Barnstaple › History › Grade II* › Three Tuns Inn Photo: Roger A Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · tap to enlargeGrade II* listed building · Historic England Three Tuns Inn Listed Grade II* since 1951 75 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings
About About Three Tuns Inn Three Tuns Inn is one of 13 Grade II* listed buildings in Barnstaple and about 22,127 in England. It was among the first 48 buildings in Barnstaple to be listed, on 19 January 1951. It stands in the Barnstaple - Town Centre conservation area, designated in 1969. Within 400 metres are 3 more Grade I buildings and 190 other listed buildings.
HE Read the official list entry Historic England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1385165 ↗ Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 5.8% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.
The record
Grade Grade II*
First listed 19 January 1951
Type Inns & shops
Conservation area Barnstaple - Town Centre (1969)
Grid reference SS 55769 33243
Where Barnstaple, Devon Visit Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 15 minutes Barnstaple · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies
1 2 3 4 5 © OpenStreetMap contributors Around it 92 more listed buildings within 150 metres Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.
II 81 and 82, High Street 8 m II 83, High Street 15 m II 84, High Street 23 m II* The Guildhall 23 m II 29, High Street 30 m II 85, High Street 31 m II 30, High Street 32 m II 26 and 27, High Street 33 m II 31, High Street 36 m II 3, Cross Street 38 m II 25 and 25A, High Street 41 m II 75, High Street 44 m II 32 and 33, High Street 44 m II 4, Cross Street 45 m II 24, High Street 46 m II 86 and 86A, High Street 47 m II Gates and Gate Piers at West Entrance to Paternoster Row 49 m II 87, High Street 52 m Show the other 74 II 74, High Street 53 m II 88, High Street 58 m II 22 and 23, High Street 59 m II 6, Cross Street 60 m II 73, High Street 61 m II 8-11, Holland Walk 62 m II 89, High Street 64 m II 7, Cross Street 67 m II* Church of St Peter and St Mary Magdalene including the Doddridge Library 67 m II 90, High Street 71 m II 14, Holland Walk 73 m II Former United Reform Church 73 m II* 8, Cross Street 74 m II Rear Part Only 74 m II 91, High Street 76 m II 19, High Street 77 m II Pannier Market 80 m II 3, Joy Street 81 m II 1-16, Butchers Row 81 m II 18, High Street 83 m II 92, High Street 83 m II Liberal Club 83 m II Building Behind Number 19 High Street 84 m II Iron Bollards Across Northern End of Lane to West of Church House 88 m II Lloyds Bank 88 m II 93, High Street 89 m II 38 and 38A, High Street 93 m II 94, High Street 97 m II Church House 97 m II 10, Cross Street 99 m II* 39, High Street 100 m II Iron Bollards Across Southern End of Church Lane to West of Paiges Almshouses 101 m II 15, High Street 105 m II 2, St Peters Terrace 105 m II Garage at East End of the Anchor Public House (The Anchor Public House Not Included) 109 m II Castle Chambers 109 m II 3, St Peters Terrace 110 m II 14, High Street 110 m II* Paiges Almshouses 111 m II 14, Cross Street 112 m II 9 and 10, Joy Street 114 m II 25, Castle Street 114 m II 13, High Street 114 m II 4, St Peters Terrace 115 m II 13, Cross Street 116 m II 24, Castle Street 116 m II 97, High Street 116 m II 27, Castle Street 118 m II Golden Fleece Inn 119 m I St Annes Chapel and Old Grammar School Museum Including Walls and Gates and Piers 120 m II 23, Castle Street 121 m II Parish Hall Including Boundary Wall and Gates Enclosing Front Lawn 122 m II 5, St Peters Terrace 122 m II 98, High Street 124 m II* Horwoods Almshouses 125 m II 11, Joy Street 125 m II Pump in Courtyard of Horwoods Almshouses 127 m II 21, Joy Street 128 m II 67 and 67A, High Street 128 m II 99, High Street 129 m II* Old School Coffee House Formerly Horwoods School 130 m II 9-12, High Street 131 m II Iron Gates and Piers Between St Anne's Chapel and Parish Hall 131 m II Royal Exchange Public House 132 m II West View 133 m II Queen Annes Court Including Former Ambulance Station Fronting Commercial Road 134 m II 3, Green Lane 137 m II Marshals Public House 140 m II 65, High Street 143 m II Tome Stone under Centre of Queen Annes Walk 145 m II 96, Boutport Street 145 m II 81, Boutport Street 150 m II 44, High Street 150 m II Building Behind Queen Annes Walk (Over 60'S Club) 150 m
Questions about Three Tuns Inn Is Three Tuns Inn listed? Yes. Three Tuns Inn is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1385165), first listed on 19 January 1951.
Can you visit Three Tuns Inn? It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
Is Three Tuns Inn in a conservation area? Yes, the Barnstaple - Town Centre conservation area, designated in 1969.
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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