Mount Edgcumbe House
Mount Edgcumbe House is a house museum. Find it 900 m southwest of Plymouth. It is protected as a Grade II listed building.
Historic house near Plymouth
Just outside Plymouth
Mount Edgcumbe House is 900 m southwest of Plymouth. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Plymouth has 738 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
The warmest afternoons in Plymouth run June to September, at 19–21°C.
Mount Edgcumbe House
Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages. Top of the 41 other places within 15 km is Drake's Island, 1.6 km off.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 900 m southwest of Plymouth
- Official site
- mountedgcumbe.gov.uk
Finding Mount Edgcumbe House
Spot Mount Edgcumbe House in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
In size, Plymouth comes first of the 8, with 266,970 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Plymouth
Millbrook
Torpoint
Cawsand and Kingsand
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Mount Edgcumbe House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | 900 m northeast of it | 266,970 | 40 |
| Millbrook | 2.1 km west of it | 2,299 | 15 |
| Torpoint | 2.4 km northwest of it | 7,163 | 25 |
| Cawsand and Kingsand | 2.7 km southwest of it | 572 | 9 |
| Heybrook Bay | 5.9 km southeast of it | 467 | 11 |
| Saltash | 7 km northwest of it | 15,433 | 14 |
| Wembury | 8 km southeast of it | 1,828 | 5 |
| Sherford | 8.9 km east of it | 1,311 | 7 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also within reach
2 castles, 2 historic houses and a fort are among the 41 within 15 km.
FortDrake's Island1.6 km away2
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral2.8 km away3
MuseumHMS Courageous1.9 km away4
GardenMount Edgcumbe Country Park600 m away5
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel3 km away6
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House7.3 km away7
CastleInce Castle6.4 km away8
Historic houseAntony House5.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Mount Edgcumbe House
Where is Mount Edgcumbe House?
Mount Edgcumbe House is 900 m southwest of Plymouth, Devon.
What is Mount Edgcumbe House?
House museum in Cornwall, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Mount Edgcumbe House?
June to September are the warmest months in Plymouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Mount Edgcumbe House a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Mount Edgcumbe House?
Within 15 km: Drake's Island (1.6 km), Plymouth Cathedral (2.8 km), HMS Courageous (1.9 km) and Mount Edgcumbe Country Park (600 m).
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)
- Mount Edgcumbe House: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Edgcumbe Country Park: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ince Castle: Bill Booth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antony House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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