Chudleigh Fort, Bideford

Name: Chudleigh Fort
Address: Bideford, United Kingdom

#8 among attractions in Bideford

Relax in park, Park, Forts and castles

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Chudleigh Fort is an ornamental fort in East-the-Water, a suburb of Bideford in Devon in the UK. It stands on the site of a 17th-century earthwork gun platform which was built during the English Civil War. The fortification was reconstructed in stone as a Belvedere in the 19th century. It was given Grade II listed building status in 1949. ()

Elevation: 141 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°0'58"N, 4°11'55"W

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Bideford United Kingdom

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Chudleigh Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pannier Market, The Sports Ground, Burton at Bideford, Church of St Mary.

0.4 miW
Flea market, Shopping, Market
Pannier Market, Bideford
10 min walk • The Pannier Market in Bideford in North Devon is a large covered Victorian pannier market together with the Butcher's Row of small artisan stalls running along the lower level of the Market. There has been a market on the site since 1675. Since 1989 it has been a Grade II listed building on the register of Historic England.
0.6 miNW
Outdoor activities, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
The Sports Ground, Bideford
16 min walk • The Sports Ground is a football stadium used by Bideford A.F.C. on Kingsley Road in Bideford, Devon.
0.5 miNW
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Burton at Bideford, Bideford
12 min walk • The Burton at Bideford is an art gallery and museum on Kingsley Road in Victoria Park, in Bideford, Devon, England. It houses collections on various topics connected with Bideford’s history and cultural heritage. The art gallery displays work by local, national and international artists.
~1630 ftW
Church
Church of St Mary, Bideford
8 min walk • The Church of St Mary is the Anglican parish church for the town of Bideford in Devon in the UK. Built in 1865, it replaces a Norman church of 1260. The church has been Grade II* listed by Historic England since 1949 and comes under the Diocese of Exeter.
0.9 miN
Bridge
Torridge Bridge
25 min walk • The Torridge Bridge is a 650-metre-long concrete bridge, situated broadly in an east-west direction, built in 1987 in Bideford Devon over the River Torridge.
~1510 ftW
Library
Bideford Library, Bideford
8 min walk • Bideford Town Hall is a municipal building at the corner of Bridge Street and New Road in Bideford, Devon, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Bideford Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
~1130 ftW
Bridge
Bideford Long Bridge, Bideford
6 min walk • Bideford Long Bridge in North Devon spans the River Torridge near its estuary and connects the old part of the town, and formerly important river port, of Bideford on the left bank with East-the-Water on the right bank. It is one of the longest mediaeval bridges in England, being 677 feet long with 24 arches.
~1600 ftN
Cemetery
East-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford
8 min walk • East-the-Water Cemetery was the Church of England burial ground for East-the-Water, once a separate village but now a suburb of Bideford, in Devon, England. Located on Barnstaple Road, the cemetery as of 2018 is abandoned and neglected, and the Victorian cemetery chapel is a dangerous structure on the verge of collapse.
1.1 miSW
Cemetery
Bideford Higher Cemetery, Bideford
29 min walk • Bideford Higher Cemetery is the burial ground for Bideford in North Devon. Today it is managed by Torridge District Council. The cemetery was opened on Buckland Road in Bideford by W.L. Yellacott, the Mayor of Bideford, on 6 September 1889.
1.2 miW
Museum
Tarka Valley Railway, Bideford
32 min walk • The Tarka Valley Railway in Devon, England, is a proposed heritage railway based on plans to rebuild the Barnstaple to Halwill Junction railway line.
1.2 miW
Museum
Bideford Railway Heritage Centre, Bideford
32 min walk • The Bideford Railway Heritage Centre CIC in Devon, England, is responsible for the management of the Bideford station site. The company is also responsible for Instow signal box which opens on occasional Sundays and bank holidays from Easter to October.

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Which popular attractions are close to Chudleigh Fort?

Nearby attractions include Bideford Long Bridge, Bideford (6 min walk), Bideford Library, Bideford (8 min walk), East-the-Water Cemetery, Bideford (8 min walk), Church of St Mary, Bideford (8 min walk).