Museum · Whimple · Devon

Whimple Heritage Centre

Whimple Heritage Centre is a history museum. Its place is inside Whimple’s built-up area. There are 48 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Exeter Cathedral (13 km).

Where

In Whimple

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Whimple

Inside Whimple

Whimple Heritage Centre is inside Whimple’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

Weather by the month

In Whimple the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.

Jan9° / 3°87 mm

Feb9° / 2°65 mm

Mar11° / 4°64 mm

Apr14° / 5°67 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun19° / 10°60 mm

Jul21° / 12°51 mm

Aug21° / 12°74 mm

Sep19° / 10°68 mm

Oct15° / 8°91 mm

Nov11° / 5°108 mm

Dec9° / 3°98 mm

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

About

Whimple Heritage Centre

Museum: history.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Whimple
Official site: whimple.org

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Where it sits

Spot Whimple Heritage Centre in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns around Whimple Heritage Centre, by distance

Ottery St Mary tops the 4 for size, at 6,043 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Whimple

1,120 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km southwest of it

Cranbrook

4,936 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km southeast of it

West Hill

2,109 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.6 km east of it

Ottery St Mary

6,043 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Whimple Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Whimple	It’s in town	1,120	5
Cranbrook	2.1 km southwest of it	4,936	10
West Hill	3.5 km southeast of it	2,109	4
Ottery St Mary	4.6 km east of it	6,043	5

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Among the 48 within 15 km are 2 historic houses, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralExeter Cathedral13 km away 2

MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum13 km away · 340K visitors a year (2012)3

Historic house · National TrustKillerton House7.6 km away 4

CastleRougemont Castle13 km away 5

FortHembury9.1 km away 6

CastleBickleigh Castle15 km away 7

GardenCadhay Gardens4.6 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde14 km away

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

Good to know about Whimple Heritage Centre

Where is Whimple Heritage Centre?

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

What is Whimple Heritage Centre?

Museum: history.

When is the best time to visit Whimple Heritage Centre?

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

What else is there to see near Whimple Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Exeter Cathedral (13 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (13 km), Killerton House (7.6 km) and Rougemont Castle (13 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)

Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cadhay Gardens: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
A la Ronde: Becks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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