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Coleton Fishacre

Type:Historic House/Palace

Brownstone Road, Kingswear, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 0EQ

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Red, orange and yellow flowers in the border with the stone house in the background.
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2024 Openings (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024)

* Coleton Fishacre is open daily, 10.30am-5pm, from 10 Feb until 3 November, and then 11am-4pm November and December weekends.

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At the country home of the D’Oyly Carte family you can travel back in time to the Jazz Age. This most evocative of country homes was built in the Arts & Crafts style in the late 1920’s and is imbued with Art Deco elegance. A light, joyful atmosphere fills the rooms, and music plays, echoing the family’s Gilbert and Sullivan connections. You can get an insight into 1920s life ‘upstairs and downstairs’ from the glamorous Saloon to the airy servants’ rooms.

In the RHS accredited garden viewpoints give enticing glimpses out to sea, and paths weave through glades past tranquil ponds, as tender plants from the Mediterranean, South Africa and New Zealand thrive in the moist and sheltered valley.

Make a day of it with a refreshing light lunch and refreshments in Café Coleton. With indoor and covered outdoor seating, local ice cream and four legged friends welcome, it’s the perfect place to pause. There’s plenty to see in the destination lifestyle shop too. Inside, the shelves are filled with gifts, homewares, books, local produce, and gardening accessories. In the courtyard, you could pick up a plant from the selection which changes seasonally to reflect what’s growing in the garden at the time.

Each season brings something new, from the bursts of cherry blossom and Easter egg hunts in the spring, to wildflower meadows in the summer and scenic coastal walks in the winter.

Dogs: Well behaved dogs on short leads are welcome in the garden, café and shop. Assistance dogs welcome in the house

Coleton Fishacre is open daily, 10.30am-5pm, from 10 February until 3 November 2024, and 11am-4pm November and December weekends (with additional open days around Christmas). Please see the website for more information.

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    Recent Reviews:

    • Meander578976
      Ticked all my boxes.
      5 of 5 stars
      23/01/2024
      Fabulous place to visit, even on a blustery January afternoon. Unique combination of Arts & Crafts with Art Deco. Easy access and pleasant, helpful staff. Lovely relaxing sit in the Saloon listening... Read full review
    • HilaryElizabeth
      Cardiff, United Kingdom
      Another excellent NT property!
      4 of 5 stars
      25/01/2024
      Another wonderful NT property with friendly and helpful volunteers and staff. Being physically disabled, I was able to park relatively close to the property, but the ground is uneven and on a slope... Read full review
    • Anne D
      Just a lovely property. A must do if in the area.
      5 of 5 stars
      23/02/2024
      The only NT house that we’ve thought ‘We could live here’. Not a huge mansion but a lovely house. The furniture is stunning too. Also, the staff were the friendliest too. Gardens well worth a walk... Read full review

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    3 miles from Kingswear. 6 miles from Brixham, take A3022 to Kingswear. Narrow entrance drive and busy approach lane: reversing required, especially around busiest time (13.00 - 14.30).

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