Badminton House, Cotswold Water Park

Name: Badminton House
Address: Cotswold Water Park, United Kingdom

#23 among attractions in Cotswold Water Park

Park, Relax in park, Vernacular architecture, Georgian architecture

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Badminton House is a large country house and Grade I Listed Building in Badminton, Gloucestershire, England, which has been the principal seat of the Dukes of Beaufort since the late 17th century. The house gives its name to the sport of badminton and is set among 52,000 acres of land. The gardens and park surrounding the house are listed at Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 427 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°32'55"N, 2°16'43"W

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Cotswold Water Park United Kingdom

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Day trips

Badminton House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Andrew's Church, Somerset Monument, Castle Combe Clock, Church of the Holy Cross.

4.4 miSE
Church, Architecture
St Andrew's Church, Cotswold Water Park
112 min walk • St Andrew's is a parish church in Castle Combe, Wiltshire built in the 13th century with additions in later centuries. It was restored due to structural concerns in the 19th century. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.5 miNW
Memorial
Somerset Monument, Cotswold Water Park
89 min walk • The Somerset Monument in Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire, England was built in 1846 to commemorate Lord Robert Edward Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building, and on the Heritage at Risk register.
4.3 miSE
Museum
Castle Combe Clock, Chippenham
111 min walk • The Castle Combe clock in St. Andrew's Church, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England was probably made in the late 15th century. It is faceless and strikes a bell in the church tower.
3.3 miNE
Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Cotswold Water Park
85 min walk • The Church of the Holy Cross is the Anglican church in the village of Sherston, Wiltshire, England. It is Norman and contains many interesting religious items, including remains of Norman wall decoration, and a crucifix donated to the church by Italian soldiers during World War II.
~1640 ftS
Church
Badminton House, Cotswold Water Park
8 min walk • St Michael and All Angels is a Grade I listed church on the estate of the Duke of Beaufort in the village of Great Badminton, Gloucestershire, England. Attached to the Duke of Beaufort's residence, Badminton House, it is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Gloucester.
3.1 miN
Church, Gothic architecture
St Arild's Church, Cotswold Water Park
80 min walk • St Arild's Church is a historic Anglican church near the village of Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire, England under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust.
3.9 miSE
Church
Grittleton Strict Baptist Chapel
100 min walk • Grittleton Strict Baptist Chapel is a Baptist chapel in The Street, Grittleton, Wiltshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, and is owned by the Historic Chapels Trust.
2.9 miNW
Valley
Upton Coombe, Lower Woods
75 min walk • Upton Coombe is a 7.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Hawkesbury Upton, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1989.
1.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bodkin Hazel Wood, Cotswold Water Park
50 min walk • Bodkin Hazel Wood is a 10.62-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, just south of the village of Hawkesbury Upton in South Gloucestershire, notified in 1974.
3.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Castle Combe Castle, Cotswold Water Park
99 min walk • Castle Combe Castle stood to the north of the village of Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. The castle was a medieval motte and bailey castle standing on a limestone spur overlooking the Bybrook River.
4.1 miSW
Church, Georgian architecture
Dodington Park, Cotswold Water Park
104 min walk • Dodington Park is a country house and estate in Dodington, South Gloucestershire, England. The house was built by James Wyatt for Christopher Bethell Codrington.