Bovey Tracey to see, the House of Marbles first
Bovey Tracey’s list takes in 4 museums, 2 zoos and 2 historic houses. The built-up area itself has 3 places on our list; 7 others are within 5 km of its edge. 3 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. Go 18 km out for Exeter Cathedral.
Top of the list in Bovey Tracey
After the House of Marbles come a museum, an attraction and a zoo.
MuseumHouse of Marblesin townMuseumMuseumBovey Tracey Heritage Centrein townAttractionAttractionDevon Guild of Craftsmenin town
ZooBecky Falls3.4 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseUgbrooke House4.7 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkTrago Family Fun Park2.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
Furthest out is Ugbrooke House, at 6.4 km.
The dashed line is Bovey Tracey’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (4) and zoos, theme parks or other days out (3).
Green: inside Bovey Tracey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
10 places in all: 3 in town and 7 within 5 km of its edge.
Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre
Museum in Newton Abbot, England, UK.
Ugbrooke House
Grade I listed historic house museum in Teignbridge, United Kingdom.
The 3 inside Bovey Tracey 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.
65 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Bovey Tracey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bovey Tracey →
The wider area
The pick of the 12 is Exeter Cathedral, 18 km off.
CathedralExeter Cathedral18 km northeast
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey13 km southwest
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum18 km northeast · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastlePowderham Castle17 km east
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle14 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle16 km south
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo15 km northwest
AttractionKents Cavern19 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle18 km south
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House24 km south
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle29 km south
Castle · English HeritageOkehampton Castle28 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Bovey Tracey (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.
Bovey Tracey: questions and answers
What are the main attractions in Bovey Tracey?
The best known inside Bovey Tracey’s built-up area are House of Marbles, Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre and Devon Guild of Craftsmen. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.
Does Bovey Tracey have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bovey Tracey: House of Marbles, Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre, Kelly Mine and Rora House.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bovey Tracey?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Compton Castle (National Trust), 14 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Bovey Tracey?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (18 km), Buckfast Abbey (13 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (18 km), Powderham Castle (17 km).
Where are Bovey Tracey’s historic buildings listed?
Bovey Tracey has 65 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 Bovey Tracey 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 (15)
- House of Marbles: HouseOfMarbles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky Falls: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ugbrooke House: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Okehampton Castle: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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