Killerton (National Trust)
Killerton
Broadclyst
Exeter
Devon
EX5 3LE
England
Website
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-killerton.htm
killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Telephone
01392 881345
Fax
01392 883112
Fine 18th-century house with costume collection, hillside garden and estate. Delightful hillside garden featuring rhododendrons, magnolias, and rare trees. Stunning parkland walks all year round. Discovery centre brings history and the environment to life. Plant centre selling produce grown in peat-free compost.
Built for the Acland family in 1778, the house is furnished as a comfortable home. This year the costume exhibition is "Dressing Up; Dressing Down", which looks in particular at the numerous dress changes that would have been undertaken by ladies in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
There is an introductory exhibition in the stable courtyard, a substantial Victorian laundry as well as a beautiful and interesting chapel. The garden was created in the 1770s by John Veitch, one of the greatest nurserymen and landscape designers of his day. It features rhododendrons, magnolias, herbaceous borders and rare trees, as well as an ice house and early 19th-century rustic-style summer house known as 'The Bear's Hut'.
The surrounding parkland and woods offer a number of beautiful circular walks and cylce paths giving access to the 2,500- hectare (6,100-acre) estate, and there is also a discovery centre offering varied activities for children and families.
Venue Type:
Historic house or home, Garden, parklands or rural site, Heritage site
Killerton
Broadclyst
Exeter
Devon
EX5 3LE
England
Website
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-killerton.htm
killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Telephone
01392 881345
Fax
01392 883112
Home to the 'Paulise de Bush' costume collection, with over 9,000 outfits.
Collection details
Costume and Textiles, Natural Sciences, Social History
Key artists and exhibits
- Paulise de Bush costume collection
- Garden by John Veitch
Killerton
Broadclyst
Exeter
Devon
EX5 3LE
England
Website
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-killerton.htm
killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Telephone
01392 881345
Fax
01392 883112
Explore Killerton's 2012 Costume Exhibition 'Gems'
Killerton’s 2012 costume exhibition centres on stunning costumes and silhouettes. Come and see the most luxurious and elegant dresses and pieces from the collection, open for viewing every day. Try on replica historical costumes and imagine yourself as a Victorian, Georgian or Edwardian. Opens Saturday 11 February, 12-3pm; then open Sunday 12 February-Friday 9 March, 11am-3pm; then open Saturday 10 March- Sunday 4 November, 11am-5pm (last entry 30 minutes before closing).
Learn more about items in the exhibition and collection on the second Monday of every month from March. The costume curator will be on hand to talk with visitors in detail and show them examples of a different aspect of the exhibition each time.
Suitable for
- Any age
When
12-3pm
Where
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3LE
Admission
Free entry to National Trust members. For non-members: Adults £9.30; Children £4.70.
Explore Killerton's 2012 Costume Exhibition 'Gems'
Killerton’s 2012 costume exhibition centres on stunning costumes and silhouettes. Come and see the most luxurious and elegant dresses and pieces from the collection, open for viewing every day. Try on replica historical costumes and imagine yourself as a Victorian, Georgian or Edwardian. Opens Saturday 11 February, 12-3pm; then open Sunday 12 February-Friday 9 March, 11am-3pm; then open Saturday 10 March- Sunday 4 November, 11am-5pm (last entry 30 minutes before closing).
Learn more about items in the exhibition and collection on the second Monday of every month from March. The costume curator will be on hand to talk with visitors in detail and show them examples of a different aspect of the exhibition each time.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3LE
Admission
Free entry to National Trust members. For non-members: Adults £9.30; Children £4.70.
Explore Killerton's 2012 Costume Exhibition 'Gems'
Killerton’s 2012 costume exhibition centres on stunning costumes and silhouettes. Come and see the most luxurious and elegant dresses and pieces from the collection, open for viewing every day. Try on replica historical costumes and imagine yourself as a Victorian, Georgian or Edwardian. Opens Saturday 11 February, 12-3pm; then open Sunday 12 February-Friday 9 March, 11am-3pm; then open Saturday 10 March- Sunday 4 November, 11am-5pm (last entry 30 minutes before closing).
Learn more about items in the exhibition and collection on the second Monday of every month from March. The costume curator will be on hand to talk with visitors in detail and show them examples of a different aspect of the exhibition each time.
Suitable for
- Any age
Where
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3LE
Admission
Free entry to National Trust members. For non-members: Adults £9.30; Children £4.70.
Killerton
Broadclyst
Exeter
Devon
EX5 3LE
England
Website
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-killerton.htm
killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Telephone
01392 881345
Fax
01392 883112
Killerton Lecture Lunch - 100 Years at Killerton
Find out more about the fascinating history of Killerton from 1900 to 1978 from Denise Melhuish, Assistant Property Manager. Hear about the Baronets Sir Charles, Sir Francis and Sir Richard, along with their families. Discover how Killerton was used in the Second World War and after as a hall of residence, before it was opened to the public in 1978.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
11am-1:30pm
Where
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3LE
Admission
£17.50 per adult.
Killerton Lecture Lunch - Behind the Scenes at Killerton Garden
Head gardener Kate Tuke will provide a fascinating insight into how Killerton garden functions, along with the challenges of looking after one of Devon’s premier gardens, at this superbly illustrated talk. Afterwards enjoy a delicious 2 course meal at Killerton’s Kitchen Restaurant.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
11am-1:30pm
Where
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3LE
Admission
£17.50 per adult.
Killerton Lecture Lunch - Archaeology in the Killerton Landscape
Delve back into the distant past with the National Trust’s archaeologist, Shirley Blaylock. Discover more about the fascinating time line for Killerton, going back to the Iron Age, through the Roman period, and up to the civil war in the seventeenth century.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
11am-1:30pm
Where
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3LE
Admission
£17.50 per adult.
Killerton Lecture Lunch - Gems of the Costume Collection
Take the opportunity to find out more detail about Killerton’s 2012 costume exhibition Gems. Killerton’s Costume Curator, Shelley Tobin, will give a detailed introduction to exhibition, and explore the luxurious costumes and silhouettes on display. Afterwards eat your fill at a 2-course meal in Killerton’s Kitchen Restaurant.
Suitable for
- Not suitable for children
When
11am-1:30pm
Where
Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter, EX5 3LE
Admission
£17.50 per adult.
Killerton
Broadclyst
Exeter
Devon
EX5 3LE
England
Website
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-killerton.htm
killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Telephone
01392 881345
Fax
01392 883112
Killerton
Broadclyst
Exeter
Devon
EX5 3LE
England
Website
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-killerton.htm
killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk
Telephone
01392 881345
Fax
01392 883112
Getting there
By road - Off Exeter to Cullompton road (B3181); from M5 northbound, exit 30 via Pinhoe and Broadclyst; from M5 southbound, exit 28 and follow signs
Bus services - Stagecoach in Devon 1/A/B Exeter to Tiverton, alight Killerton. Turn ¾ mile
By train - Pinhoe, not Sunday, 4½ miles; Whimple, 6 miles; Exeter Central and St David's, both 7 miles
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