Bickleigh Castle

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Bickleigh Castle is a fortified manor house that stands on the banks of the River Exe at Bickleigh in Devon, England. Once considerably larger, Bickleigh now comprises a group of buildings from various periods which together formed a water castle. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°51'4"N, 3°30'44"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Tiverton Cemetery, Tiverton Castle, Killerton, Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life.

4.4 miN
Cemetery
Tiverton Cemetery, Tiverton
113 min walk • Tiverton Cemetery is the burial ground for the town of Tiverton in Devon. The cemetery covers eight acres and is owned and maintained by Mid Devon Council.
3.9 miN
Historical place, Forts and castles
Tiverton Castle, Tiverton
101 min walk • Tiverton Castle is the remains of a medieval castle dismantled after the Civil War and thereafter converted in the 17th century into a country house. It occupies a defensive position above the banks of the River Exe at Tiverton in Devon.
4.8 miSE
Museum, Vernacular architecture, History museum
Killerton, Exeter
122 min walk • Killerton is an 18th-century house in Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, England, which, with its hillside garden and estate, has been owned by the National Trust since 1944 and is open to the public. The National Trust displays the house as a comfortable home.
3.6 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life, Tiverton
93 min walk • The Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life is a local history museum in Tiverton, Devon, England, to the southwest of Gotham House. It features various exhibits relating to the social and economic history of the Mid Devon region, one of the most popular being a steam locomotive known as the "Tivvy Bumper".
3.8 miN
City hall
Tiverton Town Hall, Tiverton
97 min walk • Tiverton Town Hall is a municipal building in St Andrew Street in Tiverton, Devon, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Tiverton Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
0.4 miN
Theme park, Museum, Amusement park
Devon Railway Centre, Tiverton
12 min walk • The Devon Railway Centre is in the village of Bickleigh in Mid Devon, England, at the former Cadeleigh railway station on the closed Great Western Railway branch from Exeter to Dulverton, also known as the Exe Valley Railway.
3.6 miN
Church
St Paul's Church, Tiverton
93 min walk • St Paul's Church, Tiverton, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Tiverton, Devon.
3.9 miN
Church
St Peter's Church, Tiverton
100 min walk • St Peter's Church, Tiverton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Tiverton, Devon.
3.7 miN
Church, Georgian architecture
St George's Church, Tiverton
94 min walk • St George's Church, Tiverton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Tiverton, Devon.
3.4 miN
Forts and castles
Cranmore Castle, Tiverton
86 min walk • Cranmore Castle is an Iron Age earthwork situated on a hillside above the Devon town of Tiverton in south-west England. Its National Grid reference is SS958118.
5.6 miN
Museum, History museum
Knightshayes Court
143 min walk • Knightshayes Court is a Victorian country house near Tiverton, Devon, England, designed by William Burges for the Heathcoat-Amory family.

Bickleigh Castle

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