Plympton Castle
Plympton Castle is a former castle near Plymouth, Devon. It counts as a scheduled monument. Close by, Saltram House is 2.3 km away, one of 40 within 15 km.
Castle in Plymouth
Inside Plymouth
Plympton Castle is inside Plymouth’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Plymouth has 738 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
From June to September, Plymouth sees highs of 19–21°C.
Plympton Castle
6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Plymouth
Mapping Plympton Castle
Plympton Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Plymouth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
By population, Plymouth leads the 8 with 266,970. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Plymouth
Sherford
Brixton
Yealmpton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Plympton Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | It’s in town | 266,970 | 40 |
| Sherford | 1.4 km south of it | 1,311 | 7 |
| Brixton | 3.4 km south of it | 857 | 5 |
| Yealmpton | 4.8 km southeast of it | 2,007 | 3 |
| Wembury | 6.7 km south of it | 1,828 | 5 |
| Newton Ferrers | 7.9 km south of it | 949 | 3 |
| Noss Mayo | 8.2 km south of it | 284 | 3 |
| Heybrook Bay | 8.3 km southwest of it | 467 | 11 |
Nearby, too
2 museums, a historic house and a fort are among the 40 within 15 km.
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House2.3 km away2
FortDrake's Island8 km away3
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral7.3 km away4
ZooDartmoor Zoo4.6 km away5
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel6.6 km away6
MuseumPlym Valley Railway2.6 km away7Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · National TrustBuckland Abbey12 km away8
MuseumHMS Courageous9.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Plympton Castle
Where is Plympton Castle?
Plympton Castle is in Plymouth, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Plympton Castle?
Former castle near Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Plympton Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Plymouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Plympton Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Plympton Castle?
Within 15 km: Saltram House (2.3 km), Drake's Island (8 km), Plymouth Cathedral (7.3 km) and Dartmoor Zoo (4.6 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 (8)
- Plympton Castle: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmoor Zoo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plym Valley Railway: Mark A Coleman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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