Murtry Aqueduct

#919 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Murtry Aqueduct is a three-arched aqueduct that was intended to carry the Dorset and Somerset Canal over the Mells River, near Frome in Somerset, England. It is a grade II listed building. ()

Coordinates: 51°14'48"N, 2°20'31"W

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Murtry Aqueduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St John the Baptist, Frome Museum, Rook Lane Chapel, Orchardleigh House.

1.5 miSE
Church
Church of St John the Baptist, Frome
38 min walk • The Church of St John the Baptist, Frome is a parish church in the Church of England located in Frome within the English county of Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.4 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Frome Museum, Frome
36 min walk • Frome Heritage Museum in Frome, Somerset, England houses a collection of local history and has a particularly important collection of artefacts from the bronze foundry of J.W.Singer.
1.4 miSE
Art gallery, Church, Theater
Rook Lane Chapel, Frome
37 min walk • Rook Lane Chapel was a place of worship, and is now an arts centre, in Frome, Somerset, England. Built in 1707 by James Pope the chapel was the place of worship for nonconformists. In 1717 there were a thousand ‘hearers’ in the congregation.
1.3 miNE
Park
Orchardleigh House, Frome
34 min walk • Orchardleigh is a country estate in Somerset, approximately two miles north of Frome, and on the southern edge of the village of Lullington. The privately held estate comprises a Victorian country house, the Orchardleigh Lake with its island church, and an 18-hole golf course.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Orchardleigh Lake
31 min walk • Orchardleigh Lake is an 11.23-hectare artificial lake in the grounds of the Orchardleigh Estate, just north of Frome, Somerset, England. It was formed by damming a tributary of the River Frome. Today, the lake is used for angling and birdwatching.
1.4 miSE
51°13'58"N • 2°19'12"W
Black Swan Arts, Frome
35 min walk • Paint and pottery studios, Art gallery, Cafe
1.3 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Frome Cobble Wobble, Frome
35 min walk • The Frome Cobble Wobble, established in 2009, is an individually timed bicycle hill climb sprint in Frome, Somerset, England. It was first organised by the local community and Councillor Alvin Horsfall to celebrate the stage 5 of the 2009 Tour of Britain, which started in Frome.