PlacesLocals’ pickWalks and outdoorsBathwick

Sham Castle

A castle front with nothing behind it, on the hill above the university, built in 1762 to be seen from town; the walk up is short and steep.

Category
Walks and outdoors
Area
Bathwick
Where
North Road, BA2 6JL
Opening
Always open
Price
Free
Best time
Evening, when it is lit
Sham Castle, a castle front with two round towers on the hill above Bath

Photo: buzzard525, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where

Where it is

The larger pin is Sham Castle. The smaller ones are other places within about 15 minutes on foot.

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Nearby

Near this

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  • Pulteney Weir

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