Historic BuildingsCullompton

St Nicholas Priory is currently closed for conservation, repair and interpretation work.900 year old guest wing of a former Benedictine Priory in Exeter City Centre.St Nicholas Priory is currently closed for conservation, repair and interpretation work. It will reopen around 2007.The building itself is about a quarter…
Distance: 11 miles away

Few buildings evoke such an immediate feeling of history as Tiverton Castle. Visitors to the Castle can absorb the fascinating background history of the families who lived here, and see the developments of the buildings. It is great fun for children. Learn about the ghosts at the…
Distance: 5.5 miles away

Spanning nearly 300 years of horticultural history, these magnificent gardens are set in East Devon's picturesque Otter Valley, between the ancient city of Exeter and southwest England's Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The Italian GardenLaid out in c.1735, it is reputedly to a design by Versailles landscaper…
Distance: 13 miles away

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,…
Distance: 5.1 miles away

Victorian country house with richly decorated interiors and garden with outstanding plant collection.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…
Distance: 6.3 miles away