Abbey or priory · Exeter · Devon

Polsloe Priory

Polsloe Priory is an abbey or priory in Exeter. There are 11 other places to visit inside 5 km. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Polsloe Priory, Simon Cobb (CC0)

Where

In Exeter

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Exeter

Inside Exeter

Polsloe Priory is inside Exeter’s built-up area, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Exeter has 762 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Exeter).

Jan9° / 3°94 mm

Feb9° / 2°75 mm

Mar11° / 4°67 mm

Apr14° / 5°58 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°59 mm

Jul22° / 12°50 mm

Aug21° / 12°65 mm

Sep19° / 10°60 mm

Oct15° / 8°95 mm

Nov12° / 5°104 mm

Dec9° / 3°96 mm

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

About

Polsloe Priory

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Close by, Exeter Cathedral is 2.4 km away.

Exeter’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Exeter
Official site: stkatherinespriory.co.uk

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

The map

Its place on the map

Orange shows Polsloe Priory; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases near Polsloe Priory

Home to 126,181 people, Exeter is the largest of these 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Exeter

126,181 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km northeast of it

West Clyst

2,683 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km east of it

Clyst Honiton

1,030 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km north of it

Stoke Canon

666 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Polsloe Priory is	People	Places to visit
Exeter	It’s in town	126,181	22
West Clyst	2.6 km northeast of it	2,683	16
Clyst Honiton	2.9 km east of it	1,030	8
Stoke Canon	3.8 km north of it	666	13
Brampford Speke	3.9 km north of it	398	12
Clyst St Mary	4 km southeast of it	1,193	5
Cranbrook	4.5 km east of it	4,936	10
Topsham	4.6 km southeast of it	4,193	16

Make a day of it

Beyond Polsloe Priory

44 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral among them.

CathedralExeter Cathedral2.4 km away 2

MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum2.4 km away · 340K visitors a year (2012)3

CastleRougemont Castle2.2 km away 4

CastlePowderham Castle11 km away 5

Abbey or priorySt Nicholas Priory2.7 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustKillerton House7.1 km away 7

MuseumThe Bill Douglas Cinema Museum2.3 km away 8

CastleBickleigh Castle13 km away

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

Planning a visit to Polsloe Priory

Where is Polsloe Priory?

Polsloe Priory is in Exeter, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Polsloe Priory?

Abbey or priory.

When is the best time to visit Polsloe Priory?

June to September are the warmest months in Exeter, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Polsloe Priory a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Polsloe Priory?

Within 15 km: Exeter Cathedral (2.4 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (2.4 km), Rougemont Castle (2.2 km) and Powderham Castle (11 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)

Polsloe Priory: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Nicholas Priory: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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