Nothing mapped in Noss Mayo itself; Wembury Marine Centre is the nearest draw
Nothing on our list is inside Noss Mayo’s built-up area; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 historic houses and a museum. Drake's Island is worth a day, 9.4 km from the centre.
The first to see around Noss Mayo
The rest of the best known are 2 historic houses.
MuseumWembury Marine Centre2.6 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseHistoric houseThorn House1.4 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWembury House2.1 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
Leave town to the northwest for most of the 3 nearby.
The dashed line is Noss Mayo’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Noss Mayo. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Here are the 3 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings are on Noss Mayo’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Noss Mayo →
Further out, the best known
Leading the 12 is Drake's Island, 9.4 km away; they include 4 castles and 2 historic houses.
FortDrake's Island9.4 km northwest
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral11 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House8.4 km north
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel9.1 km northwest
ZooDartmoor Zoo11 km north
CastlePlympton Castle8.2 km north
MuseumHMS Courageous12 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · National TrustBuckland Abbey20 km north
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey28 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle34 km east
Historic houseMount Edgcumbe House11 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle28 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Noss Mayo (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.
Asked about places to visit in Noss Mayo
What is there to see near Noss Mayo?
No attraction is mapped inside Noss Mayo itself. Within 5 km of it are Wembury Marine Centre, Thorn House and Wembury House.
Does Noss Mayo have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Noss Mayo: Wembury Marine Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Noss Mayo?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saltram House (National Trust), 8.4 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Noss Mayo?
Within 40 km: Drake's Island (9.4 km), Plymouth Cathedral (11 km), Saltram House (8.4 km), Royal Citadel (9.1 km).
Where are Noss Mayo’s historic buildings listed?
Noss Mayo has 13 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 Noss Mayo 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)
- Wembury Marine Centre: Glen Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmoor Zoo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plympton Castle: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Edgcumbe House: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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