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Newton Abbot Museum

Newton Abbot Museum is a museum in Newton Abbot. The site is run by Newton Abbot Town Council. There are 60 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Compton Castle (6.3 km).

Photo: Newton Abbot Museum, Simon Cobb (CC0)

Where

In Newton Abbot

inside the built-up area

Run by

Newton Abbot Town Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Newton Abbot

Inside Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot Museum is inside Newton Abbot’s built-up area, with 8 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.

When to go

The climate through the year

Highs of 19–21°C mark June to September in Newton Abbot.

Jan9° / 3°131 mm

Feb9° / 3°98 mm

Mar11° / 4°77 mm

Apr14° / 5°68 mm

May17° / 8°61 mm

Jun19° / 11°63 mm

Jul21° / 12°59 mm

Aug21° / 13°67 mm

Sep19° / 11°64 mm

Oct16° / 8°113 mm

Nov12° / 6°114 mm

Dec10° / 4°125 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newton Abbot, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newton Abbot. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newton Abbot’s full climate →

About

Newton Abbot Museum

Museum in Newton Abbot, England, United Kingdom.

It is run by Newton Abbot Town Council.

In Newton Abbot, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Run by: Newton Abbot Town Council
Town: in Newton Abbot
Official site: museum-newtonabbot.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Newton Abbot Museum and what surrounds it

The places near Newton Abbot Museum are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Newton Abbot Museum

Newton Abbot, with 29,650 people, is the largest of the 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Newton Abbot

29,650 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km northeast of it

Kingsteignton

11,945 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km southwest of it

East Ogwell

516 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km south of it

Abbotskerswell

1,182 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Newton Abbot Museum is	People	Places to visit
Newton Abbot	It’s in town	29,650	14
Kingsteignton	1.1 km northeast of it	11,945	11
East Ogwell	1.7 km southwest of it	516	11
Abbotskerswell	1.8 km south of it	1,182	9
Kingskerswell	2.8 km southeast of it	3,761	13
Denbury	2.9 km southwest of it	1,482	10
Ipplepen	4.1 km south of it	2,150	10
Coldeast	4.3 km northwest of it	1,186	10

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Newton Abbot Museum

2 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 abbeys or priories are among the 60 within 15 km.

Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle6.3 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustBradley Manor900 m away 3

Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle9 km away 4

AttractionKents Cavern10 km away 5

Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey12 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle12 km away 7

ZooPaignton Zoo12 km away 8

Abbey or prioryThe Priory2.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Newton Abbot Museum?

Newton Abbot Museum is in Newton Abbot, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Newton Abbot Museum?

Museum in Newton Abbot, England, United Kingdom.

Who runs Newton Abbot Museum?

Newton Abbot Town Council.

When is the best time to visit Newton Abbot Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Newton Abbot, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Newton Abbot Museum?

Within 15 km: Compton Castle (6.3 km), Bradley Manor (900 m), Berry Pomeroy Castle (9 km) and Kents Cavern (10 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)

Newton Abbot Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradley Manor: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Priory: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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