St. Lawrence Chapel
One of the places to visit in Ashburton is St. Lawrence Chapel, a museum. Another 8 places to visit lie within 5 km. Buckfast Abbey comes next on our list, 2.9 km away.
Museum in Ashburton
Inside Ashburton
St. Lawrence Chapel is inside Ashburton’s built-up area, with 8 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.
Warm months and wet ones
In Ashburton the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
St. Lawrence Chapel
Museum.
In Ashburton, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Ashburton
- Official site
- stlawrencechapel.org.uk
Mapping St. Lawrence Chapel
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; St. Lawrence Chapel is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ashburton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list St. Lawrence Chapel
With 3,368 people, Ashburton is the largest of the 3. Each town here links to its own guide.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where St. Lawrence Chapel is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | It’s in town | 3,368 | 11 |
| Buckfast | 2.6 km southwest of it | 283 | 11 |
| Buckfastleigh | 3.3 km southwest of it | 2,720 | 12 |
Next door to St. Lawrence Chapel
2 castles, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory are among the 36 within 15 km.
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey2.9 km away2
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle11 km away3
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle10 km away4
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle12 km away5
Heritage railwaySouth Devon Railway6.7 km away6
Historic house · National TrustBradley Manor9.2 km away7
ZooBecky Falls10 km away8
MuseumTotnes Museum10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
St. Lawrence Chapel in questions
Where is St. Lawrence Chapel?
St. Lawrence Chapel is in Ashburton, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is St. Lawrence Chapel?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit St. Lawrence Chapel?
June to September are the warmest months in Ashburton, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near St. Lawrence Chapel?
Within 15 km: Buckfast Abbey (2.9 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (11 km), Totnes Castle (10 km) and Compton Castle (12 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
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South Devon Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley Manor: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky Falls: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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