Historic BuildingsSouth Brent

This brilliantly positioned defensive castle juts out into the narrow entrance to the Dart Estuary, with the sea lapping at its foot. Begun in the late 14th century, the castle was intended to protect the warehouses and homes of Dartmouth's merchants. It was one of the earliest castles…
Distance: 13.5 miles away

Built between the 14th and 16th centuries, the castle has been home to the Gilbert family for most of the last 600 years. Sir Humphrey Gilbert 1539&8211;1583 was coloniser of Newfoundland and half‐brother to Sir Walter Raleigh.Compton Castle is occupied and administered by Mr & Mrs G E…
Distance: 11.4 miles away

Powderham Castle was built by Sir Philip Courtenay, ancester of the present 18th Earl of Devon, in 1391. The castle withstood the ravages of the Civil Wars and was embellished in the 18th Century with the addition of some fine interiors such as the Grand Staircase around…
Distance: 12.7 miles away

Buckfast Abbey is home to a Roman Catholic community of Benedictine monks.The Abbey Church is at the centre of the monastic life of the Benedictine monks at Buckfast, since it is there that the Monastic Community gathers to pray and celebrate the sacraments.12th century Cistercian architecture has a…
Distance: 5.6 miles away

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: 13.1 miles away

A classic Norman motte and bailey castle, founded soon after the Conquest to overawe the Saxon town. A well‐preserved later shell‐keep crowns its steep mound, giving sweeping views across the town rooftops to the River Dart.…
Distance: 6.9 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: 11.9 miles away

Buckland Abbey is a 700‐year‐old building with fine 16th‐century great hall, associated with Elizabethan seafarers Drake and Grenville.Tucked away in its own secluded valley above the River Tavy, Buckland was originally a small but influential Cistercian monastery. The house, incorporating the remains of the 13th‐century abbey church, has…
Distance: 13.2 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: 13.8 miles away

Magnificent Georgian mansion with Adam interiors, gardens and park. Home to the Parker family for generations, Saltram is a remarkable survival of a George II mansion modelled around a Tudor core. It is complete with its original contents and set in an attractive landscape park. Robert Adam worked…
Distance: 10.9 miles away

The Garden House is centred on an enchanting Walled Garden created by the plantsman Lionel Fortescue and his wife Katharine around the romantic ruins of a medieval vicarage. Lionels's successor Keith Wiley extended the garden into new areas such as the South African Garden, the Acer Glade,…
Distance: 13.2 miles away

The Totnes Guildhall encompasses over 900 years of Totnes history. Part of the Benedictine Priory, the building has fulfilled a number of purposes, including a school, a courthouse and a Guildhall. It is still used by the town council for meetings and functions even now. The building features…
Distance: 7 miles away