Devonport Naval Heritage Centre
Devonport Naval Heritage Centre is a maritime museum in Plymouth, Devon. A short trip away is Plymouth Cathedral, 2.5 km off, the first of 47 within 15 km.
Museum in Plymouth
Inside Plymouth
Devonport Naval Heritage Centre is inside Plymouth’s built-up area, with 22 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.
The best months to visit
Aim for June to September, when Plymouth reaches 19–21°C.
Devonport Naval Heritage Centre
Maritime museum in Plymouth, Devon, England.
In Plymouth, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Plymouth
- Official site
- devonportnhc.wordpress.com
Where to find Devonport Naval Heritage Centre
The places near Devonport Naval Heritage Centre are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Plymouth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Plymouth is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (266,970 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Nearby, too
Among the 47 within 15 km are 2 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral2.5 km away2
FortDrake's Island3.7 km away3
MuseumHMS Courageous1.4 km away4
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel3.8 km away5
CastleInce Castle4.8 km away6
Historic houseMount Edgcumbe House3.2 km away7
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House7.2 km away8
GardenMount Edgcumbe Country Park3.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Devonport Naval Heritage Centre?
Devonport Naval Heritage Centre is in Plymouth, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Devonport Naval Heritage Centre?
Maritime museum in Plymouth, Devon, England.
When is the best time to visit Devonport Naval Heritage Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Plymouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Devonport Naval Heritage Centre?
Within 15 km: Plymouth Cathedral (2.5 km), Drake's Island (3.7 km), HMS Courageous (1.4 km) and Royal Citadel (3.8 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)
- Devonport Naval Heritage Centre: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ince Castle: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Edgcumbe House: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Edgcumbe Country Park: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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