Wembury is a Town in the county of Devon.

Retail in Wembury

There are great places to visit near Wembury including some great cities, historic buildings, villages, canals, rivers and streams, beaches, geological features, sssis, hiking areas, nature reserves, towns, parks, airports, castles and ruins.

Wembury is near some unmissable cities like Exeter,

Don't miss Exeter Cathedral, St Mary Steps, and St Stephen's Church - Exeter's historic buildings if visiting the area around Wembury.

Don't miss Starcross, Lynton and Lynmouth, Littleham, Otterton, Branscombe, Beer, and Hope Cove's villages if visiting the area around Wembury.

Exeter Canal, and Grand Western Canal at Tiverton are great places to visit near Wembury if you like canals.

East Lyn River is one of Wembury's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Wembury.

Blacklands Beach, Branscombe Beach, and Hope Cove are some of Wembury best beaches to visit near Wembury.

Valley of Rocks is a great place to visit close to Wembury if you like geological features.

There are a number of sssis near to Wembury including Dartmoor.

Wembury is near some unmissable hiking areas like Dartmoor,

Dartmoor is one of Wembury's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Wembury.

Don't miss Dartmouth, Tiverton, Crediton, Topsham, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, and Seaton's towns if visiting the area around Wembury.

Bicton Park is a great place to visit close to Wembury if you like parks.

Wembury is near some unmissable airports like Exeter Airport,

Berry Pomeroy Castle is one of Wembury's best, nearby castles to visit in Wembury.

There are a several good ruins in the area around Wembury like Berry Pomeroy Castle.

Wembury History

There are some historic monuments around Wembury:

• Staddon Heights Defences including Fort Staddon Fort, Brownhill Battery, Watch House Battery, Staddon Heights Battery, Staddon Battery and associated features and structures
• Lee Moor Tramway Bridge
• Mount Pleasant Redoubt
• Plymouth Castle (remains of)
• Efford Fort and Efford Emplacement
• Laira Emplacement, immediately south west of Laira Battery
• Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm
• Mount Batten: prehistoric and Romano-British settlement
• Firestone Bay artillery tower
• Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
• Woodland fort
• Three bowl barrows at Creacombe Farm
• Plympton Castle
• Cross in grounds of Stentaway House, Billacombe
• Round barrow on Burrow Hill
• Knowle battery
• Eggbuckland Keep
• The Goreus Stone, immediately west of St Bartholomew's Church
• Fort Bovisand
• Fort Stamford
• Blockhouse at the Garden Battery
• Eastern King battery
• Bowden Battery
• Laira Battery
• Crownhill Fort
• Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
• The Royal Citadel mid 17th century bastioned artillery defence, incorporating late 16th century artillery fort and 18th century statue, on the Hoe
• Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park
• The coastal fortifications of Drake's Island
• Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park
• Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House
• Western Kings artillery tower
• Iron Age hillfort known as Wasteberry Camp, medieval deer park and post-medieval warren, 800m north west of Lyneham House
• Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves
• Stonehouse Town Wall
• Plympton Priory
• Breakwater fort
• World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 100m west of Princes Cottages
• Mount Batten: 17th century artillery tower, Civil War breastwork, and World War II remains
• Austin Fort and section of military road
• Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
• Resolution Fort: Civil War town defences at Friary Court