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 times for 2025 season to be confirmed.
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 £6.50
Family Ticket (2 Adults and up to 3 Children) £22.00
Friends of Tapeley Season Ticket – Adult – £30.00, Child – £13.00
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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Tapeley in winter sunshine. Well the gales have stripped away most of the leaves. The memories of lush summer foliage and terraces popping with different colours are growing more distant by the week. Nevertheless, there's beauty in every season!![]()
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Photo: Gea Jones
Blue skies and November sunshine in the Tapeley permaculture garden.![]()
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Photos by Holly van Heffernan. ![]()
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Some of the highlights of the 2024 season at Tapeley Park Gardens. Looking back, we did have a few sunny days in the summer (we just can't remember them very well!). ![]()
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Whatever the weather we shared some great times through outdoor theatre, weddings, Feast and Vintage Fair events and hosting school trips! We also loved sharing the gardens with the many Friends of Tapeley and day visitors who came through the gates since March.![]()
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Special thanks to our events partners The Plough Arts Centre and South Molton Flea Market. Tapeley will be open again in Spring 2025. Keep an eye on social media for opening times. ![]()
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Halloween tales... Tapeley has had its fair share of ghost stories over the years. Oliver was the name given to a rather mischeivous spirit said to have inhabited the barn for a while sometime around the late 80s.![]()
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Back then Tapeley was famous for its jousting events, and lavish banquets in the building known as 'the barn' run by the legendary Max Diamond and his wife Joan. At that time the barn hosted a suit of knight's armour.![]()
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Oliver announced himself quite suddenly one night, when the suit of armour moved to a different place – no mean feat seeing as the building was locked and it took two people to shift it. Over the next few weeks, no matter how many times it was returned to its spot, Oliver would ‘walk’ to find a new one overnight. ![]()
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While bemusing at first, Oliver’s activities took on a more sinister aspect. Tables and chairs also began to move around at night. On more than one occasion, staff unlocked the barn in the morning to find them stacked ceiling high or in piles.![]()
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The barn began to fill with an uncomfortable presence that was felt by many. A guest at one of the barn banquets passed on a rather alarming photograph. In spite of his subject posing in front of a roaring fire, the room lit by candelabras and spotlights, in the photo the background was darker than a moonless light. ![]()
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The mysterious activity ended as suddenly as it had started and 'Oliver' never moved from his spot again so long as the suit of armour remained in the barn...![]()
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Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building....![]()
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Tapeley Park is now closed to the public for the rest of the year. We would like to thank all the visitors who have made the journey up the drive in the 2024 season!
