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A La Ronde,
Summer Lane, Exmouth, Devon EX8 5BD
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01395 265514
Quirky 18th-century house with fascinating interior decoration
and collections
Photo: The Shell Gallery at A la Ronde,
showing a zig-zag shell
frieze above a clerestory of eight diamond-paned windows with
shell encrusted recesses. This view looks across to the wooden
railings showing the plastered circular light fitting on the
ceiling.
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Arlington Court and
The National Trust's Carriage Collection
Arlington, nr Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4LP
Telephone: 01271 850296
Intimate and intriguing Regency house, set in extensive estate,
and impressive collection of horse-drawn vehicles
Photo: View of the east front of
Arlington, showing the Greek
revival house, built in 1820, to the left, & the servants' wing
built in 1865 to the right.
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Antony
Torpoint, Cornwall PL11 2QA Nat Trust
Telephone: 01752 812191
Superb early 18th-century mansion set in parkland and fine gardens
Photo: The
lawned Entrance Courtyard with outbuildings beyond
at Antony, Cornwall.
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Barrington Court,
Barrington, nr Ilminster, Somerset TA19 0NQ
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01460 242614 (Infoline)
Beautiful Jekyll-inspired gardens, working kitchen garden and
Tudor manor house let to Stuart Interiors
Photo: Rosa "Dortmund" climbing against a
wall, and a lead
downpipe and water butt at Barrington Court, Somerset.
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Bradley
Manor, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6BN
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01803 843235
Delightful medieval manor house, set in woodland and meadows
through which the River Lemon runs
Photo: The Chapel towards the arched
window at Bradley Manor, a
medieval house at Newton Abbot, Devon. The Chapel has been
restored, but was first licensed for service in 1428.
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Buckland Abbey,
Yelverton, Devon PL20 6EY Nat Trust
Telephone: 01822 853607
700-year-old buildings, which were home to Elizabethan seafarers
Drake and Grenville, set in the beautiful Tavy Valley.
Photo: The south front of Buckland Abbey,
the roof line of the
demolished South Transept is visible.
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Cleeve Abbey - English Heritage Washford Somerset The
picturesque Cistercian abbey of Cleeve boasts the most impressively
complete and unaltered set of monastic cloister buildings in
England, standing roofed and two storeys high. They include the
gatehouse, the 15th-century refectory with its glorious angel roof,
an unusual ‘painted chamber’, and the floor of an earlier refectory,
decked from end to end with 13th-century heraldic tiles, the
protection of which is the subject of an ongoing high profile
project... |
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Clevedon Court,
Tickenham Road, Clevedon, North Somerset BS21 6QU
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01275 872257
Outstanding 14th-century manor house and 18th-century terraced
garden
Photo: A view of a large
exterior wooden door, engulfed in a sea of purple fuchsias, at
Clevedon Court. The manor house was built at the behest of Sir John
Clevedon c.1320 and remains virtually intact.
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Cotehele, St
Dominick, nr Saltash, Cornwall PL12 6TA Nat
Trust
Telephone: 01579 351346
Tudor house with superb collections of textiles, armour and
furniture, set in extensive grounds.
Photo: The pond with water lilies in the
Upper Garden on a
sunny and still spring day at Cotehele, Cornwall.
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Castle Drogo,
Drewsteignton, nr Exeter, Devon EX6 6PB
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01647 433306
The 'last castle to be built in England', set above the Teign
Gorge with dramatic views over Dartmoor
Photo: The Library at Castle Drogo, Devon. Edwin Lutyens was the
architect of Drogo between 1910 and 1930 and he designed the oak
bookcases. The lustre dishes above the bookcases are
Hispano-Moresque and date from the 1700s.
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Compton Castle, Marldon, Paignton, Devon TQ3 1TA
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01803 843235
Dramatic fortified manor house and small formal garden
Photo: Roses scrambling up a stone pillar with the castle in the
background, at Compton Castle, Devon.
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Corfe Castle, The
Square, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5EZ
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01929 481294 (Infoline
Thousand-year-old castle, an iconic survivor of the English Civil
War, rising above the Isle of Purbeck
Photo: The ruins of medieval Corfe Castle
in the Purbeck Hills,
Dorset.
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Dyrham Park, Dyrham, nr Bath,
Gloucestershire SN14 8ER
Nat Trust
Telephone: 0117 937 2501
Spectacular late 17th-century mansion, garden and deer park
Photo: The East Front of Dyrham Park is
bathed in sunlight on a
beautiful Autumn's day.
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Dunster Castle,
Dunster, nr Minehead, Somerset TA24 6SL
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01643 823004 (Infoline)
Ancient castle with fine interiors and subtropical gardens
Photo: The Gatehouse at
Dunster Castle, erected in 1420 by Sir Hugh Luttrell, the first of
the family to live at the castle.
