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90 places within 15 miles

Days out & attractions in South Chard

Days out around South Chard – castles, lakes, viewpoints, hills and more, including 5 in South Chard itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.

🏰 Castles & stately homes5🏞️ Lakes & lochs11🌄 Viewpoints2⛰️ Hills & peaks11🌿 Nature reserves3🦁 Zoos & wildlife parks2🏛️ Museums5🌳 Parks & gardens17🗿 Monuments & memorials6🏚️ Ruins7🏰 Forts & fortifications1🏺 Archaeological sites11📸 Landmarks & sights2🛝 Playgrounds7

Days out

🏰 Castles & stately homes

🏰 Castle

Forde Abbey

Forde Abbey · 3.1 miles

+44 1460 220231

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🏰 Castle

Castle Neroche

Blackwater · 5.6 miles

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🏰 Castle

Stockland Little Castle

Golden Square · 6.2 miles

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🏰 Castle

Stockland Great Castle

Shorebottom · 6.8 miles

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🏰 Castle

Marshwood Castle

Duckpool · 8.7 miles

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Days out

🏞️ Lakes & lochs

🏞️ Lake

Chard Reservoir

Chaffcombe · 1.2 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Swan Down Lake

Cricket St Thomas · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Wading Lake

Cricket St Thomas · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Mermaid Pond

Forde Abbey · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Great Pond

Forde Abbey · 3.1 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Dowlish Brook

Dowlish Ford · 3.7 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Long Ponds

Knott Oak · 5 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Royston Lake

Royston Water · 6.8 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Top Lake

Otterford · 6.8 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Pool

Dalwood · 7.5 miles

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🏞️ Lake

Wych Lodge Lake

Smokey Bottom · 8.1 miles

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Days out

🌄 Viewpoints

🌄 Viewpoint

The Beacon

Shute · 8.1 miles

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🌄 Viewpoint

King John's Oak

Shute Vale · 8.7 miles

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Days out

⛰️ Hills & peaks

⛰️ Peak

Herne Hill

Greenway · 3.7 miles · 92 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Beacon Hill

Heathstock · 5.6 miles · 218 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Horner Hill

Heathstock · 6.2 miles

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⛰️ Peak

Danes Hill

Dalwood · 6.2 miles

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⛰️ Peak

Sliding Hill

Templeman's Ash · 6.8 miles · 200 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Staple Hill

Bow Green · 6.8 miles · 315 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Pilsdon Pen

Templeman's Ash · 7.5 miles · 277 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Wooton Hill

Fishpond Bottom · 7.5 miles · 185 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Trinity Hill

St. Mary's · 8.1 miles · 211 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Whitty Hill

Harcombe Bottom · 8.1 miles · 200 m above sea level

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⛰️ Peak

Lewesdon Hill

Buck's Head · 8.7 miles · 279 m above sea level

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Days out

🌿 Nature reserves

🌿 Nature reserve

Barrington Hill Meadows

Windmill Hill · 5.6 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Coney's Castle Hill Fort

Fishpond Bottom · 7.5 miles

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🌿 Nature reserve

Trinity Hill nature reserve

St. Mary's · 8.1 miles

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Days out

🦁 Zoos & wildlife parks

🦁 Zoo

Foxdown Childrens Farm

Marshalsea · 6.8 miles

+44 7793 037937

Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; We off; SH We 10:00-17:00

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🦁 Zoo

Axe Valley Wildlife Park

Church Green · 6.8 miles

B3621, Axminster EX13 7RA

PH,Tu-Su 10:00-17:00

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Days out

🏛️ Museums

🏛️ Museum

Chard Museum

South Chard · 0.1 miles

High Street, Chard TA20 1QB

+44 1460 65091

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🏛️ Museum

Perry's Cider Mill

Dowlish Wake · 4.3 miles

Main Street, Ilminster TA19 0NY

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🏛️ Museum

Axminster Museum

Axminster · 6.2 miles

+44 1297 639884

Apr 01-Oct 30 Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00; Apr 01-Oct 30 Sa 10:00-13:00; Nov 01-Mar 28 Mo,We,Fr off

