Sidmouth Museum and 2 more places to visit in Sidmouth
5 of the 8 places to visit in and around Sidmouth are museums or galleries. 3 places to visit are mapped inside Sidmouth’s built-up area, and 5 more within 5 km of its edge. Further out, Exeter Cathedral is 21 km away.
The best known in Sidmouth
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
MuseumSidmouth Museumin townMuseumMuseumSidmouth Toy and Model Museumin townMuseumMuseumMuseum of Contemporary Artin town
MuseumBicton Park botanical garden4.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionDonkey Sanctuary2 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionOtterton Mill3.9 km outside town, to the southwestWhere they are
The dashed line is Sidmouth’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 kind of places
8 places in or within 5 km of Sidmouth. The biggest group is museums & galleries (5).
Green: inside Sidmouth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Sidmouth first, then nearby
The 3 inside Sidmouth come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum
Toy museum in Sidmouth, England, UK.
Bicton Park botanical garden
Garden nearby Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England, UK.
233 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Sidmouth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sidmouth →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Places well known beyond Sidmouth (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.
CathedralExeter Cathedral21 km west
CastlePowderham Castle17 km west
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum21 km west · 340K visitors a year (2012)
Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp7.2 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde13 km southwest
CastleRougemont Castle21 km west
AttractionKents Cavern31 km southwest
FortHembury14 km north
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle35 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton15 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle39 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustKillerton House19 km northwestQuestions about Sidmouth’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Sidmouth?
The best known inside Sidmouth’s built-up area are Sidmouth Museum, Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Sidmouth have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sidmouth: Sidmouth Museum, Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art and Bicton Park botanical garden.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sidmouth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blackbury Camp (English Heritage), 7.2 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Sidmouth?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (21 km), Powderham Castle (17 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (21 km), Blackbury Camp (7.2 km).
Where are Sidmouth’s historic buildings listed?
Sidmouth has 233 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 Sidmouth 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)
- Sidmouth Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bicton Park botanical garden: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A la Ronde: Becks, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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