Ballands Castle

Ballands Castle was a castle near the village of Penselwood, Somerset, England.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stourhead and Church of St George.

Stourhead

Stourhead is a 1,072-hectare estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset. The estate is about 4 km northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland. Stourhead is situated 2 miles northeast of Ballands Castle.

Church of St George

Church

Photo: Maigheach-gheal, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St George is situated 1 mile southeast of Ballands Castle.

Church of St Martin

Church

Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Martin is situated 2 miles east of Ballands Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penselwood and Bourton.

Penselwood

Village

Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Penselwood or Pen Selwood is a village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It lies 4 miles north east of Wincanton, 4 miles south east of Bruton, 4 miles west of Mere, and 5 miles north west of Gillingham.

Bourton

Village

Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bourton is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated north of the A303 road on the border with Somerset and Wiltshire between Mere and Wincanton.