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Heritage Open Days: Killerton House and Gardens

Killerton House and Gardens will be taking part in the Heritage Open Days Festival on Friday 12 September and Saturday 13 September. Entry is for free for all visitors.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event

Killerton House and Gardens will be taking part in the Heritage Open Days Festival on Friday 12 September and Saturday 13 September. Entry is for free for all visitors.

Head to Visitor Reception for entry ticket. Enjoy Killerton's glorious landscaped garden, extensive parkland, fine 18th-century house and unique fashion collection.

The chapel will be hosting an exhibition-A global mission of Faith and Freedom: Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther and Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th baronet.

A small exhibition to share what we know of the personal, social and spiritual concerns that connected the first Black Anglican Bishop, Samuel Ajayi Crowther (c. 1809 – 31 December 1891) and Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet (1787-1871).

Killerton's hillside garden is known for its exotic collection of trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants and tender ornamentals. Marvel at the enormous leaves and mysteriously shaped seed pods of the Magnolia. Find the seeds of a giant redwood. Take shade under the majestic Luccombe Oaks. Discover the picturesque gems of the Lady Cott (Bear's hut) and the rock garden and enjoy views to a distant Dartmoor.

Want to stretch those legs? Enjoy wildflower meadows, views from volcanic outcrops, and the smells of Autumn woodland. Admire the architecture of Killerton's Grade I listed Chapel and discover the earthworks of an Iron-Age hillfort.

Times

The basics

Suitability

Children welcome

Meeting point

Park in the main Killerton Visitor car park. Head to Killerton Visitor Reception to access the house, gardens, chapel and parkland.

What to bring and wear

The garden at Killerton is set on a hillside, please wear suitable shoes and dress for the weather.

Accessibility

The garden is set on a hillside and has slopes and steep inclines. Manual wheelchair users may find this challenging. The Tramper-an all-terrain motorised scooter is available to hire - call 01392 881345 to book. Assistance dogs only inside the house. chapel and Killerton Kitchen cafe.

Other

Assistance dogs only in the house and chapel and Killerton Kitchen Cafe

Upcoming events

Event

Killerton Springs into Rhyme: Blossom poetry display 

Be inspired by the blossom that's filling Killerton with colour.

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on
16 May to 30 Jun 2025
at
10:00 to 17:00
+ 45 other dates or times
Event

Unflappable. Fashioning the 1920s 

Killerton's exhibition for 2025 - Unflappable, fashioning the 1920s, will explore aspects of thoroughly modern dress 100 years ago.

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on
16 May to 2 Nov 2025
at
11:00 to 16:00
+ 170 other dates or times
Event

Killerton's History: Clyston Mill 

To coincide with National Mills Weekend visit this historic watermill in Broadclyst village on the Killerton estate.

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on
16 May to 19 May 2025
at
13:00 to 16:00
+ 3 other dates or times
Event

Exeter University Archaeological Dig 

The University of Exeter archaeology department, supported by the Killerton HART volunteers, are excavating a site close to Columbjohn Chapel on the Killerton estate. Visit the excavation site and discover what they have found.

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on
21 May to 11 Jun 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
+ 15 other dates or times