Museum · Teignmouth · Devon

Teign Heritage Centre

Teignmouth counts Teign Heritage Centre, a museum, among its places to visit. Add any of 8 more places within 5 km to a visit. The pick nearby is Kents Cavern, 8.9 km off.

Photo: Teign Heritage Centre, Robin Stott (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Teignmouth

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Teignmouth

Inside Teignmouth

Teign Heritage Centre is inside Teignmouth’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.

When to go

Seasons and weather

Warm weather in Teignmouth runs June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.

Jan9° / 4°104 mm

Feb9° / 3°78 mm

Mar11° / 4°77 mm

Apr13° / 5°66 mm

May16° / 9°57 mm

Jun19° / 11°59 mm

Jul21° / 13°50 mm

Aug21° / 13°69 mm

Sep19° / 11°64 mm

Oct15° / 9°112 mm

Nov12° / 6°107 mm

Dec10° / 4°109 mm

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

About

Teign Heritage Centre

Museum in Devon, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Teignmouth
Official site: teignheritage.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where it sits

The map puts Teign Heritage Centre in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns close to Teign Heritage Centre

Home to 52,034 people, Torquay is the largest of these 7. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Teignmouth

15,314 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1 km southwest of it

Shaldon

1,717 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2 km northeast of it

Holcombe

642 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km west of it

Bishopsteignton

2,271 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Teign Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Teignmouth	It’s in town	15,314	9
Shaldon	1 km southwest of it	1,717	9
Holcombe	2 km northeast of it	642	9
Bishopsteignton	2.5 km west of it	2,271	13
Dawlish	2.7 km northeast of it	11,800	13
Stokeinteignhead	3.2 km southwest of it	345	11
Torquay	3.8 km south of it	52,034	24

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Around it, within 15 km, lie 50 more, including 3 castles, 2 zoos and an attraction.

AttractionKents Cavern8.9 km away 2

CastlePowderham Castle11 km away 3

PierGrand Pier, Teignmouth300 m away 4

Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle11 km away 5

ZooShaldon Zoo (Shaldon Wildlife Trust)1.3 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle15 km away 7

ZooPaignton Zoo15 km away 8

CastleCastle Duke (historic hill fort)4.5 km away

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

Know before you visit Teign Heritage Centre

Where is Teign Heritage Centre?

Teign Heritage Centre is in Teignmouth, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Teign Heritage Centre?

Museum in Devon, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Teign Heritage Centre?

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

What else is there to see near Teign Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Kents Cavern (8.9 km), Powderham Castle (11 km), Grand Pier, Teignmouth (300 m) and Compton Castle (11 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)

Teign Heritage Centre: Robin Stott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Grand Pier, Teignmouth: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shaldon Zoo (Shaldon Wildlife Trust): Anthony Volante, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castle Duke (historic hill fort): David Gearing, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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