Gallants Bower Fort (ruin)
Visitors find Gallants Bower Fort (ruin) 300 m southeast of Dartmouth. Care of the site is provided by the National Trust. Our list has 31 more places within 15 km; first among them is Dartmouth Castle, at 300 m.
Fort near Dartmouth
Just outside Dartmouth
Gallants Bower Fort (ruin) is 300 m southeast of Dartmouth. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Dartmouth
The warmest stretch in Dartmouth is June to September, at 19–21°C in the afternoon.
Gallants Bower Fort (ruin)
Hillfort in Devon.
It is run by National Trust.
- Type
- Fort
- Run by
- National Trust
- Town
- 300 m southeast of Dartmouth
Its place on the map
Numbered points are the places near Gallants Bower Fort (ruin), which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Brixham, with 17,839 people, is the largest of the 6. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Dartmouth
Kingswear
Stoke Fleming
Dittisham
Combine it with these
Our list has 31 more within 15 km, among them 5 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum.
Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle300 m away2
CastleKingswear Castle700 m away3
Historic house · National TrustGreenway House4.7 km away4
Castle · English HeritageBayard's Cove Fort900 m away5
Historic house · National TrustNational Trust - Coleton Fishacre2.6 km away6
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle13 km away7
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle13 km away8
MuseumDartmouth Museum1.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Gallants Bower Fort (ruin)
Where is Gallants Bower Fort (ruin)?
Gallants Bower Fort (ruin) is 300 m southeast of Dartmouth, Devon.
What is Gallants Bower Fort (ruin)?
Hillfort in Devon.
Who runs Gallants Bower Fort (ruin)?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Gallants Bower Fort (ruin)?
June to September are the warmest months in Dartmouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Gallants Bower Fort (ruin)?
Within 15 km: Dartmouth Castle (300 m), Kingswear Castle (700 m), Greenway House (4.7 km) and Bayard's Cove Fort (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)
- 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
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth Museum: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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