History Box
Look for History Box, a museum, 1.8 km northeast of Christow. Our list has 38 more places within 15 km; first among them is Exeter Cathedral, at 9 km.
Museum near Christow
Just outside Christow
History Box is 1.8 km northeast of Christow. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
June to September are the warmest in Christow, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C.
History Box
Museum.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 1.8 km northeast of Christow
Where it sits
The map centres on History Box, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to History Box
The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Christow
Pair History Box with these
The 38 places within 15 km include 3 castles, a cathedral and a museum.
CathedralExeter Cathedral9 km away2
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum9 km away · 340K visitors a year (2012)3
CastlePowderham Castle12 km away4
CastleRougemont Castle9.2 km away5
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo14 km away6
CastleHaldon Belvedere (Lawrence Castle)2.2 km away7
Abbey or priorySt Nicholas Priory8.6 km away8
ZooBecky Falls11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
History Box: common questions
Where is History Box?
History Box is 1.8 km northeast of Christow, Devon.
What is History Box?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit History Box?
June to September are the warmest months in Christow, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near History Box?
Within 15 km: Exeter Cathedral (9 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (9 km), Powderham Castle (12 km) and Rougemont Castle (9.2 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
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haldon Belvedere (Lawrence Castle): (Lobsterthermidor 11:10, 30 July 2015 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Nicholas Priory: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky Falls: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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