Powderham Castle

Bishopsteignton Easter Fayre

Event Date: 
22/04/2017 - 10:30am to 1:30pm
Venue: 
Bishopsteignton Community Centre

Starting at 10.30am and running through to 1.30pm on Saturday 22 April, the Bishopsteignton Pre-School Easter Fayre, which is free to enter, will have a bouncy castle for small children, face painting, games and competitions as well as plant stalls, tombolas and much more besides. Old favourites will include splat the rat, sun flower seed growing, toy stalls and Easter mask-making. There’ll even by cream teas, cakes and refreshments to keep everyone happy. The Easter Bonnet Parade will see a fantastic array of creations on display. The parade, seen as the highlight of the Fayre by many,...

Easter fun

Event Date: 
14/04/2017 - 10:00am to 17/04/2017 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle, Kenton

Children can join in the Easter fun and games and follow the bunny trail to win a tasty treat from south west chocolatier Chococo!

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X Factor winner joins Olly Murs at Powderham concert

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 02/03/2017 - 5:28pm

Louisa Johnson, the youngest ever winner of the X Factor, has been named as special guest at pop superstar Olly Murs’ outdoor concert at historic Powderham Castle, near Exeter on Saturday, July 29.

The 19-year-old starlet won the 2015 series of the TV talent show at the age of 17 with Simon Cowell calling her ‘the best singer he had ever seen on the show’.

She has since had hits with the songs Forever Young and So Good and featured on the Clean Bandit top five single Tears.

R’n’B and pop star Louisa performed last year to 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium with the...

Powderham Castle hosts charity Michaelmas Fair

Annual Michaelmas Fair on Thursday 3 November aims to raise more than £5000 for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity Powderham Castle, near Kenton, is the magnificent setting for the annual Michaelmas Fair in aid of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, the Army’s National Charity. The elegant stately home will be filled with a selection of quality stallholders from Devon and the South West selling a wide variety of food, gifts and stocking fillers. Organiser Helen Vincent said: “This is the perfect way to indulge in some guilt-free early Christmas shopping for a wonderful cause. If you would like to take a...

Witness deer rutting season at Powderham Castle

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sat, 10/08/2016 - 12:26pm

This October visitors to Powderham Castle will have the chance to get a glimpse of one of Devon’s most spectacular natural phenomona, the rut of Powderham’s ancient fallow deer herd.

Many will remember how the stunning deer park and its ancient trees played host this summer to 50,000 revelers at the Radio 1 Big Weekend. But outside of concerts and events, the deer park is home to a majestic herd of 600 fallow deer who roam the 200-acre deer park, which has been maintained for centuries. Indeed Coldplay’s Chris Martin famously reminded the Big Weekend crowd that it is the deer that...

Celebrate Britain’s greatest Bard at Powderham Castle

To honour the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare, The Festival Players Theatre Company is bringing one of the Bard’s most famous plays, Hamlet, to Powderham Castle on Wednesday 17 August.

Thought to have been first performed in 1600, Hamlet is considered the greatest tragedy in the English language. The gripping production will be performed in the atmospheric courtyard of Powderham Castle, by The Festival Players Theatre Company, a professional theatre company from Gloucestershire who have been touring Shakespeare’s plays for 30 years. For this production, musical...

Powderham Castle’s jam-packed summer season

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 07/24/2016 - 10:48am

Powderham Castle is gearing up for an exciting, action-packed summer holiday season. The Castle’s summer season will run from Sunday 17 July until Monday 29 August and offers something for everyone.

Attractions this summer include Devon Bird of Prey’s majestic flying displays; which visitors can enjoy daily at 3.30pm along with a static display from 1pm throughout the Devon school holidays. The popular Deer Park Safari will run daily at 1.45pm, 2.45 and 4.15 providing visitors with a fantastic opportunity to view the Castle from the original estuary entrance, explore the ancient...

Teignmouth Art Society's summer sketching day a success

On Thursday 17th June, Powderham Castle welcomed members of Teignmouth Art Society for the beginning of their summer sketching season.

This year, the event drew a record number of artists on the day, with 25 members attending. This included a mix of novice and experienced artists, with many taking inspiration from Powderham’s deer park.

The magical setting of Powderham Castle is a firm favourite with Teignmouth Art Society, who have visited Powderham at the start of their season for a number of years.

Des Maxwell Clark, Vice-Chairman of Teignmouth Art Society...

Father's Day fun at Powderham Castle

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 06/14/2016 - 11:20am

With Fathers' Day fast approaching, Powderham Castle are hosting a day of fun and games to celebrate dads everywhere.

Please see the press release for more details, but if you would like any further information please feel free to contact myself or my colleague, Bea Gorman, at the below address. Many thanks for your time.

Enjoy a day of fun and games as dads go free at Powderham Castle this Fathers’ Day

This Sunday 19th June, Powderham Castle will be celebrating Fathers’ Day with fun activities and games for all of the family. In addition, every dad accompanied by a...

Half term mayhem at Powderham Castle

Join the Mad Hatter at Powderham Castle for a week of mayhem and madness in the magical American Garden

Whilst the Big Weekend may be over, the fun at Powderham Castle has not ceased.

Between Monday 30th May and Sunday 5th June (including Saturday 4th), visitors can take an exciting trip down the rabbit hole to join the Mad Hatter for some May half-term mayhem at Powderham Castle’s Wonderland Week. The Pocket Watch Theatre Company will be resident with a host of their favourite characters including Alice, the Mad Hatter, March Hare, White Rabbit and the Queen of Hearts for...

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