Places to visit near Bradninch: Killerton House & more
Bradninch’s list takes in 2 historic houses, 2 parks or estates and 2 attractions. None of our places to visit is inside Bradninch’s built-up area; 8 are within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, 4 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. Further out, Exeter Cathedral is 14 km away.
The first to see around Bradninch
The list goes on from Killerton House to 2 parks or estates, a museum and an attraction.
Historic house · National TrustKillerton House3.5 km outside town, to the southwestPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustKillerton Park3.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseum · National TrustBudlake Old Post Office3.6 km outside town, to the southwestPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustCross Park3.8 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionQuad World900 m outside town, to the southHistoric houseHistoric houseHay House4.4 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.
Around Bradninch, mapped
Out of town, most of the 8 are to the southwest.
The dashed line is Bradninch’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
Most are castles or historic places, 2 in all, ahead of gardens or estates (2).
Green: inside Bradninch. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Killerton House, Killerton Park, Budlake Old Post Office and Cross Park).
Every place to visit
The list runs to 8 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
43 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bradninch’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bradninch →
Trips out
The 12 days out are led by Exeter Cathedral, 14 km away.
CathedralExeter Cathedral14 km southwest
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum14 km southwest · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastleBickleigh Castle7 km northwest
CastlePowderham Castle21 km south
CastleTiverton Castle10 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes12 km north
CastleRougemont Castle13 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle40 km north
FortHembury11 km east
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo31 km southwest
CastleAffeton Castle26 km west
CastleHemyock Castle17 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Bradninch (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.
Seeing Bradninch: your questions
What is there to see near Bradninch?
No attraction is mapped inside Bradninch itself. Within 5 km of it are Killerton House, Killerton Park, Budlake Old Post Office and Cross Park.
Does Bradninch have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bradninch: Budlake Old Post Office.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bradninch?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bradninch, 4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Killerton House, Killerton Park, Budlake Old Post Office and Cross Park).
What are the best-known days out near Bradninch?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (14 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (14 km), Bickleigh Castle (7 km), Powderham Castle (21 km).
Where are Bradninch’s historic buildings listed?
Bradninch has 43 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 Bradninch 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 (13)
- Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knightshayes: Rod Allday, 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
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Affeton Castle: Tony Dunlop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hemyock Castle: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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