Historic house · Exmouth · Devon

A la Ronde

A la Ronde is a heritage museum. It lies inside the built-up area of Exmouth. Its status is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: A la Ronde, Becks (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Exmouth

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Historic house in Exmouth

Inside Exmouth

A la Ronde is inside Exmouth’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Exmouth has 117 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

Warmest in Exmouth are June to September, at 19–21°C.

Jan9° / 4°84 mm

Feb9° / 3°63 mm

Mar11° / 4°62 mm

Apr13° / 5°58 mm

May16° / 9°50 mm

Jun19° / 11°54 mm

Jul21° / 13°47 mm

Aug21° / 13°63 mm

Sep19° / 11°58 mm

Oct16° / 9°89 mm

Nov12° / 6°91 mm

Dec10° / 4°91 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Exmouth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Exmouth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Exmouth’s full climate →

About

A la Ronde

Care of the site is provided by the National Trust. Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages. There are 46 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Powderham Castle (3.7 km).

Exmouth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Exmouth
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/a-la-ronde

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting your bearings

The map puts A la Ronde in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Staying near A la Ronde

The most populous of the 8 is Exmouth, at 35,502. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Exmouth

35,502 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 500 m northwest of it

Lympstone

1,838 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Exton

1,287 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 3 km southwest of it

Starcross

1,687 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where A la Ronde is	People	Places to visit
Exmouth	It’s in town	35,502	10
Lympstone	500 m northwest of it	1,838	9
Exton	2.8 km northwest of it	1,287	9
Starcross	3 km southwest of it	1,687	7
Woodbury	3.2 km north of it	1,749	8
Kenton	3.7 km west of it	933	7
Cockwood	3.9 km southwest of it	328	7
Budleigh Salterton	4.1 km east of it	5,237	10

Make a day of it

After A la Ronde

Of the 46 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, 3 museums and a cathedral.

CastlePowderham Castle3.7 km away 2

CathedralExeter Cathedral12 km away 3

MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum13 km away · 340K visitors a year (2012)4

CastleRougemont Castle13 km away 5

Theme parkCrealy Adventure Park6.9 km away 6

MuseumTopsham Museum5.7 km away 7

MuseumBicton Park botanical garden7 km away 8

CastleCastle Duke (historic hill fort)10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on A la Ronde

Where is A la Ronde?

A la Ronde is in Exmouth, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is A la Ronde?

Heritage Museum in South West England, United Kingdom.

Who runs A la Ronde?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit A la Ronde?

June to September are the warmest months in Exmouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is A la Ronde a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near A la Ronde?

Within 15 km: Powderham Castle (3.7 km), Exeter Cathedral (12 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (13 km) and Rougemont Castle (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

A la Ronde: Becks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rougemont Castle: Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crealy Adventure Park: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Topsham Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Bicton Park botanical garden: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castle Duke (historic hill fort): David Gearing, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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