Allhallows Museum is the place to visit in Honiton
One place to visit is mapped inside Honiton’s built-up area, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. Further out, Exeter Cathedral is 25 km away.
The best known in Honiton
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The dashed line is Honiton’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
3 places in or within 5 km of Honiton.
Green: inside Honiton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Honiton first, then nearby
The one inside Honiton comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
107 listed buildings are on Honiton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Honiton →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Places well known beyond Honiton (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.
CathedralExeter Cathedral25 km west
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum25 km west · 340K visitors a year (2012)
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House38 km northeast · 120K visitors a year (2011)
CastlePowderham Castle25 km southwest
Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp8.3 km south
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton9.8 km east
CastleHemyock Castle13 km north
CastleColcombe Castle11 km southeast
CastleRougemont Castle25 km west
CastleForde Abbey21 km east
CastleTiverton Castle24 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes25 km northwestQuestions about Honiton’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Honiton?
The place to visit inside Honiton’s built-up area is Allhallows Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Honiton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Honiton: Allhallows Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Honiton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Montacute House (National Trust), 38 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Honiton?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (25 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (25 km), Montacute House (38 km), Powderham Castle (25 km).
Where are Honiton’s historic buildings listed?
Honiton has 107 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 Honiton 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)
- Allhallows Museum: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hemyock Castle: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, 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
- Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knightshayes: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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