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Dartmoor Prison Museum
Museum · Princetown · Devon

Dartmoor Prison Museum

Dartmoor Prison Museum is a museum at HMP Dartmoor, Yelverton. Its location is inside Princetown’s built-up area. Close by, Lydford Castle is 13 km away, one of 8 within 15 km.

Photo: Dartmoor Prison Museum, David Hallam-Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
In Princetown
inside the built-up area
How well known
Top 46%
#3,928 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 18–18°C
In brief

Museum in Princetown

Inside Princetown

Dartmoor Prison Museum is inside Princetown’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

Afternoons in Princetown are warmest in July and August, at 18°C.

Jan6° / 2°231 mm
Feb6° / 1°170 mm
Mar8° / 2°144 mm
Apr11° / 4°121 mm
May14° / 6°112 mm
Jun16° / 9°124 mm
Jul18° / 11°146 mm
Aug18° / 11°152 mm
Sep16° / 9°143 mm
Oct12° / 7°215 mm
Nov9° / 4°224 mm
Dec7° / 2°243 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Princetown, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Princetown. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Princetown’s full climate →
About

Dartmoor Prison Museum

Museum at HMP Dartmoor, Yelverton.

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

Type
Museum
Town
in Princetown
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

The way to Dartmoor Prison Museum

Orange shows Dartmoor Prison Museum; numbers mark the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Princetown’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Princetown

1,442 people · 1 place to visit

Make a day of it

Close to Dartmoor Prison Museum

3 museums, 2 historic sites and a castle are among the 8 within 15 km.

1Castle · English HeritageLydford Castle13 km away2Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · National TrustBuckland Abbey12 km away3MuseumMorwellham Quay15 km away4GardenThe Garden House11 km away5MuseumMuseum · National TrustChurch House14 km away6MuseumMuseumTavistock Museum10 km away7Historic siteHistoric siteBrisworthy stone circle8.9 km away8Historic siteHistoric siteScorhill Stone Circle15 km away

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

What people ask about Dartmoor Prison Museum

Where is Dartmoor Prison Museum?

Dartmoor Prison Museum is in Princetown, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Dartmoor Prison Museum?

Museum at HMP Dartmoor, Yelverton.

When is the best time to visit Dartmoor Prison Museum?

July and August are the warmest months in Princetown, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Dartmoor Prison Museum?

Within 15 km: Lydford Castle (13 km), Buckland Abbey (12 km), Morwellham Quay (15 km) and The Garden House (11 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 (4)

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