Countryside Museum
Visitors to Colaton Raleigh can see Countryside Museum. Within 5 km there are 4 more places to visit. Around it, Powderham Castle (11 km) comes first on our list.
Museum in Colaton Raleigh
Inside Colaton Raleigh
Countryside Museum is inside Colaton Raleigh’s built-up area, with 4 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.
Choosing a month
Warm weather in Colaton Raleigh runs June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.
Countryside Museum
In Colaton Raleigh, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Colaton Raleigh
- Official site
- bictongardens.co.uk/countryside-museum
Around Countryside Museum, mapped
Numbered points are the places near Countryside Museum, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Colaton Raleigh’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Sidmouth, with 13,258 people, is the largest of the 6. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Colaton Raleigh
East Budleigh
Otterton
Newton Poppleford
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Countryside Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colaton Raleigh | It’s in town | 275 | 8 |
| East Budleigh | 900 m south of it | 706 | 6 |
| Otterton | 1 km southeast of it | 673 | 8 |
| Newton Poppleford | 3.1 km north of it | 1,918 | 7 |
| Budleigh Salterton | 3.1 km south of it | 5,237 | 10 |
| Sidmouth | 4.3 km northeast of it | 13,258 | 8 |
More to see nearby
The 31 places within 15 km include 3 museums, a castle and a historic house.
CastlePowderham Castle11 km away2
MuseumBicton Park botanical garden500 m away3
Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde7.2 km away4
MuseumSidmouth Museum5.5 km away5
Theme parkCrealy Adventure Park8.2 km away6
Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp13 km away7
GardenCadhay Gardens10 km away8
MuseumTopsham Museum11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Countryside Museum
Where is Countryside Museum?
Countryside Museum is in Colaton Raleigh, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Countryside Museum?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Countryside Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Colaton Raleigh, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Countryside Museum?
Within 15 km: Powderham Castle (11 km), Bicton Park botanical garden (500 m), A la Ronde (7.2 km) and Sidmouth Museum (5.5 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)
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bicton Park botanical garden: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A la Ronde: Becks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidmouth Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crealy Adventure Park: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadhay Gardens: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Topsham Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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