Royal Castle Hotel is a hotel in Paignton, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “pub in Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK”. It opened in 1639. The building has 4 floors. It stands about 9.4 km from the centre of Paignton.[3]
Overview
The Royal Castle Hotel is a hotel in Dartmouth, Devon, England. Guests have included Queen Victoria, Sir Francis Drake, and Mary (who later became Mary II of England). The hotel was used as a location for the 1984 film, Ordeal by Innocence, which was based on the 1958 Agatha Christie novel of the same name.
From “Royal Castle Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1639. The building has 4 floors. It is listed as a Grade II* listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 9.4 km from the centre of Paignton. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Exeter International Airport (EXT), about 35 km from the centre of Paignton.[4]
It is one of 86 hotels in and around Paignton recorded in Wikidata, 60 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 1 chain-operated property there. See Hotels in Paignton.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- The Market House Inn — 0.1 km
- The Crab — 0.1 km
- Old Country House Inn — 0.1 km
- The Cherub — 0.1 km
- Waterfront House — 0.2 km
- Bayards Cove Inn — 0.3 km
- Ship In Dock Inn — 0.3 km
- Royal Dart Hotel — 0.5 km
See also
References
- ^ Royal Castle Hotel (Q7373925). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Royal Castle Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
- ^ Paignton (Q776662). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Paignton. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.