Pilton in Somerset, England is a small rural village and civil parish on the fringe of the low-lying Somerset Levels and beneath the Mendip Hills. It has medieval roots and a compact cluster of stone cottages and a parish church set among dairy farms and hedgerow fields, giving it a distinctly agricultural and historic character.
What makes Pilton widely known beyond the locality is that the Eavis family’s Worthy Farm in the parish is the permanent home of the annual Glastonbury Festival, an event that turns the quiet countryside into one of the UK’s major cultural hubs each summer. The festival brings a large seasonal economic boost and high-profile cultural activity while the village itself remains centred on farming and a close-knit community that often takes part in festival life as volunteers and traders.
Postcode districts covering Pilton
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Bath 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Weston-super-Mare 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.1 miles34 km
- Taunton 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Yeovil 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Bridgwater 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Trowbridge 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Frome 9.9 miles16 km
- Portishead 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Burnham-on-Sea 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 17.8 miles28.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Pylle Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- North Wootton Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Croscombe Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Shepton Mallet Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Mendip South Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- East Pennard Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- West Pennard Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Doulting Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ditcheat Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Evercreech Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- South Horrington Built-up area 3.6 miles5.9 km
- St. Cuthbert Out Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Pilton
BA4 4BJ, BA4 4ED, BA4 4EA, BA4 4BS, BA4 4BH, BA4 4BQ, BA4 4AU, BA4 4DS, BA4 4AY … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Cardiff Airport 36.4 miles58.6 km
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Merryfield Lane Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
Hotels near Pilton Ad
- The Sheep and Penguin 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Shrubbery Hotel 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Crown Hotel 5.9 miles9.4 km
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 4 miles6.5 km
- White Hart Inn 2 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The Wookey Hole Inn 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Montigo Resorts, Somerset 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Old Red Lion 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 5.6 miles9 km
- The George Hotel 6.1 miles9.8 km
Local points of interest
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Chalice Well Gardens 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Mendip Hills Hill 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles16.3 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Cheddar Library Library 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Stourhead Estate 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Longleat Country house 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Kingswood Nature reserve 14.1 miles22.8 km