. ▁ ▁Gr ounds ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁ ▁of ▁grounds ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁are ▁land sc aped . ▁The ▁outer ▁wall , ▁gard ens ▁and ▁fish ▁p onds ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Keep ▁Gate house ▁were ▁land sc aped ▁during ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Care w , ▁B t ., ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Century . ▁The ▁p onds ▁were ▁created ▁from ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁Norman ▁mo at . ▁The ▁garden ▁walls , ▁gate ▁pi ers ▁and ▁gates ▁are ▁also ▁designated ▁as ▁listed ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Current ▁use ▁The ▁Castle ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁each ▁year . ▁The ▁Castle ▁is ▁currently ▁open ▁to ▁public ▁visitors ▁by ▁prior ▁appointment ; ▁gu ided ▁t ours ▁last ▁approximately ▁one ▁hour . ▁ ▁The ▁Castle ▁and ▁surrounding ▁buildings ▁are ▁now ▁used ▁princip ally ▁to ▁host ▁pr estig ious ▁bes po ke ▁Wed d ings , ▁and ▁also ▁House ▁Part ies , ▁Events ▁and ▁Bed ▁& ▁Break fast . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁F ry , ▁Plant agen et ▁Som erset , ▁The ▁David ▁& ▁Charles ▁Book ▁of ▁Cast les , ▁David ▁& ▁Charles , ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁B ick le igh ▁Castle ▁ ▁Category : Country ▁houses ▁in ▁Dev on ▁Category : Cast les ▁in ▁Dev on ▁Category : G rade ▁I ▁listed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Dev