Castle · Totnes · Devon

Totnes Castle

Totnes Castle is a grade I listed castle in Totnes. It is conserved by English Heritage. A short trip away is Berry Pomeroy Castle, 4.3 km off, the first of 56 within 15 km.

Photo: Totnes Castle, Pymouss (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Totnes

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle in Totnes

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Totnes

Totnes Castle is inside Totnes’ built-up area, with 5 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; Totnes has 314 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

Weather through the year

June to September are the warmest in Totnes, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C.

Jan9° / 4°148 mm

Feb9° / 3°103 mm

Mar11° / 4°84 mm

Apr14° / 5°71 mm

May16° / 7°64 mm

Jun19° / 10°68 mm

Jul21° / 12°62 mm

Aug21° / 13°79 mm

Sep19° / 11°73 mm

Oct15° / 8°130 mm

Nov12° / 6°128 mm

Dec9° / 3°144 mm

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

About

Totnes Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 9 languages.

Totnes’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Totnes
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/totnes-castle

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Its place on the map

The numbers show what else is near Totnes Castle, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Totnes Castle

Largest of the 8 is Totnes, home to 9,217. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Totnes

9,217 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km northwest of it

Dartington

924 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 5.6 km southeast of it

Stoke Gabriel

1,340 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 5.7 km north of it

Broadhempston

740 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Totnes Castle is	People	Places to visit
Totnes	It’s in town	9,217	8
Dartington	1.3 km northwest of it	924	9
Stoke Gabriel	5.6 km southeast of it	1,340	10
Broadhempston	5.7 km north of it	740	5
Ipplepen	7.1 km northeast of it	2,150	10
Marldon	7.3 km east of it	2,073	13
Dittisham	8.4 km southeast of it	191	12
Buckfastleigh	8.4 km northwest of it	2,720	12

Make a day of it

Places to add to Totnes Castle

There are 56 within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory among them.

Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle4.3 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle7.8 km away 3

Abbey or prioryBuckfast Abbey9 km away 4

MuseumTotnes Museum300 m away 5

Historic house · National TrustGreenway House9.2 km away 6

Heritage railwaySouth Devon Railway3.6 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle13 km away 8

ZooPaignton Zoo7.9 km away

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

A visit to Totnes Castle: questions

Where is Totnes Castle?

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

What is Totnes Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Totnes, United Kingdom.

Who runs Totnes Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Totnes Castle?

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

Is Totnes Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Totnes Castle?

Within 15 km: Berry Pomeroy Castle (4.3 km), Compton Castle (7.8 km), Buckfast Abbey (9 km) and Totnes Museum (300 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)

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
Buckfast Abbey: Necrothesp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Totnes Museum: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
South Devon Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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