Tucked in the middle of this picturesque Somerset village, taking the visitor completely unawares, is this tiny but perfectly formed little castle in its moat. The village of Nunney is small and pretty, with stone houses backing onto a fast-flowing little river. A few yards from the river, accessible through the neat churchyard or across a footbridge, the moat tightly...
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Nunney Castle
Church Street | 3 1⁄2 miles SW of Frome, off A361, England
Canterbury, United Kingdom
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Having spent a day in Nunney visiting the local hotel and restaurant, The George at Nunney, we decided to explore this charming village. First stop had to be the 14th Century Nunney Castle. The castle is extremely well preserved. As I live near Kenilworth in Warwickshire, I know and walk around Kenilworth castle several times a week, but Nunney Castle...
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Nunney Castle was built in 1373 by Sir John de la Mere, a local knight. It is said to have been based on French castles and looks exactly like you expect a fairytale castle to be: rectangular with four round towers and a moat. The odd thing is that Nunney Castle wasn't built on top of a hill, but at...
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4.5 out of 5, 1,990 reviewsLast reviewed 27 May 2012
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