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The Historic Houses & Gardens of Beautiful Devon
5 days from £569
Suggested Itinerary#
Every one of our tours is exclusively for your group and your group alone so each one can be tailor made to suit the interests and profile of your members until you have a tour with an itinerary and at a price which matches the interests and profile of your members.
Day 1 – Montacute House
Board our private executive coach at your preferred pick up points – stop at a convenient property en route such as the National Trust’s Montacute House, a glittering Elizabethan house, adorned with Renaissance features, including contemporary plasterwork and heraldic glass – continue to the 3* Best Western Livermead Cliff Hotel in Torquay.
Day 2 – Exeter Cathedral & Knightshayes Court
Guided tour of Exeter Cathedral, founded in 1050 and an imposing structure of beauty and antiquity in the heart of the city – the National Trust’s Knightshayes Court is a Victorian country house with rich interiors, giving an atmospheric insight into grand country life.
Day 3 – Buckland Abbey & Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
After a scenic drive across Dartmoor, our guided tour of the National Trust’s 700 year old Buckland Abbey explores the rich associations with Elizabethan seafarers Sir Francis Drake and Sir Richard Grenville – return to Exeter for a guided tour of the newly refurbished Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery containing a collection of British artists dating from the 16th to 20th century including Gainsborough and Thomas Patch.
Day 4 – Dartmouth, Dart Estuary cruise & Greenway House
Time at leisure in Dartmouth this morning – cruise from Dartmouth along the Dart Estuary to the National Trust’s Greenway House and Garden which was bought by Agatha Christie in 1938 and boasts an atmosphere of wildness and timelessness and wonderful views of the Dart Estuary – return to Dartmouth by boat.
Day 5 – Killerton
Guided tour of the National Trust’s Killerton property, a fine 18th century house containing a fascinating collection of 18th to 20th century costumes – return to our original departure points with comfort stops en route.
Features#
Half board accommodation
All excursions & guided tours included
Executive coach throughout
One free place per 10 paying passengers
Tailor your Features#
Remember this itinerary is just our suggestion. Tailor make this tour exclusively for your group to suit your members’ budget or preferences. You could:
Stay at a 4* hotel
For more (or fewer) days
Bring a specialist lecturer
Include all entrance fees & gratuities
Visit more (or fewer) sights*
* See Tailor your Sights for suggestions
Sights#
Montacute House, Somerset
Exeter Cathedral - guided tour
Knightshayes Court
Buckland Abbey - guided tour
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery - guided tour
Dartmouth
Dart Estuary cruise
Greenway House & Garden
Killerton - guided tour
Tailor your Sights#
If you'd prefer to visit different places, or if you'd like to add extra attractions that match your group's specific interests, here are some more suggestions:
Powderham Castle - set alongside the Exe Estuary and dating back to 1391, it is home to the 18th Earl of Devon and one of the oldest family houses in England
Coleton Fishacre - an Arts and Crafts house built in the 1920s in a spectacular coastal setting as the holiday hideaway of the D’Oyly Carte family with an elegant Art Deco influenced interior
Cadhay - a Tudor house, mostly built in the 1540’s, which retains its Great Hall with the later addition of an Elizabethan Long Gallery, and still in private ownership
Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth - a guided tour of this iconic building explores its considerable history and its role within the Royal Navy today, the training of naval officers
Buckfast Abbey - the great Abbey church, rebuilt on its medieval foundations by the monks themselves, houses many art treasures
Brunel’s SS Great Britain at Bristol - explore the world’s first great ocean liner including the beautifully recreated First Class Dining Saloon, steerage quarters and new Engine Room
Accommodation#
Four nights on half board basis at the 3* Best Western Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay's only waterside hotel. The hotel has a restaurant and bar. All rooms are en suite.
Extras#
Single room supplement £69
Insurance
Entrance fees to places of interest (NT properties free to NT members)
Audio headphones
Gratuities
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The Historic Houses & Gardens of Beautiful Devon
5 days from £569 per person