Visit Tavistock Museum in Tavistock
Mapped inside Tavistock’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 2. Look for 2 museums and a garden. For a full day, there is Buckland Abbey, 7.1 km away.
Highlights of Tavistock
Beyond Tavistock Museum, there are a museum and a garden.
MuseumMorwellham Quay4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
GardenThe Garden House4.1 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 each one is
The list reaches out to The Garden House, 5.8 km away.
The dashed line is Tavistock’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 they are
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Tavistock. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
One in town leads, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
The one inside Tavistock comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
163 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Tavistock’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tavistock →
Within a day
Of the 12 day trips, Buckland Abbey (7.1 km) is the best known.
Castle · English HeritageLaunceston Castle19 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustCotehele House7.9 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageLydford Castle11 km north
FortDrake's Island21 km south
Castle · English HeritageOkehampton Castle23 km northeast
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral19 km south
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey27 km east
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House19 km south
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle40 km west
Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo29 km northeast
ZooDartmoor Zoo18 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Tavistock (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.
Your questions on Tavistock
What are the main attractions in Tavistock?
The place to visit inside Tavistock’s built-up area is Tavistock Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Tavistock have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Tavistock: Tavistock Museum and Morwellham Quay.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tavistock?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Buckland Abbey (National Trust), 7.1 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Tavistock?
Within 40 km: Buckland Abbey (7.1 km), Launceston Castle (19 km), Cotehele House (7.9 km), Lydford Castle (11 km).
Where are Tavistock’s historic buildings listed?
Tavistock has 163 listed buildings, 5 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 Tavistock 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)
- Morwellham Quay: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Garden House: TenToe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Launceston Castle: Chris Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotehele House: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydford Castle: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Okehampton Castle: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmoor Zoo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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