Castle · near Silverton · Devon

Bickleigh Castle

Bickleigh Castle is a grade I listed English country house. Find it 3.8 km northwest of Silverton. 34 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Exeter Cathedral (14 km).

Photo: Bickleigh Castle, Smb1001 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

3.8 km

northwest of Silverton

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Silverton

Just outside Silverton

Bickleigh Castle is 3.8 km northwest of Silverton. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Silverton has 43 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, month by month

From June to September, Silverton sees highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°95 mm

Feb9° / 2°71 mm

Mar11° / 4°65 mm

Apr14° / 5°60 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°58 mm

Aug21° / 12°70 mm

Sep19° / 10°62 mm

Oct15° / 8°97 mm

Nov12° / 5°103 mm

Dec9° / 3°102 mm

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

About

Bickleigh Castle

Its story is told in 7 languages on Wikipedia.

Silverton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 3.8 km northwest of Silverton
Official site: bickleighcastle.com

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

The map

Around Bickleigh Castle, mapped

Bickleigh Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Bickleigh Castle

Of the 8, Tiverton is the largest, at 19,710 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · 3.8 km southeast of it

Silverton

1,501 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 3.9 km north of it

Tiverton

19,710 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 4.5 km south of it

Thorverton

693 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 6.5 km west of it

Cheriton Fitzpaine

531 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bickleigh Castle is	People	Places to visit
Silverton	3.8 km southeast of it	1,501	11
Tiverton	3.9 km north of it	19,710	8
Thorverton	4.5 km south of it	693	7
Cheriton Fitzpaine	6.5 km west of it	531	1
Bradninch	7 km southeast of it	1,827	8
Cullompton	8.3 km east of it	8,895	3
Brampford Speke	8.5 km south of it	398	12
Halberton	9.1 km northeast of it	893	6

Make a day of it

Places to add to Bickleigh Castle

The 34 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 historic houses.

CathedralExeter Cathedral14 km away 2

CastleTiverton Castle6.3 km away 3

MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum14 km away · 340K visitors a year (2012)4

MuseumDevonshire's Centre800 m away 5

Historic house · National TrustKnightshayes8.6 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustKillerton House7.7 km away 7

CastleRougemont Castle14 km away 8

MuseumTiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life5.8 km away

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

Bickleigh Castle, answered

Where is Bickleigh Castle?

Bickleigh Castle is 3.8 km northwest of Silverton, Devon.

What is Bickleigh Castle?

Grade I listed English country house in Mid Devon, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bickleigh Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Silverton, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bickleigh Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Bickleigh Castle?

Within 15 km: Exeter Cathedral (14 km), Tiverton Castle (6.3 km), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (14 km) and Devonshire's Centre (800 m).

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)

Bickleigh Castle: Smb1001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Tiverton Castle: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Devonshire's Centre: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knightshayes: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rougemont Castle: Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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