- Open
- Free entry
- No car park on site
- English Heritage
Quick answer
Bayard's Cove Castle is an artillery fort near Dartmouth, Devon, managed by English Heritage. Entry is free and the site is open at any reasonable time. There is no car park on site.
Getting to Bayard's Cove Castle and parking
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- Parking
- No car park on site, paid. Charged car park at the quay (not EH), within five minutes' walk; South Hams council pay car parks in town; some parking on road above the fort. Road above the fort; Dartmouth town centre car parks.
- By train
- Paignton is 6 miles away.
- Public transport
- Nearest stop Dartmouth Pontoon (0.3 mile). Stagecoach 92 from Totnes, 93 from Kingsbridge; 18/120 to Kingswear then Lower Ferry.
Dogs, accessibility and facilities
Accessibility
- Paths and surfaces: About 50 m from the road along the South West Coast Path, down steps from Southtown or via Bayard's Cove Road; on foot only.
What to see at Bayard's Cove Castle
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Wall walk
A walkway along the top of the walls.
History of Bayard's Cove Castle
- 1537 Recorded as the 'New Castle' in a corporation lease
- 1643 Royalists under Prince Maurice capture Dartmouth after a month's siege
- 1646 Royalists surrender to the New Model Army; fort had 5 iron guns
- 1940 Briefly adapted as a machine gun post
- 1984 Comes into English Heritage care
Photos
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Castles near Bayard's Cove Castle
All 5 castles in DevonSources
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
- Wikidata
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
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