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Powderham Castle

Powderham Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum. It lies 400 m northeast of Kenton. Nearby, Exeter Cathedral (10 km) heads a list of 44 within 15 km.

Photo: Powderham Castle, raymond cocks (CC BY 2.0)

Where

400 m

northeast of Kenton

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle near Kenton

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Kenton

Powderham Castle is 400 m northeast of Kenton. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Kenton has 35 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

The seasons here

Warmest in Kenton are June to September, at 19–21°C.

Jan9° / 3°99 mm

Feb9° / 3°77 mm

Mar11° / 4°72 mm

Apr13° / 5°60 mm

May16° / 8°56 mm

Jun19° / 11°57 mm

Jul21° / 13°49 mm

Aug21° / 13°66 mm

Sep19° / 11°62 mm

Oct15° / 9°107 mm

Nov12° / 6°104 mm

Dec9° / 4°96 mm

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

About

Powderham Castle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 14 languages.

Kenton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: 400 m northeast of Kenton
Official site: powderham.co.uk

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

The map

Getting to Powderham Castle

Use the numbers to match each place near Powderham Castle with the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Exmouth (35,502 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 400 m southwest of it

Kenton

933 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km southeast of it

Starcross

1,687 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2 km east of it

Lympstone

1,838 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km northeast of it

Exton

1,287 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Powderham Castle is	People	Places to visit
Kenton	400 m southwest of it	933	7
Starcross	1.4 km southeast of it	1,687	7
Lympstone	2 km east of it	1,838	9
Exton	2.5 km northeast of it	1,287	9
Cockwood	3 km south of it	328	7
Exmouth	3.2 km east of it	35,502	10
Exminster	3.6 km northwest of it	4,388	13
Topsham	3.8 km north of it	4,193	16

Make a day of it

Close to Powderham Castle

Within 15 km you can add 2 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralExeter Cathedral10 km away 2

MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum10 km away · 340K visitors a year (2012)3

Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde3.7 km away 4

CastleRougemont Castle10 km away 5

MuseumTopsham Museum4.1 km away 6

Theme parkCrealy Adventure Park7.5 km away 7

CastleCastle Duke (historic hill fort)8.1 km away 8

Abbey or priorySt Nicholas Priory10 km away

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

Asked about Powderham Castle

Where is Powderham Castle?

Powderham Castle is 400 m northeast of Kenton, Devon.

What is Powderham Castle?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Teignbridge, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Powderham Castle?

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

Is Powderham Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Powderham Castle?

Within 15 km: Exeter Cathedral (10 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (10 km), A la Ronde (3.7 km) and Rougemont Castle (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)

Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, 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
A la Ronde: Becks, 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
Topsham Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Crealy Adventure Park: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Castle Duke (historic hill fort): David Gearing, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Nicholas Priory: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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