Castle Drogo, Chagford

Name: Castle Drogo
Address: Drewsteignton, near Exeter, EX6 6PB, Chagford, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1647 433306

#1 among attractions in Chagford

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture, Edwardian architecture

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Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. Constructed between 1911 and 1930, it was the last castle to be built in England. The client was Julius Drewe, the hugely successful founder of the Home and Colonial Stores. Drewe chose the site in the belief that it formed part of the lands of his supposed medieval ancestor, Drogo de Teigne. The architect he chose to realise his dream was Edwin Lutyens, then at the height of his career. Lutyens lamented Drewe's determination to have a castle but nevertheless produced one of his finest buildings. The architectural critic, Christopher Hussey, described the result: "The ultimate justification of Drogo is that it does not pretend to be a castle. It is a castle, as a castle is built, of granite, on a mountain, in the twentieth century". ()

Alternative names: Built: 1911 (113 years ago)Architectural style: HistoricismCoordinates: 50°41'46"N, 3°48'39"W

Address

Drewsteignton, near Exeter, EX6 6PBChagford United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1647 433306

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Day trips

Castle Drogo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Drewe Arms, St Andrew's Church, Finch Foundry, Fingle Bridge.

1 miNE
Nightlife
The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton
26 min walk • The Drewe Arms is a Grade II* listed public house on the north side of The Square in Drewsteignton, Devon. Built in the 17th century, the building was modernised in the late 19th century. There may have been a public house at the site in the 16th century.
3.2 miSE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Dartmoor National Park
82 min walk • St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Moretonhampstead, Devon.
5.6 miNW
Historical and heritage tours, Tours, Museum
Finch Foundry, Okehampton
142 min walk • Finch Foundry is a 19th-century water-powered forge situated in the village of Sticklepath near Okehampton, Devon, England. It was originally used to produce agricultural and mining hand tools and at its peak produced around 400 edge-tools a day.
1.3 miE
Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Bridge
Fingle Bridge, Exeter
34 min walk • Fingle Bridge is a 17th-century stone arch bridge carrying an unclassified road over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, within Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England.
3.3 miS
Zoo, Farm, Park
Miniature Pony Centre, Dartmoor National Park
86 min walk • The Miniature Pony Centre is a farm tourist attraction based in the center of the Dartmoor National Park, near Moretonhampstead. Originally, the land was owned by W.H. Smith of the retail chain and he was the first Lord Hambleden who also owned Bovey Castle, formerly the Manor House.
3.1 miSE
Town, Museum, Hotel
Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park
79 min walk • Moretonhampstead is a market town, parish and ancient manor in Devon, situated on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, within the Dartmoor National Park.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cosdon Hill, Dartmoor National Park
138 min walk • Cosdon Hill, also called Cosdon Beacon, or Cawsand Beacon, is one of the highest hills on Dartmoor, in Devon, England. It has numerous traces of prehistoric occupation.
1.4 miW
Archaeological site
Spinsters' Rock, Dartmoor National Park
36 min walk • Spinsters' Rock is a Neolithic dolmen near Drewsteignton in Devon. It is situated on Shilstone Farm west of the village. It is near the A382 road.
3.3 miW
Forts and castles
Gidleigh Castle, Dartmoor National Park
86 min walk • Gidleigh Castle was the manor house of the manor of Gidleigh on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, about two miles north-west of the town of Chagford, Devon, England.
1.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Cranbrook Castle, Dartmoor National Park
32 min walk • Cranbrook Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort occupying a commanding hilltop just to the south of and overlooking the Teign valley in Devon. It is 337 metres above sea level and 2 km south and slightly west of Prestonbury castle, 3 km west of Wooston Castle.
1 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Two Moors Way, Drewsteignton
26 min walk • The Two Moors Way is a long-distance trail in Devon, UK, first established in 1976. It links Dartmoor and Exmoor and has been extended to become a Devon Coast-to-Coast trail.