Gidleigh Castle, Dartmoor National Park

Name: Gidleigh Castle
Address: Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#23 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

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Gidleigh Castle was the manor house of the manor of Gidleigh on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, about two miles north-west of the town of Chagford, Devon, England. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°40'48"N, 3°52'60"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Warren House Inn, The Drewe Arms, Castle Drogo, St Andrew's Church.

4.6 miS
Nightlife, Restaurant
Warren House Inn, Dartmoor National Park
119 min walk • The Warren House Inn is a remote and isolated public house in the heart of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is the highest pub in southern England at 1,425 feet above sea level.
4.3 miE
Nightlife
The Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton
111 min walk • The Drewe Arms is a Grade II* listed public house on the north side of The Square in Drewsteignton, Devon. Built in the 17th century, the building was modernised in the late 19th century. There may have been a public house at the site in the 16th century.
3.3 miE
20th-century castle with medieval flair
Castle Drogo, Chagford
86 min walk • Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. Constructed between 1911 and 1930, it was the last castle to be built in England.
5.5 miE
Church
St Andrew's Church, Dartmoor National Park
139 min walk • St Andrew's Church, Moretonhampstead is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Moretonhampstead, Devon.
3.9 miNW
Historical and heritage tours, Tours, Museum
Finch Foundry, Okehampton
101 min walk • Finch Foundry is a 19th-century water-powered forge situated in the village of Sticklepath near Okehampton, Devon, England. It was originally used to produce agricultural and mining hand tools and at its peak produced around 400 edge-tools a day.
5 miSE
Archaeological site, Ruins
Grimspound, Dartmoor National Park
128 min walk • Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It consists of a set of 24 hut circles surrounded by a low stone wall.
4.6 miE
Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Bridge
Fingle Bridge, Exeter
118 min walk • Fingle Bridge is a 17th-century stone arch bridge carrying an unclassified road over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, within Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England.
3.7 miSE
Zoo, Farm, Park
Miniature Pony Centre, Dartmoor National Park
94 min walk • The Miniature Pony Centre is a farm tourist attraction based in the center of the Dartmoor National Park, near Moretonhampstead. Originally, the land was owned by W.H. Smith of the retail chain and he was the first Lord Hambleden who also owned Bovey Castle, formerly the Manor House.
5.1 miE
Town, Museum, Hotel
Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park
132 min walk • Moretonhampstead is a market town, parish and ancient manor in Devon, situated on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, within the Dartmoor National Park.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Cosdon Hill, Dartmoor National Park
73 min walk • Cosdon Hill, also called Cosdon Beacon, or Cawsand Beacon, is one of the highest hills on Dartmoor, in Devon, England. It has numerous traces of prehistoric occupation.
2.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Spinsters' Rock, Dartmoor National Park
62 min walk • Spinsters' Rock is a Neolithic dolmen near Drewsteignton in Devon. It is situated on Shilstone Farm west of the village. It is near the A382 road.