Nothing in Clyst St Mary itself: Crealy Adventure Park is 2.6 km away
What there is to see lies just outside: 5 places within 5 km of its edge. There are a theme park, a museum and an abbey or priory to choose from. The big name further out is Exeter Cathedral, 5.8 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Clyst St Mary
Along with Crealy Adventure Park, see a museum, an abbey or priory and an attraction.
Theme parkCrealy Adventure Park2.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumTopsham Museum2.8 km outside town, to the south
Abbey or prioryPolsloe Priory4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionRaceworld3.8 km outside town, to the eastZooZooGreendale Farm Trail3.1 km 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.
Places on the map
Most of the 5 close by lie to the east.
The dashed line is Clyst St Mary’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
Between them they are a theme park, a museum and an abbey or priory.
Green: inside Clyst St Mary. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
Here are the 5 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Clyst St Mary’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clyst St Mary →
Further away
Of the 12 day trips, Exeter Cathedral (5.8 km) is the best known.
CathedralExeter Cathedral5.8 km west
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum6.1 km west · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastlePowderham Castle7.3 km south
CastleRougemont Castle6 km west
Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde8 km south
Historic house · National TrustKillerton House9.3 km north
AttractionKents Cavern27 km south
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo26 km west
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle28 km south
CastleBickleigh Castle17 km north
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey33 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle32 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Clyst St Mary (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.
Planning a visit to Clyst St Mary
What is there to see near Clyst St Mary?
No attraction is mapped inside Clyst St Mary itself. Within 5 km of it are Crealy Adventure Park, Topsham Museum, Polsloe Priory and Raceworld.
Does Clyst St Mary have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Clyst St Mary: Topsham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Clyst St Mary?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is A la Ronde (National Trust), 8 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Clyst St Mary?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (5.8 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (6.1 km), Powderham Castle (7.3 km), Rougemont Castle (6 km).
Where are Clyst St Mary’s historic buildings listed?
Clyst St Mary has 13 listed buildings. 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 Clyst St Mary 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)
- Crealy Adventure Park: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Topsham Museum: 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
- A la Ronde: Becks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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