Blackbury Camp
You reach Blackbury Camp, a fort, by heading 4.4 km northwest of Beer. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Look also at Beer Quarry Caves, 4 km away, first of 31 more within 15 km.
Fort near Beer
Just outside Beer
Blackbury Camp is 4.4 km northwest of Beer. 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; Beer has 21 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
If warmth matters, go June to September: Beer reaches 19–21°C.
Blackbury Camp
Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.
- Type
- Fort
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 4.4 km northwest of Beer
- Official site
- english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/blackbury-camp
Locating Blackbury Camp
The orange dot is Blackbury Camp; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Blackbury Camp
Sidmouth tops the 8 for size, at 13,258 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Beer
Sidbury
Seaton
Colyford
Compare the 8 towns
Worth adding to a visit
31 more lie within 15 km, 2 forts, a historic site and a castle among them.
Historic siteBeer Quarry Caves4 km away2
CastleColcombe Castle6.6 km away3
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton8.2 km away4
FortHembury13 km away5
AttractionPecorama4.8 km away6
MuseumSidmouth Museum8 km away7
FortMusbury Castle9.6 km away8
GardenCadhay Gardens11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Blackbury Camp
Where is Blackbury Camp?
Blackbury Camp is 4.4 km northwest of Beer, Devon.
What is Blackbury Camp?
Hillfort in Devon, England, UK.
Who runs Blackbury Camp?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Blackbury Camp?
June to September are the warmest months in Beer, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Blackbury Camp a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Blackbury Camp?
Within 15 km: Beer Quarry Caves (4 km), Colcombe Castle (6.6 km), Shute Barton (8.2 km) and Hembury (13 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)
- Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beer Quarry Caves: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pecorama: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidmouth Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadhay Gardens: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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