Bury Castle, Exmoor National Park

Name: Bury Castle
Address: Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#18 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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Bury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort near Selworthy, Somerset, England. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°12'48"N, 3°33'4"W

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Exmoor National Park United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Coleridge Way, Church of All Saints, Scheduled monuments in West Somerset, Lynch Chapel Of Ease.

1.2 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Coleridge Way, Porlock
32 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.
~1410 ftSE
Church, Historical place
Church of All Saints, Exmoor National Park
7 min walk • The Church of All Saints which sits on a hillside above Selworthy, Somerset, England is a whitewashed 15th-century Church, with a 14th-century tower. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The pulpit includes a 17th-century hourglass and the iron-bound parish chest dates from the same time.
0.8 miW
Archaeological site
Scheduled monuments in West Somerset, Exmoor National Park
21 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.
1.1 miW
Church
Lynch Chapel Of Ease, Exmoor National Park
29 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.
0.5 miN
Memorial
Selworthy Beacon, Exmoor National Park
13 min walk • Selworthy Beacon is a hill and Marilyn of Exmoor in Somerset, England. It lies within the boundaries of Exmoor National Park, to the north of the village of Selworthy and northwest of Minehead.
0.8 miW
Museum
West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School, Exmoor National Park
21 min walk • The West Somerset Rural Life Museum is a small museum in Allerford, Somerset, England. The building was built in 1821 as the village school and was closed in 1981. It is now rented from the National Trust.
1.2 miSE
Memorial
Dovecot at Blackford Farm, Exmoor National Park
32 min walk • The Dovecot At Blackford Farm in Selworthy on Exmoor within the English county of Somerset was probably built in the 11th century. It is a Grade II* listed building, and scheduled monument. The cylindrical stone dovecote has a cone shaped roof. It contains over 300 nest boxes.
1 miNE
Forts and castles
East Myne, Exmoor National Park
27 min walk • East Myne is a univallate Iron Age hill fort enclosure in the West Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 1.1 miles west from the town of Minehead.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bury Castle?

Nearby attractions include Church of All Saints, Exmoor National Park (7 min walk), Selworthy Beacon, Exmoor National Park (13 min walk), Scheduled monuments in West Somerset, Exmoor National Park (21 min walk), West Somerset Rural Life Museum and Victorian School, Exmoor National Park (21 min walk).