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Colcombe Castle
Attractions in Musbury

Places to visit near Musbury: Colcombe Castle & more

Visitors to Musbury can choose from 3 museums, 2 forts and 2 attractions. There is no place to visit inside Musbury’s built-up area; there are 10 within 5 km of its edge. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. Further out, Exeter Cathedral is 35 km away.

Photo: Colcombe Castle, Rev. John Swete (Public domain)
In Musbury
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
10
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The first to see around Musbury

Beyond Colcombe Castle, there are 2 museums, a historic house and a fort.

CastleColcombe Castle2 km outside town, to the westHistoric house · National TrustShute Barton3 km outside town, to the northwestFortMusbury Castle700 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumAxminster Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooAxe Valley Wildlife Park3.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumColyton Heritage Centre2.5 km outside town, to the west

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

Places on the map

Jurassic Discovery, 5.4 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Musbury’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

Kind by kind

4 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 3.

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 forts · 1 castle · 1 historic house0 in town · 4 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Musbury. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Shute Barton).

Every place

Place after place

You will find all 10 within 5 km of its edge.

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

23 listed buildings are on Musbury’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Musbury →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Exeter Cathedral, at 35 km, heads the 12.

CathedralExeter Cathedral35 km westHistoric house · National TrustMontacute House32 km northeast · 120K visitors a year (2011)Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle40 km eastCastleForde Abbey13 km northeastFort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp9 km westMuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum7.2 km eastMuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum36 km west · 340K visitors a year (2012)CastlePowderham Castle33 km westMuseumLyme Regis Museum7.4 km eastHistoric siteBeer Quarry Caves8.1 km southwestFortHembury18 km northwestHistoric house · National TrustBarrington Court27 km northeast

Places well known beyond Musbury (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.

Musbury, answered

What is there to see near Musbury?

No attraction is mapped inside Musbury itself. Within 5 km of it are Colcombe Castle, Shute Barton, Musbury Castle and Axminster Museum.

Does Musbury have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Musbury: Axminster Museum, Colyton Heritage Centre and Motoring Memories.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Musbury?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Musbury, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Shute Barton).

What are the best-known days out near Musbury?

Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (35 km), Montacute House (32 km), Maiden Castle (40 km), Forde Abbey (13 km).

Where are Musbury’s historic buildings listed?

Musbury has 23 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 Musbury 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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