From Buckland Monachorum, 1.5 km to Buckland Abbey
Our list finds nothing inside Buckland Monachorum’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. They include an abbey or priory, a museum and a garden. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, Cotehele House sits 6.6 km away.
The best known around Buckland Monachorum
The rest of the best known are a museum and a garden.
MuseumMorwellham Quay4.4 km outside town, to the west
GardenThe Garden House400 m outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The list reaches out to Morwellham Quay, 4.6 km away.
The dashed line is Buckland Monachorum’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
The places here are an abbey or priory, a museum and a garden.
Green: inside Buckland Monachorum. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Buckland Abbey).
Place after place
You will find all 3 within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
35 listed buildings are on Buckland Monachorum’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Buckland Monachorum →
Further away
Cotehele House (6.6 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Historic house · National TrustCotehele House6.6 km west
Castle · English HeritageLaunceston Castle23 km northwest
FortDrake's Island16 km south
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral14 km south
Castle · English HeritageLydford Castle17 km north
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House13 km south
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey25 km east
Castle · English HeritageOkehampton Castle28 km north
ZooDartmoor Zoo13 km southeast
MuseumHMS Courageous14 km south
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel14 km south
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle39 km westPlaces well known beyond Buckland Monachorum (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.
Buckland Monachorum, answered
What is there to see near Buckland Monachorum?
No attraction is mapped inside Buckland Monachorum itself. Within 5 km of it are Buckland Abbey, Morwellham Quay and The Garden House.
Does Buckland Monachorum have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Buckland Monachorum: Morwellham Quay.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Buckland Monachorum?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Buckland Monachorum, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Buckland Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Buckland Monachorum?
Within 40 km: Cotehele House (6.6 km), Launceston Castle (23 km), Drake's Island (16 km), Plymouth Cathedral (14 km).
Where are Buckland Monachorum’s historic buildings listed?
Buckland Monachorum has 35 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 Buckland Monachorum 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)
- Morwellham Quay: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Garden House: TenToe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotehele House: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Launceston Castle: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydford Castle: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Okehampton Castle: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmoor Zoo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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