Close to Offwell: Allhallows Museum and more
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Offwell’s built-up area. The commonest are 2 castles and a museum. At 28 km, Exeter Cathedral is worth the journey.
Leading the list near Offwell
Along with Allhallows Museum, see 2 castles.
MuseumAllhallows Museum2.8 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleStockland Great Castle4 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastleStockland Little Castle5 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Just outside town, most of the 3 sit to the northeast.
The dashed line is Offwell’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Offwell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
16 listed buildings are on Offwell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Offwell →
For a day out
Of the 12 day trips, Exeter Cathedral (28 km) is the best known.
CathedralExeter Cathedral28 km west
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House35 km northeast · 120K visitors a year (2011)
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton6.3 km east
FortHembury8.8 km west
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum28 km west · 340K visitors a year (2012)
Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp7.4 km south
CastlePowderham Castle28 km southwest
CastleColcombe Castle7.6 km southeast
CastleForde Abbey17 km east
CastleHemyock Castle15 km northwest
CastleTaunton Castle25 km north
CastleRougemont Castle28 km westPlaces well known beyond Offwell (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.
What people ask about Offwell
What is there to see near Offwell?
No attraction is mapped inside Offwell itself. Within 5 km of it are Allhallows Museum, Stockland Great Castle and Stockland Little Castle.
Does Offwell have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Offwell: Allhallows Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Offwell?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Montacute House (National Trust), 35 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Offwell?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (28 km), Montacute House (35 km), Shute Barton (6.3 km), Hembury (8.8 km).
Where are Offwell’s historic buildings listed?
Offwell has 16 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 Offwell 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 (13)
- Allhallows Museum: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hemyock Castle: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, 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
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