Luscombe Castle

#2708 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Luscombe Castle is a country house situated near the resort town of Dawlish, in the county of Devon in England. Upon purchasing the land at Luscombe in 1797, Charles Hoare demolished the existing house and commissioned architects John Nash and Humphrey Repton to design a new house and gardens at the site. Nash and Repton came up with an asymmetrical designed building made from Portland stone, with castellated parapets, turrets and pinnacles to create the feel of a picturesque castle. ()

Completed: 1804 (220 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalElevation: 210 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°34'53"N, 3°29'40"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, Powderham Castle, Teignmouth Lido, Teignmouth Lighthouse.

3 miNE
Golf
Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve
76 min walk • Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, located in the United Kingdom, is a site of remarkable natural beauty and biodiversity. This coastal haven stretches across 506 acres, encompassing a variety of habitats including sand dunes, grasslands, ponds, and marshes, which...
4.5 miN
Museum, Vernacular architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Powderham Castle, Exeter
115 min walk • Powderham Castle is a fortified manor house situated within the parish and former manor of Powderham, within the former hundred of Exminster, Devon, about 6 miles south of the city of Exeter and 1⁄4 mile north-east of the village of Kenton, where the main public entrance gates are located.
2.3 miS
Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming
Teignmouth Lido, Teignmouth
59 min walk • Teignmouth Lido is an open-air heated public lido at Eastcliff Walk, Teignmouth, Devon, England. Opened in 1976, Teignmouth Lido has a heated pool measuring 25 metres x 12.5 metres.
2.7 miS
Lighthouse
Teignmouth Lighthouse, Teignmouth
69 min walk • Teignmouth lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on the south end of the Den promenade at Teignmouth, Devon, England. It is paired with a red polycarbonate leading light at Powderham Terrace behind the lighthouse.
1.1 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Dawlish Methodist Church, Dawlish
28 min walk • Dawlish Methodist Church is located on Brunswick Street in the town of Dawlish, Devon, England. It belongs to the circuit of Teignbridge.
4.2 miW
Park
Ugbrooke, Chudleigh
109 min walk • Ugbrooke House is a stately home in the parish of Chudleigh, Devon, England, situated in a valley between Exeter and Newton Abbot. It dates back over 900 years, having featured in the Domesday Book. Before the Reformation the land belonged to the Church and the house was occupied by Precentors to the Bishop of Exeter.
1.8 miSW
50°33'57"N • 3°31'42"W
Teignmouth Golf Club, Teignmouth
47 min walk • Golf
3.7 miSW
Nightlife
Coombe Cellars, Newton Abbot
96 min walk • Coombe Cellars Inn is a public house on the south bank of the estuary of the River Teign in south Devon, England. It is in the parish of Haccombe with Combe, near the village of Combeinteignhead. The pub was owned by Brewers Fayre until 2006. As of 2016 it is owned by Mitchells & Butlers.
2.5 miS
Piers and boardwalks
Grand Pier, Teignmouth
65 min walk • The Grand Pier, also known as Teignmouth Pier, is a pier in the town of Teignmouth, Devon, England. It measures 212 metres in length. It was designed by J. W. Wilson and constructed between 1865 and 1867.
2.3 miS
50°32'51"N • 3°29'38"W
Teign Heritage - Teignmouth & Shaldon Museum, Teignmouth
60 min walk • Museum
4.9 miW
Cave
Pixie's Hole, Chudleigh
126 min walk • Pixie's Hole is a limestone cave system which is situated on the south side of the Chudleigh Rock, close to the village of Chudleigh, Devon, England. It is listed as a Scheduled Monument by Historic England and was first listed in 1992.