Dinosaur World
Visitors to Torquay can see Dinosaur World, a museum. Close by, within 5 km, are 10 more places to see. The first name on our list around it is Kents Cavern, 1.7 km away.
Museum in Torquay
Inside Torquay
Dinosaur World is inside Torquay’s built-up area, with 10 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.
Month by month
Aim for June to September, when Torquay reaches 19–21°C.
Dinosaur World
Museum.
In Torquay, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Torquay
- Official site
- torquaysdinosaurworld.co.uk
Useful details
- EntryA fee is charged
Around Dinosaur World, mapped
Orange is Dinosaur World; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Torquay’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Dinosaur World
Home to 67,509 people, Paignton is the largest of these 4. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Torquay
Paignton
Kingskerswell
Marldon
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Dinosaur World is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay | It’s in town | 52,034 | 24 |
| Paignton | 1.2 km southwest of it | 67,509 | 24 |
| Kingskerswell | 4.6 km northwest of it | 3,761 | 13 |
| Marldon | 4.8 km west of it | 2,073 | 13 |
More to see nearby
52 more lie within 15 km, 2 historic houses, 2 zoos and 2 castles among them.
AttractionKents Cavern1.7 km away2
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle5.6 km away3
ZooLiving Coasts300 m away4
Abbey or prioryTorre Abbey1.3 km away5
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle8.1 km away6
ZooPaignton Zoo5.5 km away7
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House9.9 km away8
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Dinosaur World: questions
Where is Dinosaur World?
Dinosaur World is in Torquay, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Dinosaur World?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Dinosaur World?
June to September are the warmest months in Torquay, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Dinosaur World?
Within 15 km: Kents Cavern (1.7 km), Compton Castle (5.6 km), Living Coasts (300 m) and Torre Abbey (1.3 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)
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Living Coasts: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Torre Abbey: Jazzamedeo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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