Kentisbury Down, Exmoor National Park

#79 among attractions in Exmoor National Park

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Kentisbury Down is the location of an Iron Age enclosure or hill fort situated close to Blackmore Gate on the edge of Exmoor in Devon, England. The enclosure—a simple 'round'—is situated on the southeast slope of the down above the ancient crossroads at approx 320 metres above sea level. ()

Coordinates: 51°10'44"N, 3°57'5"W

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Kentisbury Down – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pack of Cards, Valley of Rocks, Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, Arlington Court.

3.7 miNW
Nightlife
Pack of Cards, Combe Martin
95 min walk • The Pack o' Cards is a historic house built about 1690 in Combe Martin in North Devon. Today it is a public house and hotel. It is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Historic walking areas
Valley of Rocks, Lynton
143 min walk • The Valley of Rocks, sometimes called Valley of the Rocks, is a dry valley that runs parallel to the coast in north Devon, England, about 1 kilometre to the west of the village of Lynton.
2.4 miW
51°11'18"N • 4°0'15"W
Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park, Combe Martin
61 min walk • Amusement, Nature and wildlife, History museum
2.6 miSW
Museum, History museum
Arlington Court
67 min walk • Arlington Court is a neoclassical style country house built 1820-23, situated in the parish of Arlington, next to the parish church of St James, 5 1/4 miles NE of Barnstaple, north Devon, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.4 miSE
Zoo and small animal conservation centre
Exmoor Zoo, Barnstaple
62 min walk • Exmoor Zoo is a conservation centre in Exmoor, North Devon, England. The zoo developed from Exmoor Bird Gardens, opened on the site of a farm in 1982. The current owners took over in 1993, and have enlarged and developed the zoo, now specialising in the conservation of smaller animals.
6.2 miNE
World's steepest water-powered railway
Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Lynton
159 min walk • The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is a water-powered funicular railway joining the twin towns of Lynton and Lynmouth on the rugged coast of North Devon in southwest England.
6.1 miNE
City hall
Lynton Town Hall, Lynton
156 min walk • Lynton Town Hall is a municipal building in Lee Road, Lynton, Devon, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Lynton Urban District Council, is a grade II* listed building.
4.7 miSW
Church
Church of St Peter
121 min walk • The Church of St Peter is the 13th-century Anglican parish church for the village of Shirwell in North Devon. It is a Grade I listed building and comes under the Diocese of Exeter.
$watermouth castle ilfracombe$ 6.1 miNW
Museum
Watermouth Castle, Ilfracombe
155 min walk • Watermouth Castle is a building in Watermouth, near Ilfracombe, North Devon, England, designed by George Wightwick as a residence for the Bassett family in the mid-19th century and is not a true castle but a country house built to resemble one.
3.4 miW
Church
Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Combe Martin
88 min walk • The Church of St Peter ad Vincula is the Church of England parish church for the village of Combe Martin in North Devon in the UK.
6.4 miNE
Village, Area
Lynmouth, Lynton
163 min walk • Lynmouth is a village in Devon, England, on the northern edge of Exmoor. The village straddles the confluence of the West Lyn and East Lyn rivers, in a gorge 700 feet below Lynton, which was the only place to expand to once Lynmouth became as built-up as possible.