Around Woolacombe, start with Mortehoe Museum
Watermouth Castle, 10 km from Woolacombe, is the best-known trip nearby. Nothing on our list is inside Woolacombe’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum and an attraction.
The names to know near Woolacombe
Second to Mortehoe Museum is an attraction.
MuseumMortehoe Museum300 m outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionTunnels Beaches4.9 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
At the edge of the map sits Tunnels Beaches, 6.9 km out.
The dashed line is Woolacombe’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 you can see
The list holds a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Woolacombe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for both.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Woolacombe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Woolacombe →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Allow a day for Watermouth Castle, 10 km away, the pick of 10.
Theme parkWatermouth Castle10 km northeast
CastleBarnstaple Castle14 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustArlington Court15 km east
Heritage railwayLynton and Barnstaple Railway17 km southeast
MuseumNorth Devon Maritime Museum13 km south
ZooExmoor Zoo20 km east
GardenRHS Garden Rosemoor26 km south
Abbey or prioryHartland Abbey29 km southwest
CastleCastle Hill26 km southeastCastleCastleMarisco Castle32 km westPlaces well known beyond Woolacombe (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.
Practical questions about Woolacombe
What is there to see near Woolacombe?
No attraction is mapped inside Woolacombe itself. Within 5 km of it are Mortehoe Museum and Tunnels Beaches.
Does Woolacombe have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Woolacombe: Mortehoe Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Woolacombe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Arlington Court (National Trust), 15 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Woolacombe?
Within 40 km: Watermouth Castle (10 km), Barnstaple Castle (14 km), Arlington Court (15 km), Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (17 km).
Where are Woolacombe’s historic buildings listed?
Woolacombe 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 Woolacombe 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 (10)
- Mortehoe Museum: Asteuartw, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watermouth Castle: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnstaple Castle: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlington Court: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynton and Barnstaple Railway: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Devon Maritime Museum: Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exmoor Zoo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden Rosemoor: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hartland Abbey: Greenshed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Hill: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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