Pengelly Trust Museum
Look for Pengelly Trust Museum in Buckfastleigh. Add any of 10 more places within 5 km to a visit. William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust runs it.
Museum in Buckfastleigh
Inside Buckfastleigh
Pengelly Trust Museum is inside Buckfastleigh’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.
Weather through the year
Warmest in Buckfastleigh are June to September, at 18–20°C.
Pengelly Trust Museum
The first name on our list around it is Buckfast Abbey, 900 m away.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust
- Town
- in Buckfastleigh
- Official site
- pengellytrust.org
Getting to Pengelly Trust Museum
Use the numbers to match each place near Pengelly Trust Museum with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Buckfastleigh’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Ashburton is the biggest of the 3 bases nearby (3,368 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Pengelly Trust Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckfastleigh | It’s in town | 2,720 | 12 |
| Buckfast | 400 m northwest of it | 283 | 11 |
| Ashburton | 2.7 km north of it | 3,368 | 11 |
Make a day of it near Pengelly Trust Museum
The 34 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey900 m away2
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle8.2 km away3
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle10 km away4
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle12 km away5
Heritage railwaySouth Devon Railway4.8 km away6
MuseumTotnes Museum8.5 km away7
Historic house · National TrustBradley Manor11 km away8
CastleHembury Castle2.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Pengelly Trust Museum
Where is Pengelly Trust Museum?
Pengelly Trust Museum is in Buckfastleigh, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Pengelly Trust Museum?
Museum.
Who runs Pengelly Trust Museum?
William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust.
When is the best time to visit Pengelly Trust Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Buckfastleigh, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Pengelly Trust Museum?
Within 15 km: Buckfast Abbey (900 m), Totnes Castle (8.2 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (10 km) and Compton Castle (12 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)
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South Devon Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley Manor: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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