Castle · near Dartmouth · Devon

Dartmouth Castle

Dartmouth Castle is a grade I listed Device Fort in Dartmouth. The site is looked after by English Heritage. Look also at Kingswear Castle, 400 m away, first of 31 more within 15 km.

Photo: Dartmouth Castle, Troxx (Public domain)

Where

500 m

southeast of Dartmouth

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle near Dartmouth

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Dartmouth

Dartmouth Castle is 500 m southeast of Dartmouth. 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

Warm months and wet ones

Highs of 19–21°C mark June to September in Dartmouth.

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

Dartmouth Castle

12 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Dartmouth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: 500 m southeast of Dartmouth
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dartmouth-castle

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

The map

Getting to Dartmouth Castle

The numbers show what else is near Dartmouth Castle, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Dartmouth Castle

The biggest base of the 8 is Brixham (17,839 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 500 m northwest of it

Dartmouth

5,260 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 500 m north of it

Kingswear

422 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km southwest of it

Stoke Fleming

767 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 4.6 km northwest of it

Dittisham

191 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dartmouth Castle is	People	Places to visit
Dartmouth	500 m northwest of it	5,260	12
Kingswear	500 m north of it	422	11
Stoke Fleming	2.3 km southwest of it	767	10
Dittisham	4.6 km northwest of it	191	12
Brixham	4.6 km northeast of it	17,839	21
Strete	5.7 km southwest of it	486	2
Stoke Gabriel	8.2 km northwest of it	1,340	10
Blackawton	8.2 km west of it	929	1

Make a day of it

Beyond Dartmouth Castle

4 castles, 3 historic houses and an attraction are among the 31 within 15 km.

CastleKingswear Castle400 m away 2

Historic house · National TrustGreenway House4.7 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageBayard's Cove Fort1 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustNational Trust - Coleton Fishacre2.3 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle13 km away 6

AttractionKents Cavern15 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle15 km away 8

Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle13 km away

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

Dartmouth Castle: what to know

Where is Dartmouth Castle?

Dartmouth Castle is 500 m southeast of Dartmouth, Devon.

What is Dartmouth Castle?

Grade I listed Device Fort in Dartmouth, United Kingdom.

Who runs Dartmouth Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Dartmouth Castle?

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

Is Dartmouth Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Dartmouth Castle?

Within 15 km: Kingswear Castle (400 m), Greenway House (4.7 km), Bayard's Cove Fort (1 km) and National Trust - Coleton Fishacre (2.3 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)

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
Bayard's Cove Fort: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
National Trust - Coleton Fishacre: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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