Castle · near Watchet · Somerset

Daw's Castle

Daw's Castle lies 200 m west of Watchet. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Our list has 22 more places within 15 km; first among them is Dunster Castle, at 7.1 km.

Photo: Daw's Castle, Simon Cobb (CC0)

Where

200 m

west of Watchet

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle near Watchet

Just outside Watchet

Daw's Castle is 200 m west of Watchet. 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; Watchet has 25 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 through the year

Expect highs of 19–21°C in Watchet from June to September.

Jan9° / 4°82 mm

Feb9° / 4°59 mm

Mar11° / 5°51 mm

Apr14° / 6°51 mm

May17° / 8°50 mm

Jun19° / 11°50 mm

Jul21° / 13°48 mm

Aug21° / 13°56 mm

Sep19° / 11°52 mm

Oct15° / 9°85 mm

Nov12° / 6°87 mm

Dec10° / 4°87 mm

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

About

Daw's Castle

It is conserved by English Heritage. Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia.

Watchet’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 200 m west of Watchet

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

The map

Locating Daw's Castle

Orange: Daw's Castle.

Towns near it

Towns that count Daw's Castle

Among the 8, Watchet is the biggest, home to 3,643 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 200 m east of it

Watchet

3,643 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 2 km southeast of it

Williton

2,433 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km southwest of it

Washford

584 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km west of it

Blue Anchor

176 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Daw's Castle is	People	Places to visit
Watchet	200 m east of it	3,643	11
Williton	2 km southeast of it	2,433	10
Washford	2.4 km southwest of it	584	11
Blue Anchor	3.3 km west of it	176	16
West Quantoxhead	4.2 km east of it	319	9
Carhampton	5.5 km west of it	794	13
Bicknoller	6.2 km southeast of it	373	7
Stogumber	7.1 km southeast of it	424	2

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Choose from 22 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory.

Historic house · National TrustDunster Castle7.1 km away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey3.1 km away 3

MuseumWatchet Museum800 m away 4

MuseumWatchet Boat Museum900 m away 5

ZooTropiquaria2.4 km away 6

MuseumBakelite Museum2.9 km away 7

Historic houseOrchard Wyndham3.5 km away 8MuseumMuseumWashford Radio Museum2.3 km away

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

Visiting Daw's Castle: the answers

Where is Daw's Castle?

Daw's Castle is 200 m west of Watchet, Somerset.

What is Daw's Castle?

Hillfort in Somerset, England, UK.

Who runs Daw's Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Daw's Castle?

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

Is Daw's Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Daw's Castle?

Within 15 km: Dunster Castle (7.1 km), Cleeve Abbey (3.1 km), Watchet Museum (800 m) and Watchet Boat Museum (900 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 (8)

Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunster Castle: Mike Crowe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Watchet Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Watchet Boat Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tropiquaria: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bakelite Museum: Ken Grainger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Orchard Wyndham: (Lobsterthermidor 12:20, 26 August 2014 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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