Abbey or priory · Exeter · Devon

St Nicholas Priory

St Nicholas Priory is a grade I listed priory in Exeter. Within 15 km there are 39 more places to visit, starting with Exeter Cathedral (400 m). Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Photo: St Nicholas Priory, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Exeter

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Exeter

Inside Exeter

St Nicholas Priory is inside Exeter’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Exeter has 762 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

Choosing a month

Warm weather in Exeter runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°94 mm

Feb9° / 2°75 mm

Mar11° / 4°67 mm

Apr14° / 5°58 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°59 mm

Jul22° / 12°50 mm

Aug21° / 12°65 mm

Sep19° / 10°60 mm

Oct15° / 8°95 mm

Nov12° / 5°104 mm

Dec9° / 3°96 mm

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

About

St Nicholas Priory

Grade I listed priory in Exeter, United Kingdom.

In Exeter, inside the town’s built-up area.

Exeter’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Exeter
Official site: nicholaspriory.com

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

The map

Orange shows St Nicholas Priory; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Of the 7, Exeter is the largest, at 126,181 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Exeter

126,181 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km southwest of it

Ide

586 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 4.5 km southeast of it

Exminster

4,388 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 4.8 km southeast of it

Topsham

4,193 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where St Nicholas Priory is	People	Places to visit
Exeter	It’s in town	126,181	22
Ide	2.2 km southwest of it	586	12
Exminster	4.5 km southeast of it	4,388	13
Topsham	4.8 km southeast of it	4,193	16
Stoke Canon	5.6 km north of it	666	13
West Clyst	5.8 km northeast of it	2,683	16
Brampford Speke	6 km north of it	398	12

Make a day of it

After St Nicholas Priory

Within 15 km are 39 places, among them 3 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralExeter Cathedral400 m away 2

MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum400 m away · 340K visitors a year (2012)3

CastleRougemont Castle600 m away 4

CastlePowderham Castle10 km away 5

MuseumCricklepit Mill With Secondary Wheel Attached300 m away 6

MuseumThe Bill Douglas Cinema Museum1.3 km away 7

Abbey or prioryPolsloe Priory2.7 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustKillerton House9.5 km away

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

Your questions on St Nicholas Priory

Where is St Nicholas Priory?

St Nicholas Priory is in Exeter, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is St Nicholas Priory?

Grade I listed priory in Exeter, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit St Nicholas Priory?

June to September are the warmest months in Exeter, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Nicholas Priory a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near St Nicholas Priory?

Within 15 km: Exeter Cathedral (400 m), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (400 m), Rougemont Castle (600 m) and Powderham Castle (10 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)

St Nicholas Priory: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rougemont Castle: Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cricklepit Mill With Secondary Wheel Attached: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Polsloe Priory: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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