Skip to content
Skip to content

Nursery Corridor Exhibition

The Nursery Corridor will be open for you to explore, with displays about how the different eras have looked throughout Castle Drogo's history.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

The Nursery Corridor Exhibition features additional collection items and areas supplementary to the core route around the castle. The displays include objects and stories about Mary Drewe, including her dolls house, as well as a new exhibition celebrating 50 years of the Castle being opened to the public and exploring the different eras of its history.

The Nursery Corridor will be open whenever possible dependent on volunteer numbers, however, we can guarantee it will be open on the dates below.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

Check admission prices

The basics

Suitability

Child Friendly

Meeting point

The nursery corridor is signposted just after the green corridor on the route around the castle when open.

Accessibility

The nursery corridor requires climbing several flights of stairs without handrails, and is not accessible to wheelchairs.

Upcoming events

Join in with the Summer of Play 

There’s lots of fun to be had this summer at Castle Drogo as we turn back the clock to the 1970s.

Event summary

on
2 Sep to 7 Sep 2025
at
10:00 to 17:00
+ 5 other dates or times

Open Cabinets 

Want to have a peak inside some of the amazing cabinets we care for in our collection?

Event summary

on
8 Sep to 2 Nov 2025
at
10:30 to 16:00
+ 55 other dates or times

Hydro Open Day 

The hydro turbine building on the River Teign will be open for you to look inside. The knowledgeable guide will be able to tell you about the history of this building along with how it was restored and how it works.

Event summary

on
21 Sep to 26 Oct 2025
at
11:00 to 15:00
+ 1 other date or time

It's About Time — Half-term trail 

Join us in the October half term for a tour around the gardens featuring games and activities all about time. Do you know what the time is? Have you asked Mr Wolf? Make sure to pop up to Castle Drogo... if you have time!

Event summary

on
25 Oct to 2 Nov 2025
at
10:00 to 17:00
+ 8 other dates or times