Kia Ora Farm and GardensExtensive private gardens in Cullompton that are open to the public throughout the summer in conjunction with the National Garden Scheme. Full opening dates can be found here. Kia Ora Gardens can also be booked for private parties and weddings. We can prvide catering from the finest Devon cream teas to a summer time barbeque. Kia Ora Farm and Gardens, Knowle Lane, Cullompton, Devon. 01884 32347. E-mail :
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Kia Ora Website FursdonFursdon is an elegant manor house nestling in some of the most glorious countryside to be found in Devon. Fursdon Website Hemyock Castle Comfortable Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation within the castle grounds. An excellent touring centre for coasts, towns and moors. 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. Hemyock Castle website.  Killerton House
Fine 18th-century house with costume collection, hillside garden and estate. Built for the Acland family in 1778, the house is furnished as a comfortable home. The Paulise de Bush collection of 18th- to 20th-century costume is displayed in period rooms. There is an introductory exhibition in the stable courtyard, a substantial Victorian laundry and interesting chapel. The garden was created in the 1770s by John Veitch, one of the greatest nurserymen and landscape designers of his day. It features rhododendrons, magnolias, herbaceous borders and rare trees, as well as an ice house and early 19th-century rustic-style summer house known as The Bear’s Hut. The surrounding parkland and woods offer a number of beautiful circular walks giving access to the 2500ha (6100 acre) estate, and there is also a discovery centre offering varied activities. Killerton House National Trust Website Knightshayes Court Victorian country house with richly decorated interiors and fine garden.
Begun in 1869, Knightshayes is a rare survival of the work of designer William Burges. The interiors combine medieval romanticism with lavish Victorian decoration, and the smoking and billiard rooms, elegant boudoir and drawing room all give an atmospheric insight into the grand country house life which revolved around the Heathcoat-Amory family. A recently opened room shows original Burges designs including furniture and wall-paintings. The celebrated garden features a water lily pool and topiary, specimen trees, rare shrubs and delightful seasonal colours. Attractive woodland walks lead through the grounds. Knightshayes Court National Trust Website  Castle Drogo
The "last castle to be built in England", dramatically situated above the Teign Gorge. This granite fortress, commanding panoramic views of Dartmoor, was built between 1910 and 1930 for the self-made millionaire Julius Drewe, and is one of the most remarkable works of Sir Edwin Lutyens. The interior combines the grandeur of a medieval castle with the comfort of the 20th century. The terraced formal garden has an established rhododendron and magnolia collection, spring bulbs, summer and autumn flowering herbaceous borders, rose garden, shrub garden and circular croquet lawn. There are delightful varied walks through the River Teign Gorge. Castle Drogo National Trust Website Bicton Botanical GardensBicton Botanical Gardens Website Our thanks go to the National Trust for allowing the following images to be used on this site: - Exterior of Knightshayes Court - NTPL/Rupert Truman
- Exterior of Killerton House - NTPL/Andrew Butler
- Exterior of Castle Drogo - NTPL/Chris Gascoigne
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