Norman Lockyer Observatory, Sidmouth

Name: Norman Lockyer Observatory
Address: Salcombe Hill, Sidmouth, EX10 0NY, United Kingdom

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The Norman Lockyer Observatory, the Lockyer Technology Centre, and the Planetarium, is a public access optical observatory 1 mile east of Sidmouth, East Devon in South West England. It houses a number of historical optical telescopes, including the Lockyer Telescope, and is operated by Norman Lockyer Observatory Society. ()

Coordinates: 50°41'16"N, 3°13'11"W

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Salcombe HillSidmouth EX10 0NY United Kingdom

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Norman Lockyer Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beer Quarry Caves, East Devon Way, Bicton Park, The Old Bakery.

4.7 miE
Museum, Cave, Park
Beer Quarry Caves, Beer
120 min walk • Beer Quarry Caves is a man-made limestone underground complex located about a mile west of the village of Beer, Devon, and the main source in England for beer stone.
5.6 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
East Devon Way, Beer
142 min walk • The East Devon Way is a long-distance footpath in England. It runs for 38 miles between Exmouth in East Devon and Lyme Regis in Dorset. Landscapes seen on the path include estuary, high open commons, woodlands and river valleys. The route includes some fairly steep climbs but is generally not challenging.
4.5 miW
Garden, Historical place, Park
Bicton Park, Budleigh Salterton
114 min walk • The Manor of Bicton is an historic manor in the parish of Bicton in east Devon, England.
3.6 miE
Museum
The Old Bakery, Branscombe
92 min walk • The Old Bakery, Manor Mill & Forge is a collection of buildings in Branscombe, Seaton, Devon, England. The property has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1965. The property consists of three buildings: a bakery, a watermill and a forge. The Old Bakery is a stone-built and partially rendered thatched building.
3.9 miNE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Blackbury Camp, Colyton
100 min walk • Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The ramparts are still relatively high, showing an unusual entrance feature. The fort occupies the end of a large ridge at some 185 metres above sea level.
5.2 miNW
Archaeological site, Vernacular architecture
Tumbling Weir, Ottery St Mary
133 min walk • The Tumbling Weir is a circular weir in the town of Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England that allows water from a leat or man-made stream to reach the River Otter.
5.2 miNW
Architecture, Cemetery, Church
St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary
133 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed building, a parish church in the Church of England in Ottery St Mary, Devon. The church is part of "Churches Together in Ottery St Mary" which includes the churches of four other denominations in the town.
6 miSW
50°37'46"N • 3°19'19"W
Fairlynch Museum, Budleigh Salterton
154 min walk • Museum
3.5 miE
Forts and castles
Berry Camp, Branscombe
91 min walk • Berry Camp or Berry Cliff, is an Iron Age Hill fort on a partially eroded cliff top close to Branscombe in Devon. The cliff is situated some 140 metres above sea level.
4.2 miSW
Museum, Visitor center
Otterton Mill
107 min walk • Otterton Water Mill is at the village of Otterton, near Budleigh Salterton in Devon, England. Otterton Water Mill is set beside the River Otter in Devon. A watermill was recorded in this locality in Domesday Book in 1086. The mill possessed three pairs of stones.
1 miSW
Monastery
Sidmouth Priory, Sidmouth
27 min walk • Sidmouth Priory was a priory in Devon, England. An Alien priory of Benedictine monks, a monastic cell or monastic grange dependent on Mont St Michel founded in the 11th Century through their ownership of Otterton Priory.