Around Yealmpton, start with Plympton Castle
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 historic houses and a castle. Travel 11 km and you reach Drake's Island.
Leading the list near Yealmpton
After Plympton Castle come 2 historic houses.
CastlePlympton Castle4.8 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseThorn House3.8 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseWembury House4.5 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is Yealmpton’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 sort of places
They are all castles or historic places: 3 in all.
Green: inside Yealmpton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Yealmpton
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
27 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Yealmpton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Yealmpton →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Out of town, Drake's Island (11 km) leads 12 names to know.
FortDrake's Island11 km west
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral11 km west
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House6.7 km northwest
ZooDartmoor Zoo6.8 km north
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel9.7 km west
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey23 km northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · National TrustBuckland Abbey17 km northwest
MuseumHMS Courageous13 km west
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle31 km east
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle24 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle28 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House30 km eastPlaces well known beyond Yealmpton (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 Yealmpton
What is there to see near Yealmpton?
No attraction is mapped inside Yealmpton itself. Within 5 km of it are Plympton Castle, Thorn House and Wembury House.
Does Yealmpton have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Yealmpton.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Yealmpton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saltram House (National Trust), 6.7 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Yealmpton?
Within 40 km: Drake's Island (11 km), Plymouth Cathedral (11 km), Saltram House (6.7 km), Dartmoor Zoo (6.8 km).
Where are Yealmpton’s historic buildings listed?
Yealmpton has 27 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 Yealmpton 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 (12)
- Plympton Castle: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmoor Zoo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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