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Forde Abbey Chard Somerset
Forde Abbey is a treasure in an area already known for its
outstanding beauty. More than 900 years of history and romance are
encapsulated in this elegant former Cistercian monastery and its 30
acres of exquisite award winning gardens - However Forde Abbey is
more than a museum piece. It is a family home and very much a
living, working estate
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Great Chalfield Manor and Garden,
nr Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 8NH
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01225 782239
Charming 15th-century manor house with Arts & Crafts garden
Photo: The South and East fronts of fifteenth-century Great Chalfield Manor, Wiltshire, seen from across the moat.
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Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon EX5 3LE
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01392 881345
Fine 18th-century house with costume collection, hillside garden
and estate
Photo:
The garden at Killerton, Exeter, Devon.
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Knightshayes Court,
Bolham, Tiverton, Devon EX16 7RQ
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01884 254665
Victorian country house with richly decorated interiors and
garden with outstanding plant collection
Photo:
The Victorian Gothic revival house at Knightshayes Court, Devon,
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Lanhydrock,
Bodmin, Cornwall PL30 5AD Nat Trust
Telephone: 01208 265950
Magnificent late Victorian country house with extensive servants'
quarters, gardens and wooded estate.
Photo: The Meat Larder at Lanhydrock,
Cornwall. Sides and
joints of meat are hung from the steel bars across the ceiling,
and there is an insulated chest to keep meat cool. |
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Launceston Castle
English Heritage.
Set on a large natural mound, Launceston Castle dominates
the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, its
focus is an unusual keep consisting of a 13th-century round tower
built by Richard of Cornwall, inside an earlier circular shell-keep.
Within, the large central chamber is now reached via a dark
corridor.
The castle long remained a prison and George Fox, founder of the
Quakers, suffered harsh confinement here in 1656. A display traces
1,000 years of history, with finds from site excavations |
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Lawrence House
Nat Trust
9 Castle Street, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 8BA
Telephone: 01566 773277
Beautiful Georgian town house |
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Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate,
Lodge Park, Aldsworth, nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 3PP
Telephone: 01451 844130
Rare 17th-century grandstand and Cotswold country estate
Sherborne Park Estate
Photo: The gates at Sherborne Park Estate,
the property of
Simon Wingfield Digby Esq of Sherborne Castle.
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Mompesson House,
The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2EL
Telephone: 01722 420980 (Infoline)
Elegant and spacious 18th-century house in the Cathedral Close
Photo: The main facade at Mompesson House, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
The house was built in 1701 and is faced with fine grey limestone
from the quarry at Chilmark. |
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Munchelney Abbey - English
Heritage. Muchelney Somerset, the
atmospheric and once-remote ‘great island’ amid the Somerset Levels,
has many rewards for visitors. Beside the clearly laid out
foundations of the wealthy medieval Benedictine abbey (and its
Anglo-Saxon predecessor) stands a complete early Tudor house in
miniature |
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Minterne House & Gardens Dorset.
Minterne House has been the home of the Churchill's
and Digby's family for the last 350 years and now the seat of the
12th Lord Digby. It was rebuilt in 1905 by Leonard Stokes after the
previous house was destroyed by dry rot.
The gardens are laid out in a horseshoe below Minterne House, with a
chain of small lakes, waterfalls and streams
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Miserden Park Gardens
set in the Cotswolds near Cirencester The 17th century Manor House
overlooks the Golden Valley |
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Montacute House,
Montacute, Somerset TA15 6XP
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01935 823289
Magnificent Elizabethan Ham-stone house, incorporating National
Portrait Gallery exhibition, garden and park
Photo: The Crimson
Bedroom at Montacute House, Somerset. The oak bed is from 1612 and
the headboard incorporates the arms of James I, Henry Prince of
Wales and Frederick V.
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Newark Park,
Ozleworth, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire GL12 7PZ
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01793 817666 (Infoline)
Former Tudor hunting lodge later converted to fashionable home
Photo: This shows an oblique view of the
South and East Fronts
of Newark Park, Gloucestershire. The East Front is original
Tudor, built c.1550, the South Front was remodelled in a Gothic
style c.1810.
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Overbeck's, Sharpitor, Salcombe, Devon TQ8 8LW
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01548 842893
Luxuriant coastal garden surrounding elegant Edwardian house with
diverse collections
Photo:
View through an arched gateway at Overbeck's, Salcombe, Devon.
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Pencarrow House
and Garden Bodmin Cornwall. Fifty acres
woodland gardens, rockery, lake gardens ...
