Located in the parish of Westleigh, Tapeley Park sits high on a hill overlooking the River Torridge and the North Devon coastline. Home to the Christie family for two centuries, Hector Christie is the current custodian of the estate.
GARDEN OPENING HOURS: Our gardens are now open Sun – Thurs incl. – 10am – 5pm
No need to book a slot for the gardens – just turn up and purchase your tickets from the Gift Shop
Adults £7.50
Children £5
Students/Seniors £5
Family ticket £17.50
Season ticket – Adult – £25, Child – £15.00
Group prices on application
House Tours must be booked in advance
Family friendly, dog friendly.
Address:
Tapeley Park
Instow
North Devon
EX39 4NT
Tapeley Park
Instow
North Devon
EX39 4NT
http://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/
Telephone:
01271 860897
(or contact the Estate office 01271 342558)
01271 860897
(or contact the Estate office 01271 342558)
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The Tapeley produce stall is open and starting to fill up with fresh organic vegetables (at very non-organic prices!). It's being added to all the time so next time you're up grab yourself a tasty bargain!
We have reached the midsummer point. Enjoy the LONGEST day!![]()
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(for those of you who have written in to flag up the error, many thanks, you were paying attention at the back after all ☺️).
Are you familiar with the term topiary? It refers to the training or shaping of plants and Tapeley's bottom terrace displays these ergonomic lines along the outer border. While the tradition of sculpting bushes and hedges stretches back to Roman times and thrived through the Renaissance, it declined in popularity until it was revived in the second half of the 19th century and became fashionable once more on country estates.
This time next week we will be enjoying the company of the marvellous Rude Mechanical Theatre Company who produce a an outdoor theatre experience that is as unique as it is entertaining. If you haven't seen them before, we most heartily recommend! (these photos from a previous performance at Tapeley). Check out the event info in the link below:![]()
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We have long been great admirers of The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company and so we are delighted that they are returning to Tapeley on Friday 24th for the ONLY Devon date on their summer tour as part of the @ThePloughArtsCentre outdoor theatre programme.![]()
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The 'Rudes' will be performing their latest original play - Gods and Dogs - in their own unique style, which is underpinned by a wicked sense of humour and a slapstick physicality. Here are some some snaps from a previous visit, confirming why this performance is one of our top summer recommendations so grab a ticket before this sells out! See the link for more details:![]()
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