Totnes Castle opens Totnes’s list
4 places to visit are mapped inside Totnes’ built-up area, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 castles, 2 museums and an art gallery. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by English Heritage. A short walk covers 4, all within 1 km. Compton Castle, 7.6 km away, is the best-known day out.
What Totnes is known for
Along with Totnes Castle, see 2 museums, an art gallery and a castle.
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castlein town
MuseumTotnes Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryYvonne Coomber Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseumThe Timehousein town
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle2.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Heritage railwaySouth Devon Railway2.3 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Furthest out is The Italian Garden - Great Ambrook, at 5.3 km.
The dashed line is Totnes’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
3 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.
Green: inside Totnes. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Totnes Castle and Berry Pomeroy Castle).
The complete list
7 places in all: 4 in town and 3 within 5 km of its edge.
Totnes Museum
Grade I listed historic house museum in Totnes, South Hams, Devon, England, UK.
Berry Pomeroy Castle
Grade I listed English country house in South Hams, United Kingdom.
The 4 inside Totnes 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.
314 listed buildings and 5 scheduled monuments are on Totnes’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Totnes →
A drive away
Head 7.6 km out for Compton Castle, the best known of 12.
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle7.6 km northeast
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey9.4 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House8.9 km southeast
CathedralExeter Cathedral34 km north
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle13 km southeast
AttractionKents Cavern14 km east
ZooPaignton Zoo7.5 km east
CastleKingswear Castle13 km southeast
CastlePowderham Castle28 km northeast
Historic house · English HeritageKirkham House8.2 km east
MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum34 km north · 340K visitors a year (2012)
FortDrake's Island34 km westPlaces well known beyond Totnes (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.
Visiting Totnes: the answers
What are the main attractions in Totnes?
The best known inside Totnes’ built-up area are Totnes Castle, Totnes Museum, Yvonne Coomber Art Gallery and The Timehouse. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Totnes have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Totnes: Totnes Museum, Yvonne Coomber Art Gallery and The Timehouse.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Totnes?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Totnes, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Totnes Castle and Berry Pomeroy Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Totnes?
Within 40 km: Compton Castle (7.6 km), Buckfast Abbey (9.4 km), Greenway House (8.9 km), Exeter Cathedral (34 km).
Where are Totnes’ historic buildings listed?
Totnes has 314 listed buildings, 6 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 Totnes 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 (16)
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- South Devon Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingswear Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkham House: Ianmacm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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