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Danes Castle

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📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.72928, -3.53186

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Silver Fish, Oedemera femoralis +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Silver Fish, Oedemera femoralis +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Prison Lanepublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mSurface asphaltPath type: pedestrian
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Danes Castle reservoir, Exeter

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Danes Castle reservoir, Exeter

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🌱Heavitree Pleasure GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱Southernhay GreenUrban park900 m→🌱Cowick Barton Playing FieldsUrban park2.2 km→🌱Cowick Barton Playing FieldsUrban park2.2 km→🌱Heavitree Pleasure GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱Exhibition FieldsUrban park3.3 km→

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