Around Cranbrook, Crealy Adventure Park leads the list
Among the places to visit in and near Cranbrook are 2 museums, 2 attractions and 2 historic houses. With nothing inside Cranbrook’s built-up area, the list has 10 places within 5 km of its edge. 2 of the places on the list are maintained by the National Trust. Set 8.9 km out, Exeter Cathedral makes a day trip.
Top of the list around Cranbrook
Next to Crealy Adventure Park, the best known are an abbey or priory, a park or estate and a museum.
Theme parkCrealy Adventure Park2.7 km outside town, to the south
Abbey or prioryPolsloe Priory4.5 km outside town, to the westPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustCranbrook Country Park300 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum · National TrustBudlake Old Post Office4.8 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionClyston Mill2.8 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseHay House3.6 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Polsloe Priory marks the outer edge, 6.7 km away.
The dashed line is Cranbrook’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
There are more castles or historic places (3) than anything else, then zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Green: inside Cranbrook. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Cranbrook Country Park and Budlake Old Post Office).
Place by place
Each of the 10 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Cranbrook’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cranbrook →
A drive away
Allow a day for Exeter Cathedral, 8.9 km away, the pick of 12.
CathedralExeter Cathedral8.9 km west
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum9 km west · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastlePowderham Castle12 km south
CastleRougemont Castle8.9 km west
Historic house · National TrustKillerton House5.9 km northwest
CastleBickleigh Castle14 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde12 km south
CastleTiverton Castle18 km north
FortHembury13 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo29 km west
Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes20 km north
AttractionKents Cavern32 km southPlaces well known beyond Cranbrook (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.
Visiting Cranbrook: the answers
What is there to see near Cranbrook?
No attraction is mapped inside Cranbrook itself. Within 5 km of it are Crealy Adventure Park, Polsloe Priory, Cranbrook Country Park and Budlake Old Post Office.
Does Cranbrook have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cranbrook: Budlake Old Post Office and Whimple Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cranbrook?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Cranbrook, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Cranbrook Country Park and Budlake Old Post Office).
What are the best-known days out near Cranbrook?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (8.9 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (9 km), Powderham Castle (12 km), Rougemont Castle (8.9 km).
Where are Cranbrook’s historic buildings listed?
Cranbrook has 11 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 Cranbrook 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
- Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A la Ronde: Becks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knightshayes: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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