Places to visit near Stoneyford: Coldharbour Mill & more
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Stoneyford’s built-up area. On the list: a museum, a theme park and a zoo, among others. The best-known trip out is to Exeter Cathedral, 18 km away.
The names to know near Stoneyford
Next to Coldharbour Mill, the best known are a theme park and a zoo.
MuseumColdharbour Mill4.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Theme parkDiggerland900 m outside town, to the northZooZooYarak Bird of Prey Centre3.6 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 to go
At 5.8 km, Coldharbour Mill is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Stoneyford’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Most common are zoos, theme parks or other days out: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Stoneyford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Stoneyford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stoneyford →
Further afield
Allow a day for Exeter Cathedral, 18 km away, the pick of 12.
CathedralExeter Cathedral18 km southwest
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum18 km southwest · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastleTiverton Castle9.4 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes11 km northwest
CastleBickleigh Castle9.4 km west
CastlePowderham Castle25 km south
Historic house · National TrustKillerton House9.2 km southwest
FortHembury9.3 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle36 km north
CastleRougemont Castle18 km southwest
CastleHemyock Castle12 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo35 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Stoneyford (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 Stoneyford
What is there to see near Stoneyford?
No attraction is mapped inside Stoneyford itself. Within 5 km of it are Coldharbour Mill, Diggerland and Yarak Bird of Prey Centre.
Does Stoneyford have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Stoneyford: Coldharbour Mill.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stoneyford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Knightshayes (National Trust), 11 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Stoneyford?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (18 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (18 km), Tiverton Castle (9.4 km), Knightshayes (11 km).
Where are Stoneyford’s historic buildings listed?
Stoneyford has 2 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 Stoneyford 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)
- Coldharbour Mill: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diggerland: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knightshayes: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 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
- Hemyock Castle: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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