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Sparkling frosty parkland in the winter at Knightshayes

frosty garden urn killerton devon exeter — Winter in the garden at Killerton

Knightshayes in the winter sunset from South terrace — Knightshayes in a winter sunset

Country house estates and glorious Devon gardens, quirky homes and stories to uncover

Places to visit

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Frosted winter berries in the garden at Montacute House — Frosted winter berries

Exeter winter walks

Experience the Exeter area at its seasonal best with bracing wintry walks.

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New Year, new challenge?

Walkers on Knoll beach at Studland Bay, Dorset

Health and wellbeing

Is getting healthy one of your New Year's resolutions? With organised runs and walking trails, here are some ideas to help with your New Year's resolutions in January and beyond.

Join the volunteer team and help to share Buckland's stories

Join us as a volunteer

Looking for ways to meet new people or gift your time this New Year? There are lots of ways to get involved, why not see what opportunities are near you?

Family fun around Devon

View across the Upper Plym Valley, Dartmoor National Park, Devon

Discover Dartmoor's countryside

Dartmoor's woodland, rivers and rock formations are a wonderful place to explore and have an adventure. Here's some ideas of places to go.

Get back to nature this February half term

February half-term fun around Devon and Exmoor

Come rain or shine there'll be plenty of family fun during February half term at places we look after. Enjoy some fresh air or discover intriguing stories from ages past.

National Trust flower count daffodils — Daffodils blooming at Greenway

The annual Valentine's Day Flower Count results are in

Garden teams have been busy counting flowers in gardens across the South West all in time for Valentine’s Day. The results are in, showing that spring is just around the corner, but there’s some confusion in the flower world; has the cold snap passed?

Find out the restults

Reading and drawing

A young girl picks up a second hand book to read

Five second-hand bookshops to visit in the South West

We’re shining a light on some of our favourite second-hand bookshops you’ll find tucked away at South West places.

A view of the coastline from the summit of Golden Cap, Dorset, at dawn

The power of books and the English landscape

Archaeologist Martin Papworth reflects on the beauty of the English countryside as portrayed in literature.

Visitor sketching one of our special places

Drawing inspiration

Wherever you live in the South West, find somewhere near to inspire your creativity

Visitor walking their dog on a frosty morning in the north woodland, Trelissick, Cornwall — Frosty morning walks

Find a place to visit

Discover somewhere to visit using our search. In the South West you're never far from somewhere to explore.

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Girl running through a field in winter hat — Get out and about this winter

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Places in the South West host everything from guided house tours and ranger days to walks and runs.

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Knightshayes

Beating the Beasties Half Term Trail

Wed 20 Feb 2019

+ 4 other dates

10:00-15:00

This half term you can find out about the beasties both in the house and the gardens who our teams have to keep from munching on the house and things in the garden.

A la Ronde

Inspired by nature: Family flower trail

Wed 20 Feb 2019

+ 4 other dates

10:30-16:30

For our family trail, follow the flowers to complete the trail and claim your prize. £2 per child.

A la Ronde

Inspired by Nature: Kokedama forest

Wed 20 Feb 2019

+ 8 other dates

10:30-16:30

This February we are celebrating the snowdrop by hanging over 1000 snowdrops in our Orchard from our apple trees using the Japanese kokedama flower art form.

Killerton

Seeing the wood and the trees

Wed 20 Feb 2019

+ 256 other dates

11:00-16:00

Killerton is celebrating 100 years of the Forestry Commission, telling the story of Francis Acland and his crucial role in its formation in 1919 and how we are looking after forests now for the future.

Killerton