Castle · Plymouth · Devon

Royal Citadel

Royal Citadel is a fort in Plymouth, Devon. It holds the status of a scheduled monument. 43 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Drake's Island (1.5 km).

Photo: Royal Citadel, Adam Cuerden (Public domain)

Where

In Plymouth

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle in Plymouth

Inside Plymouth

Royal Citadel is inside Plymouth’s built-up area, with 22 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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.

When to go

Month by month

In Plymouth, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–21°C.

Jan9° / 4°121 mm

Feb9° / 3°96 mm

Mar11° / 4°80 mm

Apr14° / 6°72 mm

May16° / 8°66 mm

Jun19° / 11°71 mm

Jul21° / 13°74 mm

Aug21° / 13°87 mm

Sep19° / 11°76 mm

Oct15° / 9°123 mm

Nov12° / 6°129 mm

Dec10° / 4°135 mm

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

About

Royal Citadel

Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage. Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.

Plymouth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Plymouth
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/royal-citadel-plymouth

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

The map

Where it sits

Spot Royal Citadel in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

The towns around Royal Citadel

The 8 towns are led in size by Plymouth, with 266,970 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Plymouth

266,970 people · 40 places to visit

2 · 4.1 km west of it

Torpoint

7,163 people · 25 places to visit

3 · 4.8 km south of it

Heybrook Bay

467 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 5 km west of it

Millbrook

2,299 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Royal Citadel is	People	Places to visit
Plymouth	It’s in town	266,970	40
Torpoint	4.1 km west of it	7,163	25
Heybrook Bay	4.8 km south of it	467	11
Millbrook	5 km west of it	2,299	15
Cawsand and Kingsand	5.7 km southwest of it	572	9
Sherford	6.1 km east of it	1,311	7
Wembury	6.3 km southeast of it	1,828	5
Brixton	7.6 km east of it	857	5

Make a day of it

Next door to Royal Citadel

Our list has 43 more within 15 km, among them 2 museums, 2 historic houses and a fort.

FortDrake's Island1.5 km away 2

CathedralPlymouth Cathedral1.4 km away 3

MuseumHMS Courageous3.3 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustSaltram House4.4 km away 5

AquariumNational Marine Aquarium500 m away 6

Historic houseMount Edgcumbe House3 km away 7

MuseumThe Box1 km away 8

GardenMount Edgcumbe Country Park3.5 km away

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

Royal Citadel, answered

Where is Royal Citadel?

Royal Citadel is in Plymouth, Devon, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Royal Citadel?

Fort in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.

Who runs Royal Citadel?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Royal Citadel?

June to September are the warmest months in Plymouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Royal Citadel a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Royal Citadel?

Within 15 km: Drake's Island (1.5 km), Plymouth Cathedral (1.4 km), HMS Courageous (3.3 km) and Saltram House (4.4 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)

Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Marine Aquarium: MyNameIsClare, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Mount Edgcumbe House: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Box: Smalljim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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