Castle · Exeter · Devon

Rougemont Castle

Rougemont Castle is a castle in Exeter, Devon. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 40 more places to visit, starting with Exeter Cathedral (400 m).

Photo: Rougemont Castle, Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1 (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Exeter

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 11%

#885 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Exeter

Inside Exeter

Rougemont Castle is inside Exeter’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Exeter has 762 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

The seasons here

Expect highs of 19–22°C in Exeter from June to September.

Jan9° / 3°94 mm

Feb9° / 2°75 mm

Mar11° / 4°67 mm

Apr14° / 5°58 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°59 mm

Jul22° / 12°50 mm

Aug21° / 12°65 mm

Sep19° / 10°60 mm

Oct15° / 8°95 mm

Nov12° / 5°104 mm

Dec9° / 3°96 mm

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

About

Rougemont Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.

Exeter’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Exeter

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

The map

The area around Rougemont Castle

The places near Rougemont Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Rougemont Castle

By population, Exeter leads the 8 with 126,181. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Exeter

126,181 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Ide

586 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 4.6 km north of it

Brampford Speke

398 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 4.8 km northeast of it

West Clyst

2,683 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Rougemont Castle is	People	Places to visit
Exeter	It’s in town	126,181	22
Ide	2.8 km southwest of it	586	12
Brampford Speke	4.6 km north of it	398	12
West Clyst	4.8 km northeast of it	2,683	16
Exminster	4.9 km southeast of it	4,388	13
Topsham	4.9 km southeast of it	4,193	16
Stoke Canon	4.9 km north of it	666	13
Clyst Honiton	5.6 km east of it	1,030	8

Make a day of it

Beyond Rougemont Castle

The 40 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a cathedral.

CathedralExeter Cathedral400 m away 2

MuseumRoyal Albert Memorial Museum200 m away · 340K visitors a year (2012)3

CastlePowderham Castle10 km away 4

Abbey or priorySt Nicholas Priory600 m away 5

MuseumThe Bill Douglas Cinema Museum900 m away 6

MuseumCricklepit Mill With Secondary Wheel Attached800 m away 7

Abbey or prioryPolsloe Priory2.2 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustKillerton House8.9 km away

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

Before visiting Rougemont Castle

Where is Rougemont Castle?

Rougemont Castle is in Exeter, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Rougemont Castle?

Castle in Exeter, Devon, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Rougemont Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Exeter, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Rougemont Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Rougemont Castle?

Within 15 km: Exeter Cathedral (400 m), Royal Albert Memorial Museum (200 m), Powderham Castle (10 km) and St Nicholas Priory (600 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 (9)

Rougemont Castle: Rougemont_Castle_gatehouse,_2010.jpg: Juan J. Martínez from Exeter, UK derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Exeter Cathedral: Rüdiger Wölk, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Nicholas Priory: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Cricklepit Mill With Secondary Wheel Attached: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Polsloe Priory: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Killerton House: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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