Wellington Arts Centre

#1929 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Museum, Performing arts

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Wellington Museum is a free museum in Wellington, Somerset, England, devoted to the modern history of Wellington, particularly those linked with the woolen industry. These focus on agriculture but also include iron founding as well as an old bank note from Fox, Fowler and Company, a private bank that was based in the town. ()

Coordinates: 50°58'29"N, 3°13'32"W

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Eight Acre LaneEnglandUnited Kingdom

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Wellington Arts Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wellington Monument, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Cothay Manor, Canonsleigh Abbey.

1.9 miS
Monuments and statues, View point, Memorial
Wellington Monument, Ringdown SSSI
48 min walk • The Wellington Monument is a 175-foot-high triangular obelisk located on a point of the Blackdown Hills, 3 km south of Wellington in the English county of Somerset. It is a grade II* listed building and is the tallest three-sided obelisk in the world.
4.9 miNE
Church
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Taunton
125 min walk • The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.5 miW
Museum, History museum
Cothay Manor
90 min walk • Cothay Manor is a grade one listed medieval house and gardens, in Stawley, near Wellington, Somerset. The manor grounds consist of almost 40 acres and include cottages, outbuildings, stables, and 12 acres of gardens.
4.8 miSW
Monastery
Canonsleigh Abbey
123 min walk • Canonsleigh Abbey was an Augustinian priory in the parish of Burlescombe, Devon.
4.8 miE
Church
Church of All Saints, Taunton
124 min walk • The Church of All Saints in Trull, Somerset, England has a tower dating from the 13th century; the rest is 15th-century. The building has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
4.3 miS
Forts and castles
Hemyock Castle, Ringdown SSSI
110 min walk • Hemyock Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle in the village of Hemyock, Devon, England. It was built by Sir William Asthorpe after 1380 to a quadrangular design.
5.1 miNE
Church
Church of All Saints
129 min walk • The Church of All Saints is an Anglican church in Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, England, which dates from the late 13th or early 14th century. It is located in the deanery of Taunton, within the diocese of Bath and Wells. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.6 miN
Church
All Saints Church
40 min walk • The 'Church of All Saints in Nynehead, Somerset, England dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
~1640 ftNW
Church
Church of St John the Baptist
8 min walk • The Church of St John the Baptist in Wellington, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. A church on the site was previously dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
3.2 miNE
Church
Holy Cross
82 min walk • The Church of the Holy Cross in Hillfarrance, Oake, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.2 miN
Church
Church of St Bartholomew
81 min walk • The Church of St Bartholomew in Oake, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.