Welcome to Tapeley Park Gardens

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.

Tapeley Park is located between Bideford and Barnstaple, near the village of Instow.  Visitors can follow brown tourist signs from the A39 onto the B3233 (please note if you use the post code in Sat Nav you will be directed to the incorrect entrance).  The Tapeley Garden entrance is just beyond the turning sign posted to Westleigh Village, coming from the Bideford direction. 

GARDEN OPENING HOURS: Opening Sunday 30th March  – Thursday 30th October 2025 Sunday to Thursday 10:00am – 5:00pm

No need to book a slot for the gardens – just turn up and purchase your tickets from the Gift Shop

Adults £8.50
Children £6.50 Under 5’s Free
Seniors £7.00
Family Ticket (2 Adults and up to 3 Children) £22.00
Friends of Tapeley Season Ticket – Adult – £35.00, Child – £15.00

Group prices on application

Family friendly, dog friendly (on leads).

Disabled facilities

If you use a wheelchair  (manual or electric) or a walker there are parts of the garden which may not be suitable, for example the walk through the wood to the lake and across the fields to the monument statue.

We offer disabled parking (located by the Pay Hut) which are not too far from the gardens which offers seating, and the toilet facilities are close at hand.

There is a lovely Tea Room which is accessible with indoor and outdoor seating – garden admission charges apply to use this facility.

Tea Rooms & Organic Menu

Address:
Tapeley Park
Instow
North Devon
EX39 4NT

 

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Telephone:
01271 860897
(or contact the Estate office 01271 342558)

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6 days ago

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Our second live performance in July is a Midsummer Night's Dream from Sun & Moon Theatre (Sunday July 20th).. We are hearing great things about this play and the southwest based theatre company who have a reputation for bringing dynamism to Shakespeare's works. It will be their first visit to Tapeley so we are putting an order in for fine weather!...This year The Tapeley Tearoom are offering a pre-order picnic package to pick up and enjoy on the night. Head over to Rob's Soul Foods for more details. All the event info is here. fb.me/e/3d18ywhdl ...
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1 week ago

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This month sees the Tapeley lawns host live performances. First off is a return of the Proms in the Park event which proved so popular a couple of summers ago. A magical evening of music at Tapeley Park . Brought to you by the team behind the FEAST festivals at Tapeley!Event info here:fb.me/e/88nrn3AhuNext up is Shakespeare outdoor theatre (Sunday, July 20th). Event info here:www.facebook.com/events/567877958990597 ...
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2 weeks ago

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The midsummer sunlight shining through the sinewy branches of the Ilex Tunnel casts a particularly enchanted scene at Tapeley Park. It has seen thousands of visitors over the years - many get the irresistable urge to run its length! . #enchanted #garden #visitdevon ...
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2 weeks ago

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Globe artichokes are certianly one of the most impressive looking vegetables in the kitchen garden, even if they're not the most popular to make people's kitchen table.Tapeley Park head gardener Chris Barham says, "We don’t tend to harvest them as most of the comments we get are that people don't know what to do with them. However, if visitors are a fan, or want to try them, the garden team will happily cut you some fresh."For those of you who have been asking, the Tapeley produce stand will be making its return fairly soon, selling organic veg (at very non-organic prices!).#kitchengarden #organic #northdevon ...
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