Historic BuildingsExeter

At House of Marbles and Teign Valley Glass we have been manufacturing our unusual range of games, toys, marbles and glassware for many years. Visitors are most welcome to wander around the old pottery buildings with their listed kilns, enjoy our museums of glass, games marbles and…
Distance: 11.4 miles away

The 'last castle to be built in England', set above the Teign Gorge with dramatic views over Dartmoor.Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and built between 1911 and 1931 for the self‐made food retailing millionaire Julius Drewe, the castle is a masterpiece in Dartmoor granite that blends into the…
Distance: 12.3 miles away

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: 0.3 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: 13.2 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: 9.9 miles away

Small medieval manor house set in woodland and meadowsOne of the finest and most complete medieval manor houses in Devon Fantastic woodland and riverside setting on the outskirts of Newton Abbot Impressive collection of pre‐Raphaelite pictures and Arts & Crafts furniture Finely crafted plaster work and joinery Watch…
Distance: 13.9 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: 6.1 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: 14.6 miles away

Plant World, located between Torquay and Newton Abbot in beautiful South Devon, offers an outstanding collection of rare and exotic plants from around the world. The 4 acres of landscaped gardens has been called Devon's 'Little Outdoor Eden'. Representing each of the five continents it offers…
Distance: 14.2 miles away