Shepton Mallet

Worth seeing in and around Shepton Mallet

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
   Church of St James, Ashwick

   The Church of St James in Ashwick, Somerset, England, is a church dating from 1881. It is a Grade I listed building, adjacent to Ashwick Court.

   4.9 km · church in Ashwick, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of St Aldhelm, Doulting

   The Church of St Aldhelm in Doulting, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century. It is a Grade I listed building.

   2.8 km · church in Doulting, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St Bartholomew, Cranmore

   The Anglican Church of St Bartholomew in Cranmore, Somerset, England, dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The chancel was rebuilt in 1848 in a perpendicular early English style.

   4.9 km · church in Cranmore, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Peter and St Paul, Shepton Mallet

   The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. There is evidence of a church on the site from before the Norman Conquest of 1066, and the font may date from that time.

   200 m · church in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Michael, Dinder

   The Anglican Church of St Michael in Dinder, Somerset, England has Norman origins and was built in the 14th century before being rebuilt in the 15th. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   4.5 km · church in Dinder, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St Peter

   The Anglican Church of St Peter in North Wootton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th or 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   5.9 km · church in North Wootton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of St Thomas à Becket

   The Anglican Church of St Thomas à Becket in Pylle, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.

   5.7 km · church in Pylle, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of St John the Baptist

   The Church of St John the Baptist in Pilton, Somerset, England, dates from the 11th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The present Norman and Medieval structure, may stand on the site of an earlier wattle and daub church built by the early missionaries.

   4.4 km · church in Pilton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Tithe Barn

   The Tithe Barn at Cumhill Farm in Pilton, Somerset, England, was built in the 14th century as a tithe barn to hold produce for Glastonbury Abbey. It is a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument.

   4.5 km · historic building at Cumhill Farm in Pilton, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Charlton Viaduct

    Charlton Viaduct is a disused railway bridge in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, in south-west England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

    900 m · bridge in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Historic buildings. Over 200 buildings are listed, and walking around town will give you a good glimpses.

1. 01
   Church of St Peter and St Paul

   A 12th-century parish church.

2. 02
   HM Prison Shepton Mallet

   England's oldest prison still in use, although scheduled to close.

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Things to do

1. 01
   East Somerset Railway

   Mar - Oct + Dec Xmas specials - weekends + some weekdays 4+ trains per day.

2. 02
   Glastonbury Festival

   Shepton Mallet is the closest town to the famous festival grounds.

3. 03
   Royal Bath and West

   The showground is also used for other shows and events.

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Getting to Shepton Mallet

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 24 km · Cardiff (CWL), 60 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 148 km

Stations

Shepton Mallet (High Street) railway station, 700 m · Cranmore railway station, 4.8 km · Merryfield Lane railway station, 3.6 km · Binegar railway station, 5.3 km · Masbury railway station, 3.7 km

• Cardiff → Shepton Mallet

  55 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · £9–12
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• London → Shepton Mallet

  172 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · £18–24
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Shepton Mallet

  150 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · £16–21
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Shepton Mallet. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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