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Nunney Castle (Somerset)

 
Description: Address: Nunney / Frome / Somerset BA11 / England / A French style castle surrounded by a deep moat, built for Sir ... more
Nunney Castle (Somerset) ... John Delamare in 1373.

Newest Review: ... are no opening times, it is never locked. There is an information board telling you a little about the place near the gateway. You can walk all the way around the moat (on the grass, there is no pathway) and there is a bridge round the back that you can walk over to get to the castle. Round by this bridge there were a few fishermen. You can fish the moat but only with a licence. The small ... more

 ... wooden bridge would certainly not be easy for anyone disabled as there are a few steps on the castle side and the ground is uneven in the castle. I think there were a few steps to go into the castle too but my memory may be playing tricks on me. The c...more

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Premium Review Nunney Castle (Somerset): Nunney Castle has no nuns! (1000 words)
by - written on 19/05/08 (Very useful, 103 readings)
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As the weather was so nice on Saturday we decided to go out somewhere for a walk and some fresh air. We decided we didn't want to go too far as we didn't want to be out for too long. My other half went on the Internet and looked for somewhere local that we might like. On the English Heritage site he found Nunney Castle. Nunney is not far from Bath and Bristol, for us it is just down the road. From Bath it is just 20 miles so not far at all. Nunney itself is a tiny little village in an out of the way part of Somerset. The village is very picturesque and most peoples idea of old rural England. Little cottages a couple of little country pubs and the ...  Read the complete review

 

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