Midsomer Norton

Worth seeing in and around Midsomer Norton

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Downside Abbey

   Downside Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in England and the senior community of the English Benedictine Congregation. Until 2019, the community had close links with Downside School, for the education of children aged 11 to 18.

   3.4 km · Benedictine monastery in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Margaret's Church, Babington

   The Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Babington House in Babington, Somerset, England. The church is owned and operated by the St Margaret's, Babington, Charitable Trust, which is completely independent of the management of Babington House.

   5 km · church in Babington, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St John the Baptist

   The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist in Chilcompton, within the English county of Somerset, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   2.4 km · church in Chilcompton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Vigor, Stratton-on-the-Fosse

   The Anglican Church of St Vigor in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Saint Vigor was a French bishop and Christian missionary.

   3.3 km · church in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Emborough

   The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Emborough, Somerset, England is medieval in origin but underwent extensive renovation in the 18th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

   5.7 km · church in Emborough, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ston Easton

   The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin in Ston Easton, Somerset, England, is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 11th century, with a 15th-century embattled 3-stage west tower. The most striking interior feature is the Norman chancel arch, with semi-circular head and colonettes.

   4.1 km · church in Ston Easton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kilmersdon

   The Anglican Church of St Peter and St Paul in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England, dates back to the Norman period, though much of the current structure was built during the 15th and 16th centuries and restored in the Victorian era. It is a Grade I listed building.

   3.5 km · church in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of the Holy Trinity, Paulton

   The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity in Paulton, Somerset, England, was founded in 1235 and is a Grade II* listed building. It was built on the site of an earlier church.

   3 km · church in Paulton, Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Peter's Church, Camerton Park

   The Church of St Peter at Camerton Park in Camerton, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. From 1800 to 1839 the vicar was the archaeologist John Skinner.

   4.1 km · church in Camerton, Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Babington House

    Babington House is a Grade II* listed manor house, located in the village of Babington, between Radstock and Frome, in the county of Somerset, England. Converted to a private members' club and hotel by Nick Jones, it is currently owned by Soho House Ltd.

    4.9 km · Grade II* listed country house in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Midsomer Norton

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 20 km · Cardiff (CWL), 61 km · Birmingham (BHX), 139 km

Stations

Chilcompton railway station, 3.3 km · Shoscombe and Single Hill Halt railway station, 5.9 km · Radstock North railway station, 2.6 km · Camerton railway station, 4.2 km

• Cardiff → Midsomer Norton

  53 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · £8–11
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• London → Midsomer Norton

  166 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · £18–24
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Midsomer Norton

  139 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · £15–20
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