Killerton

Devon

A family home and a great estate. Glorious landscape garden surrounded by parkland with fine 18th-century house.

Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3LE

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Opening times for 17 July 2026
Asset	Opening time
House - Ground Floor (last entry 30mins before closing)	11:00 - 16:00
House - First Floor Fashion exhibition (last entry 30 mins before closing)	11:00 - 16:00
Wider parkland	Dawn - Dusk
Garden	10:00 - 17:00
Stables Coffee Shop	10:00 - 17:00
Killerton Kitchen Café	11:00 - 16:00
Shop	10:00 - 17:00
Chapel	11:00 - 16:00
Second-hand bookshop	10:00 - 17:00

From 1 March 2026
Ticket type	With Gift Aid	Without Gift Aid
Adult (18+)	£19.80	£18.00
Child (5-17) under 5s free	£9.90	£9.00
Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children)	£49.50	£45.00
1 adult, 3 children	£29.70	£27.00

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Bookshop
The Second-hand Bookshop is open, and all money raised helps to care for Killerton. We gladly accept small donations of good quality books at the bookshop.
Café
Killerton Kitchen Café is located in the house, facing the garden and serves hot and cold food and drinks, sandwiches and light snacks. Assistance dogs only.
Car park
There are parking spaces on site. The surfaces of the main car parking are tarmac and/or gravel. The surface of the overflow car park is gravel and grass.
Coffee shop
The Stables Coffee Shop is available to all visitors and and serves hot and cold food and drinks, sandwiches and light snacks. The Stables Coffee Shop also welcomes dogs and muddy boots.
Cycle parking
Cycle parking (‘Sheffield’/inverted-U stand style) is available in the visitor car park by the entrance to the Stables. Cyclists are welcome. We’re happy to refill drinks bottles at the café or from dedicated fountains in the toilet blocks. A range of offroad cycle trails are available starting from the property and around the estate.
Dogs allowed
Dogs are allowed on short leads everywhere outside. Assistance dogs only in historic buildings, including the interior and terrace of the Killerton Kitchen Café. Dogs are welcome in the Stables Coffee Shop. Please keep dogs under close control around livestock.
Electric vehicle charging point
There are six EV charging points located in the first section of the visitor car park. They are type 2 sockets. They can be accessed using mobile app, RFID card, or contactless payment device. Visit our EV charging partner, RAW Charging's website (www.rawcharging.com/drivers) to download the app before your visit.
Shop
Inside the shop you'll find plenty of inspirational gifts and homeware items. All our delicious food range is made especially for us here in the UK by small artisanal producers using the finest, carefully sourced ingredients.
Toilet
Toilets are open in the visitor car park, by the house and in the garden.
Some steep routes in parts of the garden. Stepped entrance to the house, alternative accessible entrance through side door. Blue Badge parking. Accessible toilets in car park, house and garden. Tramper for hire.
Click here to access the full Accessibility Guide for Killerton - AccessAble.co.uk
Accessible route and/or map
A map is available from Visitor Reception showing the garden paths, slopes and inclines. Path surfaces are tarmac or fine gravel. Paths are accessible with motorised mobility aids or children’s pushchairs. As a hillside site, manual or self-propelled wheelchair users may find the hills and slopes challenging.
Accessible toilet
Adapted toilets are in the car park (limited space), by the house and in the garden. Baby changing facilities are in the car park, by the house and in the garden.
Designated parking
There are 10 designated spaces for disabled visitors where the parking area surface is tarmac and 10 additional spaces on a gravel surface, all approximately 75 metres from visitor reception. Visitors parking in accessibility spaces do not need to obtain a parking ticket.
Induction loop
An induction loop system is in place by the tills in Visitor Reception, Killerton Kitchen Café, The Stables Coffee Shop and the shop.
Large print (guide or menu)
Any of our guides can be printed in alternative formats. Please contact us 01392 881345 or email killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk for assistance.
Level access to food outlet
Killerton Kitchen Café has seating on two levels. The first area has level access from the garden.
Level access/terrain
There is a hardstanding, level path leading from the Stable block exit to the house. The level path leading to the garden and terrace then changes to a gravel surface.
Powered mobility vehicle available
