Cookworthy Museum
Grade II* listed building in Kingsbridge, Devon, England, UK.
Attractions in Kingsbridge
Photo: Cookworthy Museum, Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0)Cookworthy Museum is Kingsbridge’s place to visit
The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 museums and a castle. Dartmouth Castle, 16 km away, is the best-known day out.
In Kingsbridge
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Leading places in Kingsbridge
Next to Cookworthy Museum, the best known are a castle and a museum.
MuseumCookworthy Museumin town
CastleFort Charles4.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSalcombe Maritime Museum3.7 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 each one is
Furthest from the centre is Fort Charles, 6.3 km away.
The dashed line is Kingsbridge’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
Museums or galleries lead the count with 2 of 3.
Museums & galleries 2 museums1 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Kingsbridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Each place in turn
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Kingsbridge comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
115 listed buildings are on Kingsbridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kingsbridge →
Big names nearby
Day trips
First of the 12 big names within reach is Dartmouth Castle, 16 km away.
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle16 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House17 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle17 km north
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle21 km northeast
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey23 km north
CastleKingswear Castle17 km east
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle24 km northeast
FortDrake's Island28 km west
Historic house · National TrustOverbeck's Museum and Gardens7 km south
AttractionKents Cavern28 km northeast
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral29 km west
ZooPaignton Zoo21 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Kingsbridge (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.
Common questions about Kingsbridge
What are the main attractions in Kingsbridge?
The place to visit inside Kingsbridge’s built-up area is Cookworthy Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Kingsbridge have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Kingsbridge: Cookworthy Museum and Salcombe Maritime Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kingsbridge?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dartmouth Castle (English Heritage), 16 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Kingsbridge?
Within 40 km: Dartmouth Castle (16 km), Greenway House (17 km), Totnes Castle (17 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (21 km).
Where are Kingsbridge’s historic buildings listed?
Kingsbridge has 115 listed buildings, 2 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 Kingsbridge 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)
- Cookworthy Museum: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Charles: Stephen Lea, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingswear Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Overbeck's Museum and Gardens: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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