Salcombe Maritime Museum
Salcombe Maritime Museum is a museum in Salcombe. There are 6 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Overbeck's Museum and Gardens (2.1 km).
Museum in Salcombe
Inside Salcombe
Salcombe Maritime Museum is inside Salcombe’s built-up area, with 3 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.
Which month to go
In Salcombe the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
Salcombe Maritime Museum
Museum in Salcombe, England, United Kingdom.
In Salcombe, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Salcombe
- Official site
- salcombemuseum.org.uk
Mapping Salcombe Maritime Museum
The map centres on Salcombe Maritime Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Salcombe’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
The most populous of the 4 is Kingsbridge, at 5,682. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Salcombe
Malborough
West Charleton
Kingsbridge
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Salcombe Maritime Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salcombe | It’s in town | 1,583 | 5 |
| Malborough | 2.5 km west of it | 976 | 5 |
| West Charleton | 3.3 km north of it | 533 | 3 |
| Kingsbridge | 3.7 km north of it | 5,682 | 3 |
Next door to Salcombe Maritime Museum
2 museums, a historic house and a castle are among the 6 within 15 km.
Historic house · National TrustOverbeck's Museum and Gardens2.1 km away2
CastleFort Charles1.2 km away3
MuseumCookworthy Museum5.5 km away4
Theme parkWoodlands Family Theme Park15 km away5AttractionAttractionSouth Devon Chilli Farm12 km away6MuseumMuseumOverbeck's House2.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Salcombe Maritime Museum
Where is Salcombe Maritime Museum?
Salcombe Maritime Museum is in Salcombe, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Salcombe Maritime Museum?
Museum in Salcombe, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Salcombe Maritime Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Salcombe, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Salcombe Maritime Museum?
Within 15 km: Overbeck's Museum and Gardens (2.1 km), Fort Charles (1.2 km), Cookworthy Museum (5.5 km) and Woodlands Family Theme Park (15 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 (4)
- Overbeck's Museum and Gardens: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Charles: Stephen Lea, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cookworthy Museum: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodlands Family Theme Park: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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