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Places near Barnstaple by type
All 278 places by distance →One day from Barnstaple
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:21 pm
64 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Barnstaple
- Churchill Monasterymonastery · 1 hrs
- Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Parkpark · 45 min
- Braunton Burrowsviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Crow Point Lighthousebeach · 1.5 hrs
- Chudleigh Fortfort · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Barnstaple
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Barnstaple?
Barnstaple Castle (church, about 1 km), Churchill Monastery (monastery, about 11 km), Crow Point Lighthouse (beach, about 12 km), Braunton Burrows (viewpoint, about 13 km), Saunton Sands (beach, about 15 km), Chudleigh Fort (fort, about 15 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Barnstaple?
32 places on Spotwander: 10 churches, 7 forts & heritage, 3 hill stations & viewpoints, 3 beaches & coast, 1 park.
Which is the nearest church to Barnstaple?
Barnstaple Castle, about 1 km by road; Church of St Michael and All Angels, Great Torrington (19 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Barnstaple?
Chudleigh Fort, about 15 km by road; Voley Castle (20 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Barnstaple?
Start in Barnstaple, visit Churchill Monastery, then Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, then Braunton Burrows, then Crow Point Lighthouse, then Chudleigh Fort, and drive back — about 64 km by road in all.