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Hembury Castle

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

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Hembury Castle is a castle in Devon. It is one of 55 castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. For arrivals by rail, Chapelton (Devon) Station is 17.4 km to the north-east. For more of the same, Durpley Castle and Kenwith Castle are close by.

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Hembury Castle

Photo of North Devon, a National Landscape in Devon, south west England.Highlight

North Devon

National Landscape near Appledore (Appledore)

Surf beaches and big dunes along the north Devon coast, with the coast path linking one sandy bay to the next

6.5 km NW

Photo of RHS Garden Rosemoor, a garden near Great Torrington, Devon, south west England.Highlight

RHS Garden Rosemoor

Garden near Great Torrington

The Royal Horticultural Society's North Devon garden, 65 acres of formal rooms, foliage and woodland in the Torridge valley.

7.2 km E

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

7.7 km NW · spans 4 counties

Photo of Westward Ho! Sea Pool, a sea pool near Appledore (Appledore), Devon, south west England.Highlight

Westward Ho! Sea Pool

Sea pool · Lido near Appledore (Appledore)

A walled Victorian sea pool on the rocks of the Westward Ho! seafront, refilled by every high tide and free to swim.

11.3 km N

Photo of Tapeley Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Appledore (Appledore), Devon, south west England.Highlight

Tapeley Park

House & garden near Appledore (Appledore)

Italian terraced gardens high above the Torridge estuary, with a permaculture forest garden alongside.

12.2 km N

Photo of Clovelly, a village in Devon, south west England.Iconic

Clovelly

Village

Privately owned fishing village where a cobbled street too steep for cars tumbles between whitewashed cottages to a stone harbour.

12.9 km NW · Devon