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Colyton Heritage Centre

Colyton Heritage Centre is a museum in Colyton. Around it, within 15 km, lie 29 more places, Colcombe Castle (800 m) first on our list.

Where

In Colyton

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Colyton

Inside Colyton

Colyton Heritage Centre is inside Colyton’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather by the month

The warmest afternoons in Colyton run June to September, at 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°106 mm

Feb9° / 2°85 mm

Mar11° / 3°81 mm

Apr13° / 4°76 mm

May17° / 7°64 mm

Jun19° / 10°70 mm

Jul21° / 12°69 mm

Aug21° / 12°93 mm

Sep19° / 10°80 mm

Oct15° / 8°120 mm

Nov11° / 5°130 mm

Dec9° / 3°119 mm

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

About

Colyton Heritage Centre

Museum in Colyton, England, UK.

In Colyton, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Colyton
Official site: colytonheritagecentre.org

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Colyton Heritage Centre at a glance

Use the numbers to match each place near Colyton Heritage Centre with the list.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Of the 7, Seaton is the largest, at 7,429 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Colyton

1,938 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 900 m south of it

Colyford

583 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 2 km south of it

Seaton

7,429 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km east of it

Musbury

561 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Colyton Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Colyton	It’s in town	1,938	13
Colyford	900 m south of it	583	13
Seaton	2 km south of it	7,429	12
Musbury	2.5 km east of it	561	10
Axmouth	3.1 km southeast of it	244	10
Kilmington	4.3 km northeast of it	929	8
Beer	4.4 km south of it	1,280	10

Make a day of it

Places to add to Colyton Heritage Centre

29 more lie within 15 km, 2 forts, 2 museums and a castle among them.

CastleColcombe Castle800 m away 2

Historic house · National TrustShute Barton3.5 km away 3

Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp6 km away 4

FortMusbury Castle3.6 km away 5

Historic siteBeer Quarry Caves5.6 km away 6

MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum9.7 km away 7

AttractionPecorama5.3 km away 8

MuseumAxminster Museum6.8 km away

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

Colyton Heritage Centre: common questions

Where is Colyton Heritage Centre?

Colyton Heritage Centre is in Colyton, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Colyton Heritage Centre?

Museum in Colyton, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Colyton Heritage Centre?

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

What else is there to see near Colyton Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Colcombe Castle (800 m), Shute Barton (3.5 km), Blackbury Camp (6 km) and Musbury Castle (3.6 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 (8)

Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beer Quarry Caves: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pecorama: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Axminster Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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