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Berry Pomeroy Castle, Totnes
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| Looking for: | Castles/Stately Homes, Learning/Historical | | Address: | Near Totnes
Devon | | Postcode: | TQ9 6NI | | Nearest City: | Exeter | | Age Group: | All Ages | | Kids Activity: | Outdoors | | Telephone: | +44 (0)1803 866 618 |
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Description
Tucked away in a steep wooded valley, Berry Pomeroy Castle is the perfect romantic ruin. Within the 15th-century defences of the Pomeroy family castle, still displaying a wall painting of the Three Kings in its gatehouse chamber, looms the dramatic ruined shell of its successor, the great Elizabethan mansion of the Seymours. Begun in c.1560 and ambitiously enlarged from c.1600, their mansion was intended to become the most spectacular house in Devon, a match for Longleat and Audley End.Never completed, and abandoned by 1700, it became the focus of spooky ghost stories, recounted in the audio tour.Woodland walks from the car park (including steep tracks) provide fine views of the ruins from below.
- Tickets
- Adults: £4.70
- Children: £2.80 (5 to 15 years)
- Concessions: £4.20
- EH Member Cost: Free
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