Castles and Forts

Two castles have been built at Lydford, the first immediately in the wake of the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Read more…

Castle Drogo is set above the Teign Gorge at a height of nearly 300 metres with spectacuklar views over the Read more…

Berry Pomeroy Castle, begun in c. 1560 and ambitiously enlarged from c. 1600, this mansion was intended to become the Read more…

Totnes Castle, classic Norman motte and bailey castle, founded soon after the Conquest. A later stone shell-keep crowns its steep Read more…

Hartland Point Lighthouse gives a guide to vessels of all types approaching the Bristol Channel, the lighthouse was built by Read more…

Rockham Bay beach disappears at high tide but at lower tides plenty of sand and rock pools, many quite deep Read more…

Dartmouth Castle was built to guard the narrow entrance to the Dart Estuary. Dartmouth Castle has a rich history dating Read more…

Rougemont Castle, also known as Exeter Castle, was first built in 1068 to help William the Conqueror maintain control over the Read more…

Bayards Cove is a cobbled quay lined with 18th Century houses and the small Tudor artillery fort guarding Dartmouth’s inner Read more…

Okehampton Castle, the remains of the largest castle in Devon, in an outstandingly picturesque setting on a wooded hill by Read more…

Compton Castle is actually a dramatic fortified manor house with a small formal garden. This has high curtain walls, towers Read more…

The Royal Citadel in Plymouth, was built in the late 1660s to the design of Sir Bernard de Gomme. It Read more…