse](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/48a2cd9f9e4ac144569137d5d6be2990.jpg?1582270511)
![Diggerland](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b0ce0bc2b3370ff837d2daf131f58232.jpg?1582270511)
![Blue Pool](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/3424e241aa8e8be6ca41df58aae9915d.jpg?1582270511)
![Burrow Mump](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/e8a5252fae50c539b4c21b180044cede.jpg?1582270511)
![St. Aldhelm's Chapel](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/fd443c650fac6721a56671824ee0691f.jpg?1582270511)
![Weymouth Old Town Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0f176bccc3812fd30bb4e6a554cf0e25.jpg?1648562267)
![Coldharbour Mill](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/31f25b2f859da1f4058bcce69d27b789.jpg?1582270511)
![Devon County War Memorial](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/58db7bd04d6159b4a21220950eb6aae9.jpg?1582270511)
![Brean Down](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/83239c1575372bf16b63d52b3a706f4e.jpg?1582270511)
![Fantasy Island Fun Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ec08e51cb3e33c73d36600a37e3fe365.jpg?1582270511)
![Hestercombe House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/56bcea5ee39d3eb3c2be872036c5f482.jpg?1582270511)
![Nunney Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/2bd6b2fbc49674cd17842b61370f11b6.jpg?1582270511)
![Weymouth Marina](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/883f4bb028757c87a5026db1894ba5de.jpg?1582270511)
![St Mary Steps](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/b26da1f5f9cb1a3e5bed8150c9cb1584.jpg?1648567515)
![Philae obelisk](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/bc4ff2da4d22cb2fd0bd506a3bccab94.jpg?1582270511)
![Sandsfoot Castle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/ae57898ee43f13598f142cc0e098ba42.jpg?1582270511)
Castle ruins with sweeping sea views
![Jurassic Skyline](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/9bcc56600b5482d74e0af0b064948606.jpg?1582270511)
![St Catherine's Chapel](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/631593fc96b6835153a92f335edb6243.jpg?1582270511)
![Killerton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/0628719c7efc152301f27ababa96cf41.jpg?1582270511)
![Chard Reservoir](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/gb/place/420/4276e4849ca0e441842641bfc4def5f4.jpg?1582270511)