Getting here
50.64360, -4.10950
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
8
8 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
27
27 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Dartmoor Way · Walking0
West Devon Way · Walking0
The Lichway · Walking19 km
Two Castles Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Lydford Castle is an ancient historic site covering 0 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · Free · 71m
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Toilets
67m away
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms TorHistoric site4 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds100 m→✦Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley WoodHistoric site3 km→⛪St Bridget's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defencesHistoric site0 m→💧LydfordReservoir2.1 km→