Inspired by 'Dead Man's Folly'

Nasse House, the setting for 'Dead Man's Folly' was inspired by Greenway; the house, garden, Boathouse and surrounding countryside feature in the story from the 1950s. The murder mystery centres around a fête being held in the garden, complete with a fortune teller and a staged murder hunt.

Recreating the fête

At the Greenway fête, traditional fête stalls and activities will be in place in honour of the 1950s setting, from a coconut shy to a plant stall, cake and pre-loved goods stall, to games like ball in a bucket. A treasure hunt trail will be paying homage to the story's staged murder hunt and there will even be a fun dog show. 

There will be a small charge at the stalls: the money raised will be helping to care for Greenway for ever, for everyone. Normal admission prices to Greenway apply. 

Fun dog show

Throughout the day there will be fun competitions for your four-legged friends to enter. Each competition costs £2, and the winners will be chosen by special guest judges from Blue Cross animal charity. A fancy rosette will be handed out for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. 

Why not bring your dog along for a bit of light-hearted competition? The categories will be: 

• 11.30am - Best dressed pooch
• 12pm noon - Best tricks
• 12.30pm - Golden oldie
• 2.30pm - Best behaved puppy
• 3.30pm - Dog just like owner 

Please remember to keep dogs on short leads at all times, and to pick up any mess your dog makes and dispose of it in the bins provided. 

Special £5 ferry ticket offer

Agatha Christie spotted Greenway House from the river and fell in love with the setting, so why not follow in her foosteps and travel by ferry to the fête?

The Greenway Ferry Company depart from Dartmouth Harbour and land at the Greenway Quay throughout the day, and the 30 minute ferry ride is an exiciting way to make it a whole day of it. 

Just for the fête, we have a special ferry ticket offer of £5 for a return adult ticket. All you need to do is print the PDF off and present it to the team in the kiosk or onboard the ferry on the day of the fête. 

Special fête ferry ticket offer (PDF / 0.3MB) download