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Exeter Cathedral
Attractions in Brampford Speke

Leave Brampford Speke for Exeter Cathedral, 5.9 km away

Royal Albert Memorial Museum counted 340K visitors in 2012. There is no place to visit inside Brampford Speke’s built-up area; there are 12 within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 3 museums, 3 historic houses and 2 parks or estates, among others. In heritage care, 3 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. A day out reaches Powderham Castle, 15 km away.

Photo: Exeter Cathedral, Rüdiger Wölk (CC BY-SA 2.5)
In Brampford Speke
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
3
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list around Brampford Speke

Beyond Exeter Cathedral, there are 2 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle.

CathedralExeter Cathedral5 km outside town, to the southMuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum4.7 km outside town, to the south · 340K visitors a year (2012)CastleRougemont Castle4.6 km outside town, to the southHistoric house · National TrustKillerton House4.8 km outside town, to the eastHistoric housePynes House1.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumThe Bill Douglas Cinema Museum3.8 km outside town, to the south

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Finding your way

Close by, the 12 mostly lie to the south.

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The dashed line is Brampford Speke’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

How the list breaks down

6 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 3.

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 historic houses · 1 cathedral · 1 castle · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 6 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 parks or estates0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Brampford Speke. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Killerton House, Cross Park and Killerton Park).

Every place

All the places to visit

All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 12 places.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

27 listed buildings are on Brampford Speke’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Brampford Speke →

Big names nearby

A drive away

Head 15 km out for Powderham Castle, the best known of 12.

CastlePowderham Castle15 km southCastleBickleigh Castle8.5 km northCastleTiverton Castle15 km northHistoric house · National TrustCastle Drogo22 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustKnightshayes17 km northAbbey or priorySt Nicholas Priory6 km southCastle · English HeritageOkehampton Castle34 km westCastleAffeton Castle23 km northwestAbbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey36 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustCompton Castle34 km southAttractionKents Cavern34 km southCastle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle37 km south

Places well known beyond Brampford Speke (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.

Quick answers on Brampford Speke

What is there to see near Brampford Speke?

No attraction is mapped inside Brampford Speke itself. Within 5 km of it are Exeter Cathedral, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Rougemont Castle and Killerton House.

Does Brampford Speke have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Brampford Speke: Royal Albert Memorial Museum, The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum and Exeter's Underground Passages.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Brampford Speke?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Brampford Speke, 3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Killerton House, Cross Park and Killerton Park).

What are the best-known days out near Brampford Speke?

Within 40 km: Powderham Castle (15 km), Bickleigh Castle (8.5 km), Tiverton Castle (15 km), Castle Drogo (22 km).

Where are Brampford Speke’s historic buildings listed?

Brampford Speke has 27 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 Brampford Speke 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 (19)

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