Go Ape!
You reach Go Ape!, an attraction, by heading 2.9 km west of Kennford. 50 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Exeter Cathedral (8.7 km).
Attraction near Kennford
Just outside Kennford
Go Ape! is 2.9 km west of Kennford. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Expect highs of 19–22°C in Kennford from June to September.
Go Ape!
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 2.9 km west of Kennford
- Official site
- goape.co.uk/locations/haldon
Around Go Ape!, mapped
Orange is Go Ape!; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
In size, Chudleigh comes first of the 3, with 4,372 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Compare the 3 towns
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Beyond Go Ape!
Choose from 50 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
CathedralExeter Cathedral8.7 km away2
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum8.9 km away · 340K visitors a year (2012)3
CastlePowderham Castle8.8 km away4
CastleRougemont Castle9.1 km away5
CastleHaldon Belvedere (Lawrence Castle)1.5 km away6
Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde12 km away7
Abbey or priorySt Nicholas Priory8.5 km away8
Historic houseUgbrooke House6.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Go Ape! in questions
Where is Go Ape!?
Go Ape! is 2.9 km west of Kennford, Devon.
What is Go Ape!?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Go Ape!?
June to September are the warmest months in Kennford, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Go Ape!?
Within 15 km: Exeter Cathedral (8.7 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (8.9 km), Powderham Castle (8.8 km) and Rougemont Castle (9.1 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)
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rougemont Castle: Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haldon Belvedere (Lawrence Castle): (Lobsterthermidor 11:10, 30 July 2015 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A la Ronde: Becks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Nicholas Priory: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ugbrooke House: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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