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Historic site

Bampton Castle

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

Getting here

50.99299, -3.48514

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free87%

playground, café, parking

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 3

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: Exe Valley Way

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13

1 named nearby · 12 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

22

22 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Exe Valley Way · Walking0
Route 3 · Cycling527.7 km
National Cycle Network Route 344 · Cycling0
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bampton : Castle Grove Nursing Home

Bampton : Castle Grove Nursing Home

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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

Café

Six on Castle · 213m

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Parking

Riverside Hall Car Park · Paid · 168m

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Playground

82m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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