Devizes Castle
Grade I listed castle in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK.
Castle near Devizes
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#578 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Devizes
Devizes Castle is 100 m west of Devizes. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Devizes has 336 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Warmest: June to September
Afternoon highs of 19–22°C, on the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages for Devizes. When to go ↓
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 Devizes, and rain in a month. Green months are the warmest.
Devizes Castle
Grade I listed castle in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK.
100 m west of Devizes.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 12 languages
- Town
- 100 m west of Devizes
Where Devizes Castle is
Orange: Devizes Castle. Numbers: the places near it, as listed below.
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Towns near Devizes 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 Devizes Castle
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
MuseumWiltshire Heritage Museum300 m away2
Abbey or priory · National TrustLacock Abbey11 km away3
MuseumKennet and Avon Canal Museum500 m away4
Historic houseBowood House9.1 km away5Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustAvebury Manor13 km away6
Fort · English HeritageBratton Castle14 km away7MuseumMuseum · National TrustAlexander Keiller Museum13 km away8
Historic house · National TrustGreat Chalfield Manor14 km awayVisiting Devizes Castle
Where is Devizes Castle?
Devizes Castle is 100 m west of Devizes, Wiltshire.
What is Devizes Castle?
Grade I listed castle in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Devizes Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Devizes, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Devizes Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Devizes Castle?
Within 15 km: Wiltshire Heritage Museum (300 m), Lacock Abbey (11 km), Kennet and Avon Canal Museum (500 m) and Bowood House (9.1 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 (7)
- Devizes Castle: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wiltshire Heritage Museum: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lacock Abbey: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Kennet and Avon Canal Museum: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bowood House: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bratton Castle: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great Chalfield Manor: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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