Pilton in Somerset is a small rural village and civil parish sitting on the edge of the Somerset Levels with the rising Mendip Hills not far away. Its landscape is a mix of low-lying wetlands and farmland, and its medieval roots are still visible in the parish church and a scattering of historic farmhouses, with Glastonbury close by for services and visitors.
What makes the parish unusual is its modern cultural profile: Worthy Farm in Pilton hosts the Glastonbury Festival each summer, bringing a huge seasonal influx and a global spotlight to an otherwise agricultural economy. Outside festival season the community is quiet and close-knit, centred on farming, small businesses and village life, so there’s a striking contrast between calm rural living and the brief period of intense activity every year.
Postcode districts covering Pilton
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 19.9 miles
- Bath 17 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 19.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 20.6 miles
- Yeovil 16.1 miles
- Bridgwater 18.7 miles
- Trowbridge 19.2 miles
- Frome 9.5 miles
- Portishead 23.1 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 18.5 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge 18 miles
- Clevedon 21.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pilton Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Shepton Mallet Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Pylle Parish 1.8 miles
- Croscombe Built-up area 1.8 miles
- North Wootton Parish 2.3 miles
- Doulting Parish 2.9 miles
- Mendip South Ward 3 miles
- East Pennard Parish 3.1 miles
- South Horrington Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Evercreech Built-up area 3.5 miles
- West Pennard Built-up area 3.6 miles
- St. Cuthbert Out Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Pilton
BA4 4BA, BA4 4BG, BA4 4AP, BA4 4BE, BA4 4EL, BA4 4NS, BA4 4AX, BA4 4AY, BA4 4EA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 15.8 miles
- Cardiff Airport 36.5 miles
- Mendip Vale Railway Station 2.7 miles
- Merryfield Lane Railway Station 3.5 miles
Hotels near Pilton Ad
- The Sheep and Penguin 4.1 miles
- The Shrubbery Hotel 1.8 miles
- The Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset 4 3.9 miles
- White Hart Inn 2 4 miles
- Montigo Resorts, Somerset 4 2.4 miles
- The Crown Hotel 6.3 miles
- Wookey Hole Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- The Old Red Lion 8.3 miles
- Bear Inn, Somerset by Marston's Inns 4 7.5 miles
- Cameley Lodge - Self Catering 3 10 miles
Local points of interest
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 4.9 miles
- Chalice Well Gardens 5.9 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 7.4 miles
- Clarks Village Shopping centre 7.6 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 10 miles
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles
- Cheddar Library Library 11.2 miles
- Mendip Autocross Recreation 12.1 miles
- Stourhead Estate 12.2 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 12.7 miles
- Longleat Country house 13.2 miles
- Kingswood Nature reserve 14.1 miles