Pengelly Trust Museum

Pengelly Trust Museum is a museum in Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, England. Pengelly Trust Museum is situated near Higher Kiln Quarry, as well as near Reed’s Cave.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Reed’s Cave and Joint Mitnor Cave.

Reed’s Cave

Cave

Photo: John Rostron, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reed's cave is a cave in Higher Kiln Quarry near Buckfastleigh, Dartmoor, Devon. It has many formations including the unique Little Man formation, which is beyond Easter Chamber.

Joint Mitnor Cave, also known as Bone Cave, is a limestone cave situated in the now disused Higher Kiln Quarry near Buckfastleigh, in Devon, England. The cave is one of a number at the quarry and in the surrounding area, and is managed by the Pengelly Trust.

Bakers Pit

Cave

Bakers Pit is a phreatic maze cave system near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. It was first opened in 1847 by quarrying activities. Bakers Pit is entered via a vertical descent of 16 metres. Bakers Pit is situated 580 feet west of Pengelly Trust Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckfast and Ashburton.

Buckfast

Village

Photo: Gwyn Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey.

Ashburton

Photo: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashburton is a town on the south-southeastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England, adjacent to the A38. The town is 20 miles northeast of Plymouth and 17 miles southwest of Exeter.

Combe

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Combe is a small village in the county of Devon, England. It lies on the River Mardle about 2 miles north west of the town of Buckfastleigh. Combe is situated 2½ miles west of Pengelly Trust Museum.

Pengelly Trust Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.48508° or 50° 29′ 6″ north

Longitude

-3.77219° or 3° 46′ 20″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust

Open location code

9C2RF6PH+24

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4962159019

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Higher Kiln Quarry and Rift Cave.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Pengelly Centre and Dart Bridge.

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Worth a closer look: Tavistock and Ashburton.

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