Visit Hemyock Places

Welcome to Visit Hemyock Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hemyock

  

Hemyock Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hemyock

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Hemyock history

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The village has a very long history and some prehistoric remains may be found. In the Middle Ages local iron ores were smelted in small bloomeries (furnaces) to produce pure iron. In Saxon times a battle was fought at Simonsburrow between the native Britons and King Ime’s Saxon army.

Hemyock Hundred

The Domesday Book records that the Hemyock Hundred consisted of the manors of Awliscombe, Bolham Water, Bywood, Churchstanton (Somerset), Clayhidon, Culm Davy and Culm Pyne. The Hundred was an administrative sub-division of the Shire county of Devonshire under the system of government.

Hemyock Castle

King Richard II granted licence to crenellate Hemyock Castle in 1380. During the English Civil War it was held for Parliament, subjected to a brief but brutal siege and eventually slighted to destroy its military value. Parts of the castle walls, towers and moat still remain.

You can visit Hemyock places with Walkfo Hemyock to hear history at Hemyock’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hemyock has 11 places to visit in our interactive Hemyock map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Hemyock, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Hemyock places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hemyock & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 11 audio facts unique to Hemyock places in an interactive Hemyock map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Hemyock Places Map
11 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Hemyock historic spots	Hemyock tourist destinations	Hemyock plaques	Hemyock geographic features
Walkfo Hemyock tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hemyock

  

Best Hemyock places to visit

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Hemyock has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hemyock’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hemyock’s information audio spots:

Culmstock Culmstock is situated 10 miles from Tiverton and 6 NE of Cullompton . It is laid out on both sides of the River Culm . The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 554 .

Culm Davy Culm Davy is a historic manor and present-day hamlet within the parish of Hemyock in Devon . It is located in the historic parish of the same name .

Blackdown Hills The Blackdown Hills are a range of hills along the Somerset-Devon border in south-western England. They were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1991. The plateau is dominated by hard chert bands of Upper Greensand with some remnants of chalk.

Hemyock Castle Hemyock Castle was built by Sir William Asthorpe after 1380 to a quadrangular design. By the 16th century it had fallen into ruin and, following its use during the English Civil War in the mid-17th century, it was pulled down. In the 21st century the site is occupied by fragments of the original castle; and Castle House, an 18th-century house built within the site, and restored as private home at the end of the 20th century.

Visit Hemyock plaques