Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey is a house museum in Torquay. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Close by, Kents Cavern is 2.7 km away, one of 54 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory in Torquay
Inside Torquay
Torre Abbey is inside Torquay’s built-up area, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Torquay has 369 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Torquay
June to September are the warmest in Torquay, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C.
Torre Abbey
Articles on it exist in 5 languages.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Torquay
- Official site
- torre-abbey.org.uk
Torre Abbey and what surrounds it
The numbers show what else is near Torre Abbey, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Torquay’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Home to 67,509 people, Paignton is the largest of these 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Torquay
Paignton
Kingskerswell
Marldon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Torre Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay | It’s in town | 52,034 | 24 |
| Paignton | 200 m southwest of it | 67,509 | 24 |
| Kingskerswell | 3.5 km northwest of it | 3,761 | 13 |
| Marldon | 3.6 km west of it | 2,073 | 13 |
| Stokeinteignhead | 6.8 km north of it | 345 | 11 |
| Abbotskerswell | 7.2 km northwest of it | 1,182 | 9 |
| Brixham | 8.2 km south of it | 17,839 | 21 |
| Shaldon | 8.6 km north of it | 1,717 | 9 |
More near Torre Abbey
A visit can add 3 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 zoos, from 54 places within 15 km.
AttractionKents Cavern2.7 km away2
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle4.3 km away3
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle7 km away4
ZooLiving Coasts1.3 km away5
ZooPaignton Zoo5 km away6
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House9.7 km away7
Historic house · English HeritageKirkham House3.5 km away8
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Torre Abbey
Where is Torre Abbey?
Torre Abbey is in Torquay, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Torre Abbey?
House museum in Torquay, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Torre Abbey?
June to September are the warmest months in Torquay, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Torre Abbey a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Torre Abbey?
Within 15 km: Kents Cavern (2.7 km), Compton Castle (4.3 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (7 km) and Living Coasts (1.3 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)
- Torre Abbey: Jazzamedeo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Living Coasts: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkham House: Ianmacm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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