Museum · Barnstaple · Devon

St Anne's Chapel

Look for St Anne's Chapel, a museum, in Barnstaple. Our list has 3 more places within 5 km. This is a site of Barnstaple Town Council.

Where

In Barnstaple

inside the built-up area

Run by

Barnstaple Town Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Barnstaple

Inside Barnstaple

St Anne's Chapel is inside Barnstaple’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.

When to go

The best months to visit

If warmth matters, go June to September: Barnstaple reaches 18–21°C.

Jan9° / 3°109 mm

Feb9° / 3°84 mm

Mar11° / 4°73 mm

Apr14° / 6°62 mm

May17° / 8°62 mm

Jun19° / 11°74 mm

Jul21° / 13°81 mm

Aug20° / 13°94 mm

Sep18° / 11°81 mm

Oct15° / 9°123 mm

Nov12° / 6°125 mm

Dec9° / 4°127 mm

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

About

St Anne's Chapel

Barnstaple Castle, 300 m off, heads what is near.

Type: Museum
Run by: Barnstaple Town Council
Town: in Barnstaple
Official site: barnstapletowncouncil.gov.uk/heritage-and-culture/st-annes-arts-and-community-centre

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

The map

Finding St Anne's Chapel

Use the numbers to match each place near St Anne's Chapel with the list.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Barnstaple tops the 8 for size, at 31,271 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Barnstaple

31,271 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km south of it

Bishop's Tawton

756 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km west of it

Bickington

2,105 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km east of it

Westacott

691 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Anne's Chapel is	People	Places to visit
Barnstaple	It’s in town	31,271	5
Bishop's Tawton	2.1 km south of it	756	4
Bickington	2.1 km west of it	2,105	4
Westacott	2.2 km east of it	691	5
Ashford	2.9 km northwest of it	297	6
Goodleigh	3.3 km east of it	393	5
Landkey	3.5 km southeast of it	2,001	6
Fremington	4 km west of it	5,229	11

Make a day of it

What else is near St Anne's Chapel

Nearby, 28 places within 15 km include 3 museums, a castle and a heritage railway.

CastleBarnstaple Castle300 m away 2

MuseumMuseum of Barnstaple & North Devon300 m away 3

Heritage railwayLynton and Barnstaple Railway5.7 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustArlington Court9 km away 5

ZooExmoor Zoo12 km away 6

Theme parkWatermouth Castle15 km away 7

MuseumNorth Devon Maritime Museum9.9 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of British Surfing7.9 km away

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

St Anne's Chapel in questions

Where is St Anne's Chapel?

St Anne's Chapel is in Barnstaple, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is St Anne's Chapel?

Museum.

Who runs St Anne's Chapel?

Barnstaple Town Council.

When is the best time to visit St Anne's Chapel?

June to September are the warmest months in Barnstaple, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near St Anne's Chapel?

Within 15 km: Barnstaple Castle (300 m), Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon (300 m), Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (5.7 km) and Arlington Court (9 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)

Barnstaple Castle: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon: Jack1956, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arlington Court: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Exmoor Zoo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Watermouth Castle: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
North Devon Maritime Museum: Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of British Surfing: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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