Historic house · near Kilmington · Devon

Shute Barton

Shute Barton is a medieval manor house remnants. It lies 1.1 km southwest of Kilmington. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Shute Barton, own photo (Public domain)

Where

1.1 km

southwest of Kilmington

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Kilmington

Just outside Kilmington

Shute Barton is 1.1 km southwest of Kilmington. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Kilmington has 22 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 best months to visit

Highs of 19–21°C mark June to September in Kilmington.

Jan8° / 3°115 mm

Feb8° / 2°90 mm

Mar11° / 3°85 mm

Apr13° / 5°81 mm

May17° / 7°69 mm

Jun19° / 10°73 mm

Jul21° / 12°67 mm

Aug21° / 12°93 mm

Sep19° / 10°86 mm

Oct15° / 8°128 mm

Nov11° / 5°134 mm

Dec9° / 3°131 mm

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

About

Shute Barton

Its upkeep is handled by the National Trust. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages. Nearby, Colcombe Castle (2.8 km) heads a list of 30 within 15 km.

Kilmington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 1.1 km southwest of Kilmington
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/shute-barton

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

The map

Finding Shute Barton

Find Shute Barton in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Shute Barton

By population, Axminster leads the 8 with 6,094. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 1.1 km northeast of it

Kilmington

929 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 3 km southeast of it

Musbury

561 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 3 km south of it

Colyton

1,938 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km east of it

Axminster

6,094 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Shute Barton is	People	Places to visit
Kilmington	1.1 km northeast of it	929	8
Musbury	3 km southeast of it	561	10
Colyton	3 km south of it	1,938	13
Axminster	3.7 km east of it	6,094	7
Colyford	4.4 km south of it	583	13
Membury	6.2 km northeast of it	310	4
Offwell	6.3 km west of it	435	3
Axmouth	6.5 km south of it	244	10

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

The 30 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 forts.

CastleColcombe Castle2.8 km away 2

Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp8.2 km away 3

CastleForde Abbey13 km away 4

FortMusbury Castle4.4 km away 5

MuseumAxminster Museum4.6 km away 6

MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum10 km away 7

Historic siteBeer Quarry Caves8.9 km away 8

MuseumLyme Regis Museum10 km away

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

Shute Barton in questions

Where is Shute Barton?

Shute Barton is 1.1 km southwest of Kilmington, Devon.

What is Shute Barton?

Medieval manor house remnants.

Who runs Shute Barton?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Shute Barton?

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

Is Shute Barton a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Shute Barton?

Within 15 km: Colcombe Castle (2.8 km), Blackbury Camp (8.2 km), Forde Abbey (13 km) and Musbury Castle (4.4 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)

Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Axminster Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beer Quarry Caves: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons

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