Hembury Castle
On the map, Hembury Castle is 900 m northwest of Buckfast. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. Close by, Buckfast Abbey is 1.9 km away, one of 34 within 15 km.
Castle near Buckfast
Just outside Buckfast
Hembury Castle is 900 m northwest of Buckfast. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Buckfast has 14 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Highs of 18–20°C mark June to September in Buckfast.
Hembury Castle
Hillfort in Devon, England, UK.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- 900 m northwest of Buckfast
Hembury Castle on the map
Orange shows Hembury Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Hembury Castle
The most populous of the 3 is Ashburton, at 3,368. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Buckfast
Buckfastleigh
Ashburton
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Hembury Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckfast | 900 m southeast of it | 283 | 11 |
| Buckfastleigh | 1.6 km southeast of it | 2,720 | 12 |
| Ashburton | 2.3 km northeast of it | 3,368 | 11 |
Beyond Hembury Castle
Also close at hand are 2 castles, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory, among 34 within 15 km.
Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey1.9 km away2
Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle11 km away3
Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle13 km away4
Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle14 km away5
Heritage railwaySouth Devon Railway7.4 km away6
Historic house · National TrustBradley Manor12 km away7
MuseumTotnes Museum11 km away8
ZooBecky Falls12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Hembury Castle, answered
Where is Hembury Castle?
Hembury Castle is 900 m northwest of Buckfast, Devon.
What is Hembury Castle?
Hillfort in Devon, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Hembury Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Buckfast, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Hembury Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Hembury Castle?
Within 15 km: Buckfast Abbey (1.9 km), Totnes Castle (11 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (13 km) and Compton Castle (14 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)
- Hembury Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- South Devon Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley Manor: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky Falls: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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