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Hillfort known as Slapton Castle

4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.28705, -3.67421

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Great Black-backed Gull, Great Crested Grebe +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Great Black-backed Gull, Great Crested Grebe +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Southern Hawker, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Southern Hawker, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route137 m
Named routeRef 28Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Narrow Devon lane, near Slapton.

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Narrow Devon lane, near Slapton.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Slapton chantry collegeHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Slapton CastleHistoric site0 m→

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