The Tramper, an all terrain motorised scooter, is available to hire either for a morning (10am-12.30pm) or afternoon session (1pm-3.30pm). Please telephone us in advance for more information on routes and to make a booking by calling 01392 881345 or email killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Seating available
There are a number of benches with and without arms around the main garden route and chapel grounds. Sit-able chairs are positioned in most rooms in the house. Most do not have armrests. Please ask a volunteer to point out the chairs that can be used.
Steps/uneven terrain
Visitor Reception is accessed through the original, uneven, cobbled stable yard. This may cause difficulty for some visitors, please ring the bell located under the entrance archway for assistance.
Transfer available
A bell to ring to request for a buggy driver for transport to the house is to be found on the side of the grey kiosk in the car park. The buggies operate between 11am and 3.30pm and are run by volunteers. The buggies aren't able to accommodate wheelchairs. The buggy service can be used to avoid the cobbled visitor reception area.
Wheelchairs available
Manual wheelchair loans are available from visitor reception (two available on a first come, first served basis) during normal opening hours.
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By bus
Arriving by bus? Receive 10% off the entry fee and choose yourself a free book from our second-hand bookshop! Just show your bus ticket to the Visitor Reception team, and your chosen book (below the value of £5) and bus ticket to our volunteers behind the till in the second-hand bookshop. Buses 1 and 1A run frequently between Exeter city centre and Tiverton, passing through Broadclyst, Cullompton, and other towns in between. Killerton is an approximately 1km walk from the 'Killerton Turn' stop. The first 60m is along a grass verge and thereafter is a mix of gravel and tarmac shared cycleway.
By bus - more information
Cycling
Arriving by cycle? Receive 10% off the entry fee and choose yourself a free book from our second-hand bookshop! Just show your cycle helmet to the Visitor Reception team, and your chosen book (below the value of £5) and cycle helmet to our volunteers behind the till in the second-hand bookshop. Killerton is approximately 7 ½ miles (11.5 km) from Exeter city centre and is easily reached along almost unbroken segregated cycle routes. Follow the segregated local cycle network route E2 Exeter to Broadclyst, then traffic-free National Trust footpath and cycle trail from Broadclyst to Killerton. Cycle parking is located by the Engine house in the Visitor car park near the property entrance. There are a range of companies offering cycle hire (including e-bikes) in and around Exeter. Examples include those linked here: https://bit.ly/ExeEsturaryVisitorInformation Hop on Hire https://hoponhire.co.uk/ Forest Cycle Hire https://forestcyclehire.co.uk/ Plan your route with the link below.
Cycling - more information
By train
Pinhoe, 4½ miles; Whimple, 6 miles; Exeter Central and St David's, both 7 miles. From Pinhoe station there is a short walk to catch the 1/1A bus to Killerton.
Car-free
We hold the Good Journey Mark for welcoming car-free visitors! Visit Killerton car-free and receive 10% off the entry fee and choose yourself a free book (below the value of £5) from our second-hand bookshop by showing your cycle helmet, bus ticket, or proof of your journey on foot (pictures or a GPS recording of your journey from home) at Visitor Reception and at the till in the second-hand bookshop with your chosen book.
Car-free - more information
By road
From M5 southbound: leave at J28, go through Cullompton on B3181, follow brown tourism signs for Killerton on B3181 heading towards Broadclyst. From M5 northbound: exit J29. Keep right onto Honiton road/A3015, take 4th exit at the roundabout and follow signs for B3181 Pinhoe/Broadclyst. Killerton is signposted on brown tourism signs. Go through Pinhoe, then Broadclyst on B3181. Killerton is shortly after leaving the village of Broadclyst - turning on the left. There are 6 electric vehicle charging points are available. See ‘Facilities’ for more information.
Parking: 280 yards. Follow signs to main visitor car park (not up the main drive to the house).

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Accessibility at Killerton

Killerton is equipped with resources to help make your visit a memorable one. Read on to discover how you can best access this special place.

Visitor in a wheelchair with man pushing with Killerton House in the background

Visiting Killerton with your dog

Killerton is a three pawprint rated place. With miles of paths and tracks to explore, dogs love walkies at Killerton. Find out the best dog-friendly walking routes and where they can run off the lead.