Great Torrington Heritage Museum
Museam in Great Torrington, Devon, England, UK.
Attractions in Great Torrington
Photo: RHS Garden Rosemoor, Patche99z (CC BY-SA 3.0)A museum to see in Great Torrington: Great Torrington Heritage Museum
From Great Torrington, the big name within reach is Launceston Castle, 38 km away. There is one place to visit inside Great Torrington’s built-up area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. Look for a museum and a garden.
In Great Torrington
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
Most famous in Great Torrington
The other best-known place is a garden.
MuseumMuseumGreat Torrington Heritage Museumin town
GardenRHS Garden Rosemoor1.3 km outside town, to the south
GardenRHS Garden Rosemoor1.3 km outside town, to the southEach 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 they are
The list reaches out to RHS Garden Rosemoor, 1.6 km away.
The dashed line is Great Torrington’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
The places here are a museum and a garden.
Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Great Torrington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The complete list
The one inside Great Torrington comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Great Torrington comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
90 listed buildings are on Great Torrington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Great Torrington →
Big names nearby
Around the region
Launceston Castle (38 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Castle · English HeritageLaunceston Castle38 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageOkehampton Castle26 km south
CastleBarnstaple Castle15 km north
Castle · English HeritageLydford Castle34 km south
CastleAffeton Castle26 km east
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo37 km southeast
MuseumNorth Devon Maritime Museum12 km north
Heritage railwayLynton and Barnstaple Railway20 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustArlington Court24 km northeast
Theme parkWatermouth Castle29 km north
Abbey or prioryHartland Abbey26 km west
ZooExmoor Zoo27 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Great Torrington (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 Great Torrington
What are the main attractions in Great Torrington?
The place to visit inside Great Torrington’s built-up area is Great Torrington Heritage Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Great Torrington have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Great Torrington: Great Torrington Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Great Torrington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Launceston Castle (English Heritage), 38 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Great Torrington?
Within 40 km: Launceston Castle (38 km), Okehampton Castle (26 km), Barnstaple Castle (15 km), Lydford Castle (34 km).
Where are Great Torrington’s historic buildings listed?
Great Torrington has 90 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 Great Torrington 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 (13)
- RHS Garden Rosemoor: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Launceston Castle: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Okehampton Castle: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnstaple Castle: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydford Castle: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Affeton Castle: Tony Dunlop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Devon Maritime Museum: Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynton and Barnstaple Railway: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlington Court: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watermouth Castle: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartland Abbey: Greenshed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Exmoor Zoo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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