We are inviting all Dads & Service Personnel to visit for FREE when accompanied by a paying child.
Our Archivist, Felicity Harper will be doing a fascinating talk about Powderham Castle during WW2 at 12:30 and 2:30 in the Servants Hall.
Did you know...... the current Earl of Devon was born in the state bed on the night of the Exeter Blitz? You can see the fabulous state bed and other interesting artefacts on one of our entertaining guided tours.
Felt Poppy maker, Jenny Liggins will be showing our visitors how to make felt poppies, donations to the Royal British...
Captain Jack and the crew of the “The Rusty Pocketwatch” will make the journey from the Caribbean early this year – they are looking for new crew members so why not put on that bandana and see if you have what it takes to be a pirate!
Don’t forget the castle is open on Saturday 30th May.
This event is included in a child's standard admission. (Children returning with a free return ticket or a discounted ticket may take part in our themed activity for £2.50)
Themed Activity provided by Jonty Depp and Pocketwatch Theatre.
Toby Buckland’s Garden Festival at Powderham Castle on 1st and 2nd May was a "whizzing success" in it’s second year.
The two days opened with explosive "daytime fireworks", whooshing coloured smoke, and showering sparks in the clouds for opening ceremony with Toby and the Countess of Devon cutting the ribbon on Friday and (Lady Courtenay on Saturday) to start the day with live music, the festival Tuk Tuk and lots of local school children all ready to get gardening in the dedicated children’s marquee.
“I was thrilled with the turnout to my second Garden Festival at Powderham...
Floral designer and judge on BBC2’s “The Big Allotment Challenge”, Jonathan Moseley has gathered a selection of garden blooms and purchased flowers to create the eclectic mix of colours and varieties to bring a 17th century Dutch floral painting to life in anticipation of the exciting gardening spectacular Toby Buckland’s Garden Festival at Powderham Castle.
"The painters of the Dutch masters could arguably be termed the first arrangers of flowers in the Western style,” says Jonathan, “their intrinsic understanding of form, colour and texture are still inspirational to arrangers...
If you come down to Powderham Castle on Monday 4 May you'll be in for a great surprise!
Be sure to bring your teddy along to join in all the fun....
Children will really enjoy meeting our very famous bear and taking part in some teddy bear picnic games with their teddies too. Sessions will take place in the Pleasure Garden at 12.30 and 2.30.
See how many bears you can spot hiding around the Castle rooms on a guided tour and follow the teddy bear trail around the grounds to win a tasty treat.
Magpies Gifts, one of the largest stockists of teddy bears in the...
Hijacked Festival 2015 | Exeter takes an adventure into electronic music’s rich history in the grounds of the city’s beautiful Powderham Castle, with artist displays and even a hot air balloon.
The picturesque grounds of Powderham Castle, the 600-year old home of the Earl and Countess of Devon, which stands in a beautiful deer park on the banks of the Exe estuary, plays host to the city’s second visit from Hijacked Festival – the nomadic electronic music and creativity-embracing experience that ‘hijacks’ idyllic city locations. Enjoy a bird's eye view of Powderham Castle and the...
After last year’s outstanding success, Toby Buckland’s Garden Festival is back at Powderham Castle on Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd May and heralds a new style of gardening show, combining expert horticultural knowledge with plenty of delicious local food, craft, live music and family fun - a great day out for everyone.
10 Things ………..
1. It’s a festival!
“I love a party,” says Toby, “for me the festival is a giant garden party where I can invite some of my favourite friends to speak and share their vast knowledge but there’s plenty more going on too, it’s a place...
Lord and Lady Courtenay (Charlie and AJ) will be attending the Re-interment of King Richard III today (Thursday 26 March 2015) at Leicester Cathedral.
Charlie will be representing his father, the 18th Earl of Devon, who has been invited to attend as a ‘Bosworth Peer’ – one of 15 representatives from the Houses of York and Lancaster descended from the principal protagonists in the Wars of the Roses.
Organisers of the Re-interment, the Dean and Chapter of Leicester Cathedral, assisted by the Garter Principal King of Arms, have researched and invited families descended from...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision involving two buses and a motorcycle in Kenton.
The collision happened at around 7.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 3 March) on the A379 between the Powderham turning and Kenton village.
A double-decker bus and grey Yamaha motorcycle were travelling from Exeter towards Dawlish, and a single-decker bus was travelling in the opposite direction at the time of the incident.
As a result of the collision, the 49-year-old male motorcyclist, from Exeter, suffered serious arm and leg injuries which are considered life–...
Thick As Thieves presents…Hijacked Festival 2015 || Exeter
Presenting an eclectic music lineup that showcases the UK’s most diverse underground sounds, Hijacked Festival 2015 | Exeter takes an adventure into electronic music’s rich history, delving into techno, adventuring through the many faces of house, and reliving the evolution of bass.
Unique techno-tinged talent Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs plays a DJ set, pioneering producer Artwork appears, jungle forefather Congo Natty appears, plus critically acclaimed bass explorationists Dark Sky and nu-deep house party...