"We are Dog Friendly" Tourist Attraction/Day Out - voted for by our
visitors, so come along for a super day with your pet. The grounds
are super for your children to explore followed by a romp in our
wooden playground whilst you enjoy a cup of tea and slice of
sumptuous cake form the Peacock Cafe |
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Restormel Castle - English
Heritage. Lostwithiel Cornwall. The great 13th-century circular
shell-keep of Restormel still encloses the principal rooms of the
castle in remarkably good condition. It stands on an earlier Norman
mound surrounded by a deep dry ditch, atop a high spur beside the
River Fowey. Twice visited by the Black Prince, it finally saw
action during the Civil War in 1644. It commands fantastic views and
is a favourite picnic spot |
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Saltram, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon PL7 1UH
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01752 333500
Magnificent Georgian house with opulent Robert Adam interiors,
gardens, follies and landscaped parkland
Photo:
View of the fireplace in the Velvet Drawing Room, attributed to
Thomas Carter the Younger. The c18th basket grate and fender is is
mounted with 'paktong', a silver alloy not tarnished by heat. |
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Salisbury Cathedral
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In the unspoilt Close, on 5 acres of lawn, sits one of Europe's finest medieval buildings.
Salisbury Cathedral is not just a stunning building to explore. It also has the Magna
Carta, "Magna Carta" is Latin for “The Great Charter”
the famous agreement made between King John and his barons at Runneymede in
1215. It established, amongst other principles in law, that no free man
may be imprisoned or prosecuted without fair trail before his equals. The basic
principles of the Magna Carta have been incorporated into the Constitution of
the United States of America..." - you will also
find the world's oldest
working clock, and an amazing
medieval carved frieze from about 1250 with scenes of Adam and Eve and
Noah's Ark. |
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Shaftesbury Abbey Museum and Garden Dorset is set on the site
of Saxons England’s foremost Benedictine nunnery founded by King
Alfred in 888AD - The Garden - The plants you see in our Anglo-Saxon
collection are just a few that would have been used by the nuns for
flavouring foods, help to heal the sick and to dye cloth
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Sherborne
Castle Dorset Built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594,
Sherborne Castle has been home of the Digby family since 1617. Set
in 40 acres of glorious 'Capability' Brown landscaped gardens and
grounds around his 50 acre lake, the Castle contains a splendid
collection of art, furniture and porcelain. |
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Shute Barton, Shute, nr Axminster, Devon EX13 7PT
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01297 34692
Medieval manor house with later architectural features
Photo:
Looking down the lawn to the rear of the house at Shute Barton. It
is one of the most important surviving non-fortified manor houses of
the middle ages, was begun in 1380 & completed in the late C16th.
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Snowshill Manor, Snowshill, nr Broadway, Gloucestershire WR12 7JU
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01386 852410
Cotswold manor house with eclectic collection and Arts & Crafts-
style garden
Photo:
Garden gate open in wall, with pink perennial flowers in
foreground (Phlox)
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Tewksbury Abbey Gloucestershire - Although the Abbey was
founded in 1087 by nobleman Robert FitzHamon, building of the
present Abbey did not start until 1102. Built to house Benedictine
monks, the Norman Abbey was near completion when consecrated in 1121 |
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Tintagel Castle -
English Heritage. Awe inspiring location on a dramatic coastline
- well suited to medieval mystery. Tintagel is a place of magic
and myth where the legend of King Arthur was born. This historic
spot is rich in flora and fauna and provides a breeding ground for
sea birds, lizards and butterflies. Tintagel Castle is Cornwall’s
most iconic site. A strong hold of the Earls of Cornwall, the castle
was built in the 13th century. Now in ruins, it still has the power
to inspire. |
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Tintagel Old Post Office,
Fore Street, Tintagel, Cornwall PL34 0DB
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01840 770024
One of the Trust's most delightful medieval buildings, enhanced by a
cottage garden
Photo:
Tintagel Old Post Office in the centre of the village,
is a small C14th stone house built to the plan of a medieval
manor house, with an ancient roof of thick, uneven slates.
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Tyntesfield,
Wraxall, North Somerset BS48 1NT
Nat Trust
Telephone: 0844 800 4966 (Infoline)
Spectacular Victorian country house and grounds
Photo:
View along frosty drive toward Tytesfield house in Winter
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Wells
Cathedral - The first church was built near the wells (the
natural springs in what are now the Bishop's Palace Grounds) in 705
and the present magnificent building has been with us for eight
centuries.
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Bishop's
Palace & Gardens Wells. More than simply an historic house
and garden, this splendid medieval Palace has been the home of the
Bishops of Bath and Wells for 800 years. There are 14 acres of
gardens including the springs from which the city takes its name.
Visitors can also see the Bishop's private Chapel, ruined Great Hall
and the Gatehouse with portcullis and drawbridge beside which the
famous mute swans ring a bell for food. |
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National Trust have a huge amount of places to visit. Their
attention to detail in the care of their places makes a visit so
worthwhile. |
Some National Trust
properties have outside viewing only since the
property may be
occupied Please see web site first for admission times and special notes |
