Compton Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK.
Historic house near Marldon
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Marldon
Compton Castle is 1 km north of Marldon. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Marldon has 13 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
Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Marldon, and rain in a month. Green months are the warmest.
Compton Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK.
It is run by National Trust.
1 km north of Marldon.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 10 languages
- Town
- 1 km north of Marldon
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/compton-castle
Where Compton Castle is
Orange: Compton Castle. Numbers: the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Compton Castle
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out. Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also near Compton Castle
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle3.7 km away2
AttractionKents Cavern6.9 km away3
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle7.8 km away4
ZooPaignton Zoo5.3 km away5
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House10 km away6
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey13 km away7
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle15 km away8
Abbey or prioryTorre Abbey4.3 km awayVisiting Compton Castle
Where is Compton Castle?
Compton Castle is 1 km north of Marldon, Devon.
What is Compton Castle?
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK.
Who runs Compton Castle?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Compton Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Marldon, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Compton Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Compton Castle?
Within 15 km: Berry Pomeroy Castle (3.7 km), Kents Cavern (6.9 km), Totnes Castle (7.8 km) and Paignton Zoo (5.3 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)
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Torre Abbey: Jazzamedeo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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