From Tipton St John, 4.5 km to Cadhay Gardens
The best-known day out from Tipton St John is Exeter Cathedral, 17 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Tipton St John’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for a garden and an attraction.
Just outside Tipton St John, the best known
An attraction follows Cadhay Gardens.
GardenCadhay Gardens3.7 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionTumbling Weir2.8 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The map ends at Cadhay Gardens, 4.5 km out.
The dashed line is Tipton St John’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
Between them they are a garden and an attraction.
Green: inside Tipton St John. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Its 2 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Tipton St John’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tipton St John →
Names further out
Exeter Cathedral, at 17 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CathedralExeter Cathedral17 km west
CastlePowderham Castle15 km southwest
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum17 km west · 340K visitors a year (2012)
CastleRougemont Castle17 km west
FortHembury12 km north
Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp9.4 km east
Historic house · National TrustA la Ronde12 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustKillerton House15 km northwest
AttractionKents Cavern32 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle35 km southwest
CastleTiverton Castle25 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle39 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Tipton St John (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.
Good to know in Tipton St John
What is there to see near Tipton St John?
No attraction is mapped inside Tipton St John itself. Within 5 km of it are Cadhay Gardens and Tumbling Weir.
Does Tipton St John have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Tipton St John.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Tipton St John?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blackbury Camp (English Heritage), 9.4 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Tipton St John?
Within 40 km: Exeter Cathedral (17 km), Powderham Castle (15 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (17 km), Rougemont Castle (17 km).
Where are Tipton St John’s historic buildings listed?
Tipton St John has 3 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 Tipton St John 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)
- Cadhay Gardens: Derek Harper, 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
- Rougemont Castle: Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A la Ronde: Becks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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