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Web Site Contents:

This page provides links to the main sections and pages of the web site. The pages are grouped by topic.

Main Sections of the Web Site:

• Holiday Accommodation at Hemyock Castle.
• Visiting Hemyock: Travel Directions and Tour of the Castle.
• Explore the Castle: History, Archaeology, Glossaries and More.
• Special Events: Castle Open Days and Local Events.
• Wassail Recordings in Real Audio® & MP3.
• Interesting External Web Sites.
• Interesting External Links.
• Map of Web Site.
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Staying at Hemyock Castle:

Hemyock Castle has four comfortable self catering holiday cottages in the castle grounds and alongside St. Margaret's Brook. They are open all year. Set in the now tranquil heart of the Blackdown Hills, the castle is an excellent touring centre for Devon, Exmoor, and Dartmoor. There is a wide variety of facilities and attractions, locally and within easy travelling distance, to interest a wide range of tastes: Whatever the weather:

• Accommodation at Hemyock Castle.
• Special Attractions in Spring and Autumn.
• Local Attractions and Day Trips from Hemyock.
• Artists and Writers in the Blackdowns.
• Travel to Hemyock: Directions and map.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
• Contact Details.

Visiting Hemyock Castle:

Hemyock Castle is set in the now tranquil Culm Valley in Devon, England, just a few miles from the M5 Motorway and Taunton. The site is a scheduled Ancient Monument. It is open to the public on Bank Holiday Mondays (2 to 5 pm) between Easter and September.

Schools and groups are especially welcome at other times, by prior arrangement:

• Travel to Hemyock: Directions and map.
• Tour of Hemyock Castle, with site plan.
• A Glimpse of the Interpretation Centre.
• Special Facilities for Schools.
• Hemyock Village Trail, with map.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

History, Archaeology, Glossaries and More:

Hemyock Castle is possibly on a Roman site, a Romano British farm, or a Roman stronghold. There has not yet been a proper excavation. It is a scheduled ancient monument. Perhaps future archaeologists will uncover the answer.

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
• Brief History of Hemyock Castle.
• Tour of Hemyock Castle, with site plan.
• Castle Archaeology and Conservation.
• North West Tower: Mysterious Feature.
• Comparison with Dunster Dovecote Tower.
• Comparison with Bodiam Castle.
  
  
• Historical Nuggets.
• Surprising Coincidences.
  
  
• Hemyock's Notable Owners.
• The Dinham Family Line.
• The Asthorpe Family Line.
• Asthorpe, Keeper of the Channel Islands.
• Simcoe's Abolition of Slavery in Canada, 1793.
  
  
• Licence to Crenellate Hemyock.
• Civil War Siege of Hemyock Castle.
• Slighting (destruction) of Hemyock Castle.
  
  
• Glossary: Feudal, Medieval and Castle Terms.
• Glossary: Ancient Weights and Measures.
• Glossary: Ancient and Slang Money Terms.
• Comparison of Anglo Saxon and Dane Law.
  
  
• Domesday Book and Other Historical Information.
• Principal Holders of Devonshire Manors in the Domesday Book.
  
  
• The Magna Carta, England 1215.
• The English Bill of Rights 1689.
• The Rights of Man, France 1789.

English Heritage Geophysical Survey 1999:

• http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/reports/hemyock/

Uk and Ireland Genealogy: Devon Pages:

• Devon Pages of UK and Ireland Genealogy Web site.
• Hemyock Pages of UK and Ireland Genealogy Web site.

Hemyock Village Events:

Asian Tsunami, Sri Lanka 2004:

Hemyock people helped relief efforts after the Asian Tsunami of 26th December 2004.

• Asian Tsunami, Sri Lanka 26th December 2004.
• Hemyock Aid to Asia, January 2005.
• Prem's Village Fund for Tsunami Relief.
• Janashakthi Micro Bank of Sri Lanka.

Some of our Video Files:

• FourDocs Video: Sri Lankan Fishermen - After the Tsunami.
• FourDocs Video: Easy Money - Sri Lankan Style.
  
