Located in the parish of Westleigh, Tapeley Park sits high on a hill overlooking the River Torridge and the North Devon coastline. Home to the Christie family for two centuries, Hector Christie is the current custodian of the estate.
Tapeley Park is located between Bideford and Barnstaple, near the village of Instow. Visitors can follow brown tourist signs from the A39 onto the B3233 (please note if you use the post code in Sat Nav you will be directed to the incorrect entrance). The Tapeley Garden entrance is just beyond the turning sign posted to Westleigh Village, coming from the Bideford direction.
GARDEN OPENING HOURS: Tapeley Gardens are now closed. Opening Sunday 30th March – Thursday 30th October 2025 Sunday to Thursday 10:00am – 5:00pm
No need to book a slot for the gardens – just turn up and purchase your tickets from the Gift Shop
Adults £8.50
Children £6.50 Under 5’s Free
Seniors £7.00
Family Ticket (2 Adults and up to 3 Children) £22.00
Friends of Tapeley Season Ticket – Adult – £35.00, Child – £15.00
Group prices on application
House Tours must be booked in advance, price on application (currently unavailable).
Family friendly, dog friendly.
Disabled facilities
If you use a wheelchair (manual or electric) or a walker there are parts of the garden which may not be suitable, for example the walk through the wood to the lake and across the fields to the monument statue.
We offer disabled parking (located by the Pay Hut) which are not too far from the gardens which offers seating, and the toilet facilities are close at hand.
There is a lovely Tea Room which is accessible with indoor and outdoor seating – garden admission charges apply to use this facility.
Address:
Tapeley Park
Instow
North Devon
EX39 4NT
Tapeley Park
Instow
North Devon
EX39 4NT
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http://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/
Telephone:
01271 860897
(or contact the Estate office 01271 342558)
01271 860897
(or contact the Estate office 01271 342558)
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All empty, which means our resident permaculture garden (friendly) predator had the brood hatch and slither away - probably at the end of last summer - in good time to hibernate. ![]()
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Looking forward to catching a glimpse amongst the grass this Spring/Summer!![]()
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* Feet by Holly van Heffernan 😁
March is usually in like a lion and out like a lamb. ![]()
Let's hope this month will be in like a lamb and out like... a flock of them! ![]()
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Photos: Holly Van Heffernan
Been a tough winter? Don't know what you're talking about!![]()
Highland views from Tapeley Park
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This one for your diary. Coming up in February we have the annual seed swap. Bring seeds, swap them, take something new away with you! ![]()
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Don't have any seeds to swap? No problem, come along anyway. There will inevitably be some surplus for you to carry away a bag of all-sorts!![]()
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