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    The exterior of A La Ronde with green shutters and diamond shaped windows prior to the cupola being added to the top of the roof in 1997
    © NTPL / Rupert Truman
    A la Ronde
    Summer Lane, Exmouth, Devon EX8 5BD
    Telephone: 01395 265514 (property office)
    House  Park  Functions  1991 
    This unique sixteen-sided house, described by Lucinda Lambton as having 'a magical strangeness that one might dream of only as a child', was built for two spinster cousins, Jane and Mary Parminter, on their return from a grand tour of Europe in the late 18th century. It contains many objects and mementoes of their travels. The extraordinary interior decoration includes a feather frieze, gathered from native game birds and chickens, laboriously stuck down with isinglass, and a fragile shell-encrusted gallery, said to contain nearly 25,000 shells, which can be viewed in its entirety on closed-circuit television. Note: small and fragile rooms. Large/bulky bags/cameras to be left in lockers at house

    Don't miss
    • Be amazed and inspired by the decorative wow factor!
    • Dress up as a Regency lady or Victorian gentleman.
    • Discovery Room with silhouette and shell activities.

    Making the most of your day
    Full programme of events and exhibitions, school holiday craft activities. Self-guided themed tours and family trail in house. Stunning views over Exe estuary and panorama showing places of interest. Dogs: Dogs welcome, on leads, in car park and orchard picnic area

    Points to notesmall and fragile rooms. Large/bulky bags/cameras to be left in lockers at house

    Opening times
    27 Feb - 7 Mar 10 11 - 5 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays Closed Wednesdays Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Su
    13 Mar - 30 Jun 10 11 - 5 Mo Tu We Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Su
    2 Jul - 3 Sep 10 11 - 5 Mo Tu We Closed Thursdays Fr Sa Su
    4 Sep - 31 Oct 10 11 - 5 Mo Tu We Closed Thursdays Closed Fridays Sa Su
    KEY: Dark blue=open
    Also open Good Friday. Shop, tea-room and grounds open as house, but shop and grounds 10:30 to 5:30, tea-room 10:30 to 5. Due to the size and nature of the house, small delays may occur at busy times. Last admission to house one hour before closing.

    Get in touch

    01395 265514 (property office) 01395 255918 (shop) 01395 255912 (tea-room) Email: alaronde@nationaltrust.org.uk


    Prices

    Standard Admission: adult £6.70, child £3.40, family £16.80, family (1 adult and 3 children) £10.10. Green transport: adult £5.70. Reduced rate when arriving by public transport


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    • Branscombe: the Old Bakery, Manor Mill and Forge
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