Berry Castle, Exmoor National Park

#70 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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Berry Castle is an early Roman hillslope enclosure in the West Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 3.2 miles west from the village of Luccombe. A series of earthworks survive in Berry Castle; it dates from the late Iron Age or early Romano British period. It has been protected as a scheduled monument. ()

Coordinates: 51°11'33"N, 3°38'2"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Coleridge Way, Dunkery Hill, Culbone Church, Scheduled monuments in West Somerset.

2.6 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Coleridge Way, Porlock
67 min walk • The Coleridge Way is a 51-mile footpath in Somerset and Devon, England. It was opened in April 2005, and the route links several sites associated with the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge starting from Coleridge Cottage at Nether Stowey.
2.9 miSE
Archaeological site
Dunkery Hill, Porlock
74 min walk • Dunkery Beacon at the summit of Dunkery Hill is the highest point on Exmoor and in Somerset, England. It is also the highest point in southern England outside of Dartmoor.
2.3 miNW
Church
Culbone Church, Exmoor National Park
59 min walk • Culbone Church, located in the village of Culbone in Somerset, is said to be the smallest parish church in England. The church, dedicated to the Welsh saint Beuno, has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and the churchyard cross is Grade II*.
3.2 miNE
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in West Somerset, Exmoor National Park
82 min walk • West Somerset was a local government district in the English county of Somerset. It merged with Taunton Deane to form Somerset West and Taunton on 1 April 2019.
2 miNE
Church
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
51 min walk • The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The dedication is to Dubricius, a 6th-century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint and may indicate he travelled to the area.
1.9 miN
Village, Harbor
Porlock Weir, Porlock
49 min walk • Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour.
2.1 miNE
History museum, Museum
Dovery Manor Museum, Porlock
54 min walk • Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century.
1.5 miSE
Church
Stoke Pero Church, Exmoor National Park
38 min walk • Stoke Pero Church in Stoke Pero, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Standing 1013 feet above sea level, it is the highest church on Exmoor.
3.8 miW
Church
Church of St Mary, Exmoor National Park
98 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary in Oare, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.6 miW
Bridge
Robber's Bridge, Exmoor National Park
67 min walk • Robber's Bridge, or Robbers Bridge, is an old masonry arch bridge in the royal forest of Exmoor near Doone Valley, carrying the minor road from Porlock Hill to Oare. It crosses Weir Water and is located down a steep, wooded lane beneath overhanging trees.
3 miNE
Church
Lynch Chapel Of Ease, Exmoor National Park
78 min walk • The Anglican Lynch Chapel Of Ease in West Lynch, Selworthy, Somerset, England was built around 1530. It is a Grade II* listed building.