Castle · near Colyton · Devon

Colcombe Castle

Colcombe Castle is a former castle. Its setting is 300 m north of Colyton. Nearby, Shute Barton (2.8 km) heads a list of 30 within 15 km.

Photo: Colcombe Castle, Rev. John Swete (Public domain)

Where

300 m

north of Colyton

How well known

Top 22%

#1,855 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle near Colyton

Just outside Colyton

Colcombe Castle is 300 m north of Colyton. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

The warmest stretch in Colyton is June to September, at 19–21°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 3°106 mm

Feb9° / 2°85 mm

Mar11° / 3°81 mm

Apr13° / 4°76 mm

May17° / 7°64 mm

Jun19° / 10°70 mm

Jul21° / 12°69 mm

Aug21° / 12°93 mm

Sep19° / 10°80 mm

Oct15° / 8°120 mm

Nov11° / 5°130 mm

Dec9° / 3°119 mm

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

About

Colcombe Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 5 languages.

Type: Castle
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 300 m north of Colyton

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

The map

Where to find Colcombe Castle

Orange shows Colcombe Castle; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

With 7,429 people, Seaton is the largest of the 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 300 m south of it

Colyton

1,938 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km south of it

Colyford

583 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 2 km east of it

Musbury

561 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km south of it

Seaton

7,429 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Colcombe Castle is	People	Places to visit
Colyton	300 m south of it	1,938	13
Colyford	1.6 km south of it	583	13
Musbury	2 km east of it	561	10
Seaton	2.7 km south of it	7,429	12
Axmouth	3.5 km south of it	244	10
Kilmington	3.5 km northeast of it	929	8
Axminster	5 km northeast of it	6,094	7
Beer	6 km south of it	1,280	10

Make a day of it

Next door to Colcombe Castle

Of the 30 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 2 forts and a historic house.

Historic house · National TrustShute Barton2.8 km away 2

Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp6.6 km away 3

FortMusbury Castle3.3 km away 4

Historic siteBeer Quarry Caves6.3 km away 5

MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum9.5 km away 6

MuseumAxminster Museum6.1 km away 7

AttractionPecorama6.1 km away 8

MuseumLyme Regis Museum9.6 km away

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

Questions about Colcombe Castle

Where is Colcombe Castle?

Colcombe Castle is 300 m north of Colyton, Devon.

What is Colcombe Castle?

Former castle in Devon, England.

When is the best time to visit Colcombe Castle?

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

What else is there to see near Colcombe Castle?

Within 15 km: Shute Barton (2.8 km), Blackbury Camp (6.6 km), Musbury Castle (3.3 km) and Beer Quarry Caves (6.3 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)

Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beer Quarry Caves: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Axminster Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pecorama: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons

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