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Barnstaple Castle

Barnstaple Castle is one of the places to visit in Barnstaple. Add any of 3 more places within 5 km to a visit. It holds the status of a scheduled monument.

Photo: Barnstaple Castle, Jack1956 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Barnstaple

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle in Barnstaple

Inside Barnstaple

Barnstaple Castle is inside Barnstaple’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Barnstaple has 378 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

Afternoons in Barnstaple reach 18–21°C from June to September.

Jan9° / 3°109 mm

Feb9° / 3°84 mm

Mar11° / 4°73 mm

Apr14° / 6°62 mm

May17° / 8°62 mm

Jun19° / 11°74 mm

Jul21° / 13°81 mm

Aug20° / 13°94 mm

Sep18° / 11°81 mm

Oct15° / 9°123 mm

Nov12° / 6°125 mm

Dec9° / 4°127 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Barnstaple, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Barnstaple. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Barnstaple’s full climate →

About

Barnstaple Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages. Worth the trip, Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon is 500 m off.

Barnstaple’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Barnstaple

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Barnstaple Castle on the map

Barnstaple Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Barnstaple Castle

The most populous of the 8 is Barnstaple, at 31,271. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Barnstaple

31,271 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km west of it

Bickington

2,105 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km south of it

Bishop's Tawton

756 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km east of it

Westacott

691 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Barnstaple Castle is	People	Places to visit
Barnstaple	It’s in town	31,271	5
Bickington	1.9 km west of it	2,105	4
Bishop's Tawton	2.3 km south of it	756	4
Westacott	2.5 km east of it	691	5
Ashford	2.6 km northwest of it	297	6
Goodleigh	3.5 km east of it	393	5
Fremington	3.7 km west of it	5,229	11
Landkey	3.8 km southeast of it	2,001	6

Make a day of it

Places to add to Barnstaple Castle

Our list has 29 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, a heritage railway and a historic house.

MuseumMuseum of Barnstaple & North Devon500 m away 2

Heritage railwayLynton and Barnstaple Railway5.9 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustArlington Court9.1 km away 4

Theme parkWatermouth Castle15 km away 5

ZooExmoor Zoo12 km away 6

MuseumNorth Devon Maritime Museum9.7 km away 7

MuseumMuseum of British Surfing7.6 km away 8

CastleTapeley Park8.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Barnstaple Castle

Where is Barnstaple Castle?

Barnstaple Castle is in Barnstaple, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Barnstaple Castle?

Castle in Devon, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Barnstaple Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Barnstaple, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Barnstaple Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Barnstaple Castle?

Within 15 km: Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon (500 m), Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (5.9 km), Arlington Court (9.1 km) and Watermouth Castle (15 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Barnstaple Castle: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon: Jack1956, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arlington Court: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Watermouth Castle: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Exmoor Zoo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
North Devon Maritime Museum: Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of British Surfing: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tapeley Park: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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