Rora House
Set 1.1 km west of Coldeast, Rora House is a museum. Nearby, Buckfast Abbey (9.2 km) heads a list of 52 within 15 km.
Museum near Coldeast
Just outside Coldeast
Rora House is 1.1 km west of Coldeast. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Afternoons in Coldeast reach 19–21°C from June to September.
Rora House
Museum.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 1.1 km west of Coldeast
Its place on the map
The places near Rora House are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Rora House
Newton Abbot, with 29,650 people, is the largest of the 6. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Coldeast
Bovey Tracey
Heathfield
Newton Abbot
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Rora House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldeast | 1.1 km east of it | 1,186 | 10 |
| Bovey Tracey | 2.4 km north of it | 6,241 | 10 |
| Heathfield | 2.8 km northeast of it | 1,496 | 11 |
| Newton Abbot | 3.6 km southeast of it | 29,650 | 14 |
| Haytor Vale | 3.8 km northwest of it | 282 | 9 |
| Ashburton | 4.4 km southwest of it | 3,368 | 11 |
More to see nearby
Nearby, 52 places within 15 km include 2 abbeys or priories, 2 historic houses and 2 castles.
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey9.2 km away2
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle11 km away3
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle13 km away4
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle14 km away5
Historic house · National TrustBradley Manor5.8 km away6
Heritage railwaySouth Devon Railway11 km away7
ZooBecky Falls7 km away8
Abbey or prioryTorre Abbey15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Rora House
Where is Rora House?
Rora House is 1.1 km west of Coldeast, Devon.
What is Rora House?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Rora House?
June to September are the warmest months in Coldeast, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Rora House?
Within 15 km: Buckfast Abbey (9.2 km), Compton Castle (11 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (13 km) and Totnes Castle (14 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
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley Manor: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South Devon Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky Falls: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Torre Abbey: Jazzamedeo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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