Castle · Dartmouth · Devon

Bayard's Cove Fort

In Dartmouth, Bayard's Cove Fort is a castle. Add any of 10 more places within 5 km to a visit. It counts as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Bayard's Cove Fort, Troxx (Public domain)

Where

In Dartmouth

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle in Dartmouth

Inside Dartmouth

Bayard's Cove Fort is inside Dartmouth’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Dartmouth has 250 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

Weather by the month

From June to September, Dartmouth sees highs of 19–21°C.

Jan10° / 4°141 mm

Feb10° / 4°93 mm

Mar11° / 5°80 mm

Apr14° / 6°69 mm

May16° / 8°59 mm

Jun19° / 11°66 mm

Jul21° / 13°63 mm

Aug21° / 13°78 mm

Sep19° / 11°71 mm

Oct16° / 9°120 mm

Nov13° / 7°127 mm

Dec11° / 5°132 mm

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

About

Bayard's Cove Fort

English Heritage looks after it. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages. For a second stop, Dartmouth Castle is 1 km away.

Dartmouth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Dartmouth
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/bayards-cove-fort

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

The map

Bayard's Cove Fort at a glance

Orange is Bayard's Cove Fort; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Brixham (17,839 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Dartmouth

5,260 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 300 m east of it

Kingswear

422 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2 km southwest of it

Stoke Fleming

767 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km northwest of it

Dittisham

191 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bayard's Cove Fort is	People	Places to visit
Dartmouth	It’s in town	5,260	12
Kingswear	300 m east of it	422	11
Stoke Fleming	2 km southwest of it	767	10
Dittisham	3.7 km northwest of it	191	12
Brixham	4.5 km northeast of it	17,839	21
Strete	4.9 km southwest of it	486	2
Stoke Gabriel	7.3 km northwest of it	1,340	10
Blackawton	7.4 km west of it	929	1

Make a day of it

Around Bayard's Cove Fort

Our list has 31 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum.

Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle1 km away 2

CastleKingswear Castle1.4 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustGreenway House3.9 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustNational Trust - Coleton Fishacre3.1 km away 5

MuseumDartmouth Museum400 m away 6

Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle12 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle12 km away 8

ZooPaignton Zoo8.8 km away

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

Before visiting Bayard's Cove Fort

Where is Bayard's Cove Fort?

Bayard's Cove Fort is in Dartmouth, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bayard's Cove Fort?

Castle in Devon, England, UK.

Who runs Bayard's Cove Fort?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Bayard's Cove Fort?

June to September are the warmest months in Dartmouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bayard's Cove Fort a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Bayard's Cove Fort?

Within 15 km: Dartmouth Castle (1 km), Kingswear Castle (1.4 km), Greenway House (3.9 km) and National Trust - Coleton Fishacre (3.1 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)

Bayard's Cove Fort: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Kingswear Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Trust - Coleton Fishacre: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dartmouth Museum: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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