Castle · near Chagford · Devon

Gidleigh Castle

Gidleigh Castle stands 2.7 km west of Chagford. Within 15 km there are 17 more places to visit, starting with Castle Drogo (5.4 km).

Where

2.7 km

west of Chagford

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle near Chagford

Just outside Chagford

Gidleigh Castle is 2.7 km west of Chagford. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

In Chagford, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–20°C.

Jan8° / 3°169 mm

Feb8° / 2°135 mm

Mar10° / 3°106 mm

Apr12° / 4°87 mm

May15° / 7°74 mm

Jun18° / 10°71 mm

Jul20° / 12°69 mm

Aug20° / 12°81 mm

Sep17° / 10°88 mm

Oct14° / 7°155 mm

Nov10° / 5°159 mm

Dec8° / 3°186 mm

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

About

Gidleigh Castle

Type: Castle
Town: 2.7 km west of Chagford

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

The map

Its place on the map

The map puts Gidleigh Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns near Gidleigh Castle

These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 2.7 km east of it

Chagford

1,107 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 4.7 km northwest of it

South Zeal

886 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Gidleigh Castle is	People	Places to visit
Chagford	2.7 km east of it	1,107	6
South Zeal	4.7 km northwest of it	886	4

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

The 17 places within 15 km include 5 museums, a historic house and a castle.

Historic house · National TrustCastle Drogo5.4 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageOkehampton Castle10 km away 3

ZooBecky Falls12 km away 4MuseumMuseumMuseum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall10 km away 5

MuseumMuseum Of Dartmoor Life11 km away 6MuseumMuseum · National TrustFinch Foundry (NT)6.3 km away 7

MuseumMotor Museum8.3 km away 8MuseumMuseum · National TrustChurch House13 km away

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

Questions about Gidleigh Castle

Where is Gidleigh Castle?

Gidleigh Castle is 2.7 km west of Chagford, Devon.

What is Gidleigh Castle?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Gidleigh Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Chagford, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Gidleigh Castle?

Within 15 km: Castle Drogo (5.4 km), Okehampton Castle (10 km), Becky Falls (12 km) and Museum of Policing in Devon and Cornwall (10 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 (5)

Castle Drogo: Antony McCallum, http://www.wyrdlight.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Okehampton Castle: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Becky Falls: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum Of Dartmoor Life: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Motor Museum: Buch-t, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons

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