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Bicton Park botanical garden
Attractions in Colaton Raleigh

From Bicton Park botanical garden on: Colaton Raleigh’s list

Of the 7 places to visit in and around Colaton Raleigh, 5 are museums or galleries. Mapped inside Colaton Raleigh’s built-up area are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 5. Exeter Cathedral, 17 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Bicton Park botanical garden, Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Colaton Raleigh
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Best known

What Colaton Raleigh is known for

Bicton Park botanical garden aside, the next best known are 3 museums, a garden and an attraction.

MuseumBicton Park botanical gardenin townMuseumMuseumCountryside Museumin townMuseumSidmouth Museum4 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenBicton Park100 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionOtterton Mill500 m outside town, to the southMuseumFairlynch Musuem3.9 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

The lie of the land

The list reaches out to Fairlynch Musuem, 5.6 km away.

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The dashed line is Colaton Raleigh’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

A breakdown by kind

Most common are museums or galleries: 5 of 7.

Museums & galleries 5 museums2 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Colaton Raleigh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The places, one by one

In town there are 2, and the list adds 5 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Colaton Raleigh come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

24 listed buildings are on Colaton Raleigh’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Colaton Raleigh →

Big names nearby

A drive away

Day trips number 12; the best known is Exeter Cathedral, 17 km off.

CathedralExeter Cathedral17 km westCastlePowderham Castle12 km westMuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum17 km west · 340K visitors a year (2012)Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde8.4 km southwestCastleRougemont Castle17 km westAttractionKents Cavern27 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustCompton Castle31 km southwestFort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp12 km northeastFortHembury16 km northCastle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle35 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustKillerton House17 km northwestAbbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey39 km southwest

Places well known beyond Colaton Raleigh (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.

Good to know in Colaton Raleigh

What are the main attractions in Colaton Raleigh?

The best known inside Colaton Raleigh’s built-up area are Bicton Park botanical garden and Countryside Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.

Does Colaton Raleigh have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Colaton Raleigh: Bicton Park botanical garden, Countryside Museum, Sidmouth Museum and Fairlynch Musuem.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Colaton Raleigh?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is A la Ronde (National Trust), 8.4 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Colaton Raleigh?

Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (17 km), Powderham Castle (12 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (17 km), A la Ronde (8.4 km).

Where are Colaton Raleigh’s historic buildings listed?

Colaton Raleigh has 24 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 Colaton Raleigh 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).

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.