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The Gatehouse

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📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.85092, -3.51217

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Egret, Mallard, Grey Wagtail +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Mallard, Grey Wagtail +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hylemya vagans, Pegoplata infirma, Delia platura +254 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hylemya vagans, Pegoplata infirma, Delia platura +254 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ash, Birch +21 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ash, Birch +21 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Oak, Beech, Hazel +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Tiverton & Cullompton CircularWalking route
Named routeRef TCCRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bickleigh Castle Gatehouse

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bickleigh Castle Gatehouse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Millenium GreenUrban park5 km→🌱The Little Rec.Urban park4.4 km→🌱Jubilee GreenUrban park4.8 km→✦Roman CoinHistoric site400 m→✦An Iron Age defended settlement and associated cultivation terraces 230m south west of Cadeleigh CourtHistoric site1.9 km→✦Cadbury CastleHistoric site2.8 km→

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