Crealy Adventure Park, 4.5 km from Clyst Honiton
Visitors to Clyst Honiton can choose from 2 historic houses, a theme park and an abbey or priory. Nothing is mapped inside Clyst Honiton’s built-up area, but 8 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. Beyond the town, the best known is Exeter Cathedral, 5.6 km off.
The names to know near Clyst Honiton
Following Crealy Adventure Park are an abbey or priory, a park or estate and an attraction.
Theme parkCrealy Adventure Park3.7 km outside town, to the southeast
Abbey or prioryPolsloe Priory2.9 km outside town, to the westPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustCranbrook Country Park2.1 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionClyston Mill2.6 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseHistoric houseHay House4.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumExeter's Underground Passages4.8 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
The map stretches to Exeter's Underground Passages, 5.4 km away.
The dashed line is Clyst Honiton’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 list by type
3 castles or historic places and 2 zoos, theme parks or other days out top the count.
Green: inside Clyst Honiton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Cranbrook Country Park).
The whole list for Clyst Honiton
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 8 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Out of town
Exeter Cathedral (5.6 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CathedralExeter Cathedral5.6 km west
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum5.7 km west · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastlePowderham Castle10 km south
CastleRougemont Castle5.6 km west
Historic house · National TrustKillerton House6.2 km north
Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde11 km south
CastleBickleigh Castle14 km north
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo26 km west
CastleTiverton Castle19 km north
AttractionKents Cavern30 km south
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle31 km south
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey35 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Clyst Honiton (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 Clyst Honiton
What is there to see near Clyst Honiton?
No attraction is mapped inside Clyst Honiton itself. Within 5 km of it are Crealy Adventure Park, Polsloe Priory, Cranbrook Country Park and Clyston Mill.
Does Clyst Honiton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Clyst Honiton: Exeter's Underground Passages.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Clyst Honiton?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Clyst Honiton, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Cranbrook Country Park).
What are the best-known days out near Clyst Honiton?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (5.6 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (5.7 km), Powderham Castle (10 km), Rougemont Castle (5.6 km).
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 Clyst Honiton 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)
- Crealy Adventure Park: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Polsloe Priory: Simon Cobb, CC0, 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
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 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
- Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A la Ronde: Becks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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