Tawstock Castle
On the map, Tawstock Castle is a historic house 800 m south of Barnstaple. 24 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Barnstaple Castle (2.5 km).
Historic house near Barnstaple
Just outside Barnstaple
Tawstock Castle is 800 m south of Barnstaple. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Afternoons in Barnstaple reach 18–21°C from June to September.
Tawstock Castle
Historic house.
- Type
- Historic house
- Town
- 800 m south of Barnstaple
Getting your bearings
The numbers show what else is near Tawstock Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
The most populous of the 8 is Barnstaple, at 31,271. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Barnstaple
Bishop's Tawton
Bickington
Landkey
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tawstock Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstaple | 800 m north of it | 31,271 | 5 |
| Bishop's Tawton | 800 m southeast of it | 756 | 4 |
| Bickington | 2.2 km northwest of it | 2,105 | 4 |
| Landkey | 3.2 km east of it | 2,001 | 6 |
| Westacott | 3.3 km northeast of it | 691 | 5 |
| Fremington | 3.8 km west of it | 5,229 | 11 |
| Ashford | 4.6 km northwest of it | 297 | 6 |
| Goodleigh | 4.7 km northeast of it | 393 | 5 |
Other places close by
Around it, within 15 km, lie 24 more, including 2 castles, 2 museums and a heritage railway.
CastleBarnstaple Castle2.5 km away2
MuseumMuseum of Barnstaple & North Devon2.2 km away3
Heritage railwayLynton and Barnstaple Railway7.4 km away4
Historic house · National TrustArlington Court11 km away5
MuseumNorth Devon Maritime Museum9.1 km away6
CastleTapeley Park7.9 km away7
ZooExmoor Zoo14 km away8
GardenRHS Garden Rosemoor14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Tawstock Castle: common questions
Where is Tawstock Castle?
Tawstock Castle is 800 m south of Barnstaple, Devon.
What is Tawstock Castle?
Historic house.
When is the best time to visit Tawstock Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Barnstaple, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Tawstock Castle?
Within 15 km: Barnstaple Castle (2.5 km), Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon (2.2 km), Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (7.4 km) and Arlington Court (11 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)
- Barnstaple Castle: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon: Jack1956, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynton and Barnstaple Railway: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arlington Court: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Devon Maritime Museum: Rob Noble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tapeley Park: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exmoor Zoo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden Rosemoor: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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