Ashburton Museum & 2 more places to visit in Ashburton
8 of the 11 places to visit in and around Ashburton are museums or galleries. 3 places to visit are mapped inside Ashburton’s built-up area, and 8 more within 5 km of its edge. Further out, Exeter Cathedral is 28 km away.
The best known in Ashburton
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey1.9 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleHembury Castle2.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumMonastic Way Exhibition1.9 km outside town, to the southwestWhere they are
The dashed line is Ashburton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
11 places in or within 5 km of Ashburton. The biggest group is museums & galleries (8).
Green: inside Ashburton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Ashburton first, then nearby
The 3 inside Ashburton come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
199 listed buildings are on Ashburton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ashburton →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Places well known beyond Ashburton (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
CathedralExeter Cathedral28 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle11 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle12 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle11 km southeast
AttractionKents Cavern19 km east
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House19 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle24 km southeast
CastlePowderham Castle25 km northeast
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum28 km northeast · 340K visitors a year (2012)
Heritage railwaySouth Devon Railway7 km south
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo20 km north
ZooPaignton Zoo16 km southeastQuestions about Ashburton’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Ashburton?
The best known inside Ashburton’s built-up area are Ashburton Museum, Field System and St. Lawrence Chapel. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.
Does Ashburton have a museum?
8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ashburton: Ashburton Museum, Field System, St. Lawrence Chapel and Monastic Way Exhibition.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ashburton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Berry Pomeroy Castle (English Heritage), 11 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Ashburton?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (28 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (11 km), Compton Castle (12 km), Totnes Castle (11 km).
Where are Ashburton’s historic buildings listed?
Ashburton has 199 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Ashburton when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South Devon Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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