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Devizes Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Devizes Castle is a castle in Wiltshire. The Albion Guide maps 18 castles in the county; this is one of them. The closest station is Melksham, 10.7 km to the west.

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More places to visit near Devizes Castle

Photo of the Kennet & Avon Canal, an 87-mile canal running from Reading to Bristol, England.Highlight

Kennet & Avon Canal

Canal

The broad-beam crossing of southern England — river, canal and river again from Bristol's Avon to the Thames at Reading, over the chalk by the Caen Hill flight.

0.4 km NW · spans 5 counties

Photo of Caen Hill Locks, a landmark near Devizes, Wiltshire, south west England.Iconic

Caen Hill Locks

Landmark near Devizes

A flight of 29 locks climbing 237 feet in two miles on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Devizes, a triumph of Georgian engineering.

1.4 km W

Photo of the North Wessex Downs, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

North Wessex Downs

National Landscape near Hungerford

Rolling chalk downland above the Vale of the White Horse, threaded by one of Britain's oldest roads

2.1 km N

Photo of Devizes White Horse, a hill figure in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Devizes White Horse

Hill figure near Devizes

The newest Wiltshire horse, cut on Roundway Hill for the millennium in 1999 — and the only one that faces right.

3.1 km NE

Photo of Cherhill White Horse, a hill figure near Avebury in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Cherhill White Horse

Hill figure near Avebury

Wiltshire's second-oldest white horse, cut in 1780 on Cherhill Down beneath the Lansdowne Monument.

9.5 km NE

Photo of Alton Barnes White Horse, a hill figure near Avebury in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Alton Barnes White Horse

Hill figure near Avebury

The largest of the well-kept Wiltshire horses, cut in 1812 high on Milk Hill above the Vale of Pewsey.

10.7 km E