The nearest draw to Mary Tavy: Lydford Castle, 5.2 km away
For a trip from Mary Tavy, Launceston Castle is 18 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Mary Tavy’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a castle and a museum. The list includes one place cared for by English Heritage.
The best known around Mary Tavy
The list goes on from Lydford Castle to a museum.
Castle · English HeritageLydford Castle4.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumTavistock Museum4.9 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.
Where each one is
The outermost point is Tavistock Museum, at 5.6 km.
The dashed line is Mary Tavy’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 they are
It comes down to a castle and a museum.
Green: inside Mary Tavy. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Lydford Castle).
Near Mary Tavy
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Mary Tavy’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mary Tavy →
A little further out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Launceston Castle, 18 km away.
Castle · English HeritageLaunceston Castle18 km west
Castle · English HeritageOkehampton Castle17 km northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · National TrustBuckland Abbey13 km south
Historic house · National TrustCotehele House14 km southwest
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey27 km southeast
FortDrake's Island27 km south
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo24 km northeast
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral25 km south
MuseumMorwellham Quay11 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House24 km south
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle38 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle35 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Mary Tavy (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.
Questions before you go to Mary Tavy
What is there to see near Mary Tavy?
No attraction is mapped inside Mary Tavy itself. Within 5 km of it are Lydford Castle and Tavistock Museum.
Does Mary Tavy have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Mary Tavy: Tavistock Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Mary Tavy?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Mary Tavy, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Lydford Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Mary Tavy?
Within 40 km: Launceston Castle (18 km), Okehampton Castle (17 km), Buckland Abbey (13 km), Cotehele House (14 km).
Where are Mary Tavy’s historic buildings listed?
Mary Tavy has 1 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 Mary Tavy 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 (12)
- Lydford Castle: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Launceston Castle: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Okehampton Castle: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotehele House: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morwellham Quay: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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