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Powderham Castle
Attractions in Cockwood

Places to visit near Cockwood: Powderham Castle & more

There is no place to visit inside Cockwood’s built-up area; there are 7 within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 attractions, 2 museums and a castle. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. Exeter Cathedral is worth a day, 13 km from the centre.

Photo: Powderham Castle, raymond cocks (CC BY 2.0)
In Cockwood
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Leading the list near Cockwood

The list goes on from Powderham Castle to 2 museums, 2 attractions and a historic house.

CastlePowderham Castle3 km outside town, to the northHistoric house · National TrustA la Ronde3.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumExmouth Museum2.5 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionKenton Vineyard3.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumDawlish Museum3.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionExmouth Clock Tower2.2 km outside town, to the east

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

Where to go

At the edge of the map sits Dawlish Museum, 4.2 km out.

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The dashed line is Cockwood’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

What you can see

There are more other attractions (3) than anything else, then castles or historic places (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Cockwood. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (A la Ronde).

Every place

Place by place

7 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.

A la Ronde

Historic house · 3.9 km outside town, to the northeast

Heritage Museum in South West England, United Kingdom.

Run by National Trust
About A la Ronde →

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

5 listed buildings are on Cockwood’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cockwood →

Big names nearby

Out of town

Day trips number 12; the best known is Exeter Cathedral, 13 km off.

CathedralExeter Cathedral13 km northwestMuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum14 km northwest · 340K visitors a year (2012)AttractionKents Cavern17 km southHistoric house · National TrustCompton Castle19 km southwestCastleRougemont Castle14 km northwestCastle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle23 km southwestAbbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey27 km southwestCastle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle31 km southHistoric house · National TrustGreenway House28 km southCastle · English HeritageTotnes Castle27 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustCastle Drogo27 km westZooPaignton Zoo23 km southwest

Places well known beyond Cockwood (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.

Cockwood, answered

What is there to see near Cockwood?

No attraction is mapped inside Cockwood itself. Within 5 km of it are Powderham Castle, A la Ronde, Exmouth Museum and Kenton Vineyard.

Does Cockwood have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cockwood: Exmouth Museum and Dawlish Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cockwood?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Cockwood, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (A la Ronde).

What are the best-known days out near Cockwood?

Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (13 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (14 km), Kents Cavern (17 km), Compton Castle (19 km).

Where are Cockwood’s historic buildings listed?

Cockwood has 5 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 Cockwood 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 (16)

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