Knowle Hill Castle, Croyde

Name: Knowle Hill Castle
Address: Croyde, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Croyde

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Knowle Hill Castle is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to Braunton in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a hillside forming a promontory above the River Caen at approx 90 metres above sea level to the north of the town, close to the village of Knowle. ()

Coordinates: 51°7'24"N, 4°10'5"W

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Croyde United Kingdom

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Knowle Hill Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saunton Golf Club, Queen Anne's Walk, St Brannock's Church, Bull Point Lighthouse.

1.8 miW
Outdoor activities, Golf
Saunton Golf Club, Braunton
47 min walk • Saunton Golf Club is a private golf club in England, that is located about 2 miles to the west of Braunton, Devon. It was founded in 1897.
5.6 miSE
Museum, Architecture
Queen Anne's Walk, Barnstaple
143 min walk • Queen Anne's Walk is a grade I listed building in the town of Barnstaple, North Devon, completed in 1713 as a meeting place for the town's merchants.
0.8 miSE
Church
St Brannock's Church, Braunton
21 min walk • St Brannock's Church is a medieval Church of England church in Braunton, Devon, England. According to legend it was founded by Saint Brannock, a 6th-century Christian saint. It became a Grade I listed building on 25 February 1965.
5.4 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Bull Point Lighthouse, Woolacombe
139 min walk • Bull Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Bull Point, about one mile north of the village of Mortehoe, on the northern coast of Devon, England. The lighthouse provides a visual aid to the villages of Mortehoe, Woolacombe and Ilfracombe, and warns of the inhospitable and rocky coast that lines the area.
5.5 miSE
Town, Forts and castles
Barnstaple Castle, Barnstaple
141 min walk • Barnstaple Castle stood near what is now the centre of the town of Barnstaple, Devon. When it was built, it was on the western side of the fortified town and commanded a good view of both the town and its important river crossings.
1.1 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Museum of British Surfing, Braunton
28 min walk • The Museum of British Surfing, in Braunton in the English county of Devon, contains exhibits relating to the history of surfing in the United Kingdom.
3.7 miNW
Church
Church of St Sabinus, Woolacombe
95 min walk • The Church of St Sabinus in Woolacombe in Devon is the Church of England parish church for the village. It is the only church in the United Kingdom that is dedicated to St Sabinus of Canosa and has been a Grade II* listed building since 1985. The church comes under the Diocese of Exeter.
5.3 miSE
Park
Pilton House, Barnstaple
136 min walk • Pilton House in the parish of Pilton, near Barnstaple, North Devon, Ex31, is an historic grade II listed Georgian mansion house built in 1746 by Robert Incledon, twice Mayor of Barnstaple, who was from nearby Braunton.
2.5 miW
51°7'49"N • 4°13'29"W
Surfing Croyde Bay, Woolacombe
64 min walk • Surfing, Outdoor activities, Tours
4.9 miS
Church
St Mary's Church
125 min walk • St Mary's Church is the parish church of Appledore. It sits on the Quay overlooking the River Torridge. The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1836, the church being dedicated two years later.
5.6 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple
143 min walk • The Queen's Theatre is a theatre in Barnstaple, North Devon, England. It assumed its current form in 1993, but the history of theatre in Barnstaple can be traced back to at least 1435, when minstrels, players, jugglers and buffoons were an established feature of Barnstaple's annual fair.

Knowle Hill Castle, Croyde

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Knowle Hill Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)