  
• Video of Sri Lankan Fishing after Tsunami.
• Our Video Site on www.OurMedia.org.
• Our Video Site on www.MySpace.com.

Anniversary of D-Day 2004:

In 1995, as part of the Hemyock Commemorations of the fiftieth anniversary of the Allied Victories in Europe and Japan (VE Day and VJ Day), Margaret Sheppard and Norman Lowman collected first hand accounts from over eighty resident of Hemyock, of life during the Second World War. To commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of D-Day, adapted extracts are published here.

• Memories of Hemyock During World War Two.
• Wartime Village Life; Homeguard (Dads Army); Wartime Farming; Airfields, Aircraft, Bombs; Evacuees, Schools, School Children; Memories; Village Carpenter goes to War.

Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002:

Celebrations to mark fifty years since the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne.

• Hemyock Celebrations, 3rd June 2002.
• Lighting Culmstock Beacon, 3rd June 2002.
• Set of 1953 Coins for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Heritage Open Days:

Each Autumn during Heritage Open Days, many buildings across Britain and the rest of the European Union are opened specially to the public. Visit the Heritage Open Days Web Site for details of the special events.

Hemyock Castle and Village organize special exhibitions, tours and events. In 1998, Hemyock Castle hosted a special exhibition of hand made crafts and photographs from members of the Janashakthi Bank, a self help micro credit union based in Southern Sri Lanka:

• Hemyock Open Days 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1998.
• Janashakthi Micro Bank of Sri Lanka.
• Hemyock Village Trail, with map.

A selection of other interesting local events, with audio recordings:

• After the Ban: Boxing Day Meet 2005.
• Boxing Day 2004: Hemyock's Last Hunt?
• Lighting Culmstock Beacon, 2002 and 1998.
• Wassailing the Cider Orchard, 2001, with audio recordings in Real Audio® & MP3.

Interesting External Web Sites:

Links to some interesting web sites. (Note. Hemyock Castle can take no responsibility for external web sites):

• Cullompton Web Site.
• Cully Online Web Site.
• Devon Holiday Directory.
• Blackdown Hills Web Site.

• Castles of Britain.
• Castles on the Web.
• Medieval-Castles.org.
• Medieval Castles Webring.

The Devon Holiday Directory has over a 1000 links to web sites full of information for visitors to Devon: Attractions, towns and villages, museums and gardens, pubs, restaurants and accommodation.

Autumn Carnivals:

Each Autumn, between September and November, towns in Devon and Somerset host spectacular cycles of carnivals. The Bridgwater Carnival early in November, is reputedly the largest illuminated carnival in the world. The Carnival Chronicle provides a list of events throughout the UK.

English Heritage Geophysical Survey 1999:

• http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/reports/hemyock/

Local Authority and Tourism Links:

• Devon County Council: http://www.devon.gov.uk.
• http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk.
• http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk.
• http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
• http://www.blackdown-hills.net.

• http://www.defra.gov.uk.
• http://www.countryside.gov.uk.
• Ramblers: http://www.ramblers.org.uk.
• BBC Radio Devon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/

Uk & Ireland Genealogy: Devon Pages:

• Devon Pages of UK and Ireland Genealogy Web site.
• Hemyock Pages of UK and Ireland Genealogy Web site.

Other Interesting Web Sites:

(Note. Hemyock Castle can take no responsibility for external web sites.)

• Informative web site on Medieval Warfare.
• Bli Bli Castle: Australia's Sunshine Castle next to Maroochydore.
• Premier Picture Gallery, USA: Fine Art Photography.
• Vacation Rentals and Global Travel Services: Representative vacation rentals and global travel services for the quality oriented traveller.

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Home: Accommodation: Visit: Explore & More: Events: FAQs: Contacts:

Hemyock Castle is a scheduled ancient monument, normally open for public tours on Bank Holiday Mondays (2 to 5 pm) between Easter and September or at other times for schools and groups.

Comfortable self-catering accommodation is available within the Castle grounds.
An excellent touring centre for coasts, beaches, towns and moors.

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Hemyock Castle, Hemyock, CULLOMPTON, Devon, EX15 3RJ, UK.
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