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Bicton Park botanical garden
Attractions in East Budleigh

Bicton Park botanical garden leads what is near East Budleigh

4 of the 6 places to visit in and around East Budleigh are museums or galleries. None of them is inside East Budleigh itself. Go 17 km out for Exeter Cathedral.

Photo: Bicton Park botanical garden, Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In East Budleigh
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Best known

Around East Budleigh: where to begin

3 museums, a garden and an attraction follow Bicton Park botanical garden.

MuseumBicton Park botanical garden1.2 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenBicton Park900 m outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionOtterton Mill900 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumCountryside Museum900 m outside town, to the northMuseumFairlynch Musuem2.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumWorld of Country Life4.6 km outside town, to the southwest

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

How they lie

Look to the north for most of the 6 just outside.

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The dashed line is East Budleigh’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 they are

The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 4 of the 6.

Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside East Budleigh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The full list

Here are the 6 places within 5 km of its edge.

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

52 listed buildings are on East Budleigh’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in East Budleigh →

Big names nearby

Out of town

Exeter Cathedral, at 17 km, heads the 12 day trips.

CathedralExeter Cathedral17 km northwestCastlePowderham Castle9.9 km westMuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum17 km northwest · 340K visitors a year (2012)Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde6.3 km westAttractionKents Cavern24 km southwestCastleRougemont Castle17 km northwestHistoric house · National TrustCompton Castle28 km southwestCastle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle32 km southwestCastle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle39 km southwestAbbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey37 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustGreenway House36 km southwestHistoric house · National TrustCastle Drogo35 km west

Places well known beyond East Budleigh (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.

Before a day out in East Budleigh

What is there to see near East Budleigh?

No attraction is mapped inside East Budleigh itself. Within 5 km of it are Bicton Park botanical garden, Bicton Park, Otterton Mill and Countryside Museum.

Does East Budleigh have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of East Budleigh: Bicton Park botanical garden, Countryside Museum, Fairlynch Musuem and World of Country Life.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near East Budleigh?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is A la Ronde (National Trust), 6.3 km west.

What are the best-known days out near East Budleigh?

Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (17 km), Powderham Castle (9.9 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (17 km), A la Ronde (6.3 km).

Where are East Budleigh’s historic buildings listed?

East Budleigh has 52 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 East Budleigh 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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