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🏛️ Museum

Upottery Airfield Nissen Hut Heritage Centre

Smeatharpe · 7.5 miles

Slough Lane, Honiton EX14 9RD

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🏛️ Museum

Crewkerne Museum

Crewkerne · 7.5 miles

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Days out

🌳 Parks & gardens

🌳 Park

Snowdon Park

South Chard · 0.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Dillington Park

Ashwell · 5 miles

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🌳 Park

Dillington Park

Dillington · 5.6 miles

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🌳 Park

Jubilee Field

Axminster · 6.8 miles

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🌳 Park

Happy Valley

Crewkerne · 7.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Henhayes

Crewkerne · 7.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Bincomb Beeches

Clapton · 7.5 miles

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🌳 Park

Girt Field

Pilsdon · 8.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Pilsdon Plot

Pilsdon · 8.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Burge

Duckpool · 8.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Easthams

Clapton · 8.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Little Mead

Pilsdon · 8.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Plot

Pilsdon · 8.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Mead

Pilsdon · 8.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Sidling

Pilsdon · 8.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Purcombe Orchard and Gardens

Pilsdon · 8.1 miles

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🌳 Park

Purcombe Hill

Pilsdon · 8.1 miles

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Days out

🗿 Monuments & memorials

🗿 Monument

John Stringfellow Monument

South Chard · 0.1 miles

Memorial to the work of John Stringfellow who built and flew the first powered aeroplane in 1848.

Fore St, Chard TA20 1PH

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🗿 Monument

RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument)

Churchstanton · 8.1 miles

Extant remains of fighter pens, shelters, hangars, control towers and taxiways associated with a disused WWII fighter station.

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🗿 Monument

USAAF Station 462

Smeatharpe · 7.5 miles

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🗿 Monument

war memorial

Upottery · 7.5 miles

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🗿 Monument

Broadwindsor War Memorial

Broadwindsor · 8.1 miles

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🗿 Monument

The Lost Pilot

Buck's Head · 8.7 miles

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Days out

🏚️ Ruins

🏚️ Ruins

WW2 PillBox (Intact)

Street · 1.9 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

WW2 Anti Tank Blocks

Perry Street · 1.9 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

WW2 Pillbox (Intact)

Perry Street · 1.9 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

WW2 Pill Box (Intact)

Perry Street · 1.9 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

Membury Castle

Membury · 4.3 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

Site of Otterhead House

Otterford · 6.8 miles

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🏚️ Ruins

Manor House (remains of)

Wyke Green · 8.1 miles

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Days out

🏰 Forts & fortifications

🏰 Fort

Moridunum

Wyke Green · 6.8 miles

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Days out

🏺 Archaeological sites

🏺 Archaeological site

ROC Nuclear fallout shelter

Chard · 0.6 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Roman Villa

Furley · 4.3 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Robin Hood's Butts

Royston Water · 5.6 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Robin Hood's Butts

Royston Water · 5.6 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Robin Hood's Butts

Royston Water · 6.2 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Castle Hill (Time Team)

Hinton Park · 6.2 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Robin Hood's Butts

Fyfett · 6.8 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Robin Hood's Butts

Fyfett · 6.8 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Robin Hood's Butts

Fyfett · 6.8 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Devil's Stone

Staple Fitzpaine · 6.8 miles

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🏺 Archaeological site

Newenham Abbey

Axminster · 7.5 miles

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Days out

📸 Landmarks & sights

📸 Landmark

Barrington Court

Barrington · 7.5 miles

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📸 Landmark

Little Orchard Alpacas

Shute · 8.1 miles

Admission charge
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Days out

🛝 Playgrounds

🛝 Playground

Jocelyn Park

Wadeford · 0.1 miles

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🛝 Playground

Bampton Avenue

South Chard · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Ashcroft

Howley · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Halcombe

South Chard · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Henson Park

Wadeford · 0.6 miles

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🛝 Playground

Thorncombe Playground

Thorncombe · 4.3 miles

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🛝 Playground

Kilmington Play Area

Farway · 7.5 miles

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Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from South Chard.

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