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Places near Dawlish by type
All 250 places by distance →One day from Dawlish
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:59 pm
79 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Dawlish
- Powderham Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Exmouth Danish Fortfort · 30 min
- Orange Waytrek · 3 hrs
- Oddicombe Beachbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Compton Castleheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Dawlish
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Dawlish?
Exmouth Danish Fort (fort, about 7 km), Powderham Castle (heritage site, about 9 km), Oddicombe Beach (beach, about 14 km), Orange Way (trek, about 16 km), Kents Cavern (cave, about 16 km), Chapel of St Michael (church, about 16 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Dawlish?
44 places on Spotwander: 8 churches, 12 forts & heritage, 9 hill stations & viewpoints, 9 beaches & coast, 1 park.
Which is the nearest church to Dawlish?
Exmouth Danish Fort, about 7 km by road; Chapel of St Michael (16 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Dawlish?
Powderham Castle, about 9 km by road; Compton Castle (19 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Dawlish?
Start in Dawlish, visit Powderham Castle, then Exmouth Danish Fort, then Orange Way, then Oddicombe Beach, then Compton Castle, and drive back — about 79 km by road in all.