About National Trust Killerton
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National Trust Killerton Description
There’s plenty of calm space in the glorious garden, beautiful year-round with rhododendrons, magnolias, champion trees and formal lawns. You can explore winding paths, climb an extinct volcano, discover an Iron Age hill fort and take in distant views towards Dartmoor. More family home than grand mansion, the relaxed house also holds the National Trust’s largest costume collection, with selected items exhibited every year.
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Across the South West we've been telling women's stories as part of the National Trust's Women and Power programme. We have a new volunteer role at our regional hub at Killerton to help evaluate the programme's success. Click here to find out more: http://bit.ly/swvol
Running shoes at the ready for @RelishRunning at Killerton. Take part in either a ½ marathon, 10k, 5k or 1k on Sunday 16 September. To register visit: http://bit.ly/2PO1k8i
Devon Bat Group have been helping us monitor Bat populations around the Killerton estate. You can discover more about Killerton bats on Wed 12 Sept on an evening bat walk or on Sat 15 Sept join Devon Bat Group in Ashclyst forest. For more details: http://bit.ly/killertonbat
Join the debate and see Killerton's suffrage campaigners brought to life every Tuesday and Saturday in the Soapbox dramas, funded by the Women's Vote Centenary Grant and Heritage Lottery Fund. Ask in visitor reception for more details.
We are looking for Food and Beverage Assistant Manager. If you have a track record of great customer service and experience of developing a catering offer, this could be for you. For full details see here: http://bit.ly/2N34VRz Closing date Thursday 6 September
The rain won’t stop us! It might be pouring outside but the visitor reception team aren’t letting it dampen their bank holiday spirits.
If you’re heading to Killerton to make the most of the long weekend you can pick up a sunshine yellow umbrella to borrow from reception.
In this month's fashion blog, the Costume Curator explores the Suffragettes use of fashion. http://bit.ly/blog-fashion
The weather is looking up for the weekend. Bring your picnic and grab one of our top picnic spot maps from reception to find the best place to enjoy your afternoon.
Local primary schools have been influenced by our exhibition, 'Votes for Women?' and have created stunning banner artwork on modern protests. Visit the Chapel to see their messages.
The Heartbreak Produictions team are setting up in the garden ready for this evening show of The Midnight Gang. We've had lots of enquires today but even with the rain the show will go on. We have been looking at the forecast and are hopeful that it will dry off this evening. Be sure to bring your picnic and don’t forget the waterproofs and umbrellas too just incase.
Clyston Mill is a great stop during the summer. Watch how Killerton's award-winning flour is made, then head to the orchard at the mill to enjoy your picnic. Open Sat-Wed, 1-5pm.
Rarely seen artworks of prominent suffrage campaigners are here at Killerton in our partnership exhibition with National Portrait Gallery London 'Faces of Change: Votes for Women' until 31 October. http://bit.ly/killertonNPG
Entertain the whole family at Killerton this summer. Every Wednesday in August enjoy fun and adventure in the garden with Wicked Wednesday, 2-4pm (£3 per child). On Thursday's in August head up to the Clump and learn some forest skills and open fire cooking with Forest fun Thursday, 11am-3pm, (£3 per child). Can't make it on those days? Don't worry as every day pick up a Explorer trail from reception and tick off some of the 50 things to do before you're 11 ¾. Normal admission applies to all activities, no booking needed. http://bit.ly/killertonsummer #summer #summerholidays
The wall is up and art work unwrapped. Everyone is busy getting ready for the exhibition, 'Faces of Change: Votes for Women', in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery London, that opens on Saturday 4 August. http://bit.ly/killertonNPG #womeninpower
Are you looking for some weekend work or a way to earn a little extra in the holidays, we're recruiting two part-time roles at Killerton for weekend work. So if you would like to have this view every weekend apply here: http://bit.ly/killertonfandb
Due to the weather today's (Sun 29 July) Family Forest School is cancelled. But don't worry about missing out as every Thursday in August we are running Forest fun Thursdays. Head here to find out more: http://bit.ly/killertonsummer
It's too warm to stay inside - head to Killerton this summer for some holiday fun. Visit http://bit.ly/killertonsummer for more details.
We visited today. We went on the guided tour today with a lovely lady. She made my day � so friendly and happy for us all to ask questions. We were really lucky with the weather. We walk in the grounds all the time with the dogs but today decided to leave them at home and visit the house. Only downside was only one of the cafes did a cream tea at 1pm which was by the entrance.
Thank you so much to everyone who made our day so wonderful yesterday at killerton! What a lovely place, the grounds, house and people. We loved the wind in the willows display and meeting Father Christmas was just so lovely. What a well thought out room and a lovely Father Christmas and even the elves. So thoughtful. You can always rely on a NT property to think of the special little things. Happy Christmas ! �
Stunning place, beautiful garden and woodlands. I will be back
Large gardens. really nice to walk around. Lots to see . House definitely worth a visit
It's a beautiful garden and house and everyone is very friendly and helpful!
However!!! Since when do you have to pay and display in the car park???plus you cannot pay just to go in the gardens now, and seeing as half the house is being repaired I think you should go back to the old way! I want to carry on visiting the gardens, but I'm not sure I will be able to do so quite so often with all these additional charges!!
I'm writing this because it's all so easy for people to criticise these days, but sometimes they don't always think to stop and say thanks! 'Courtneys of Whimple' thoroughly enjoyed the Classic Car Day at Killerton yesterday. In our experience the staff & volunteers are great & work very hard to make people feel welcome.Killerton is such a lovely place to visit. Thanks again,!😁
I came mid afternoon with my boys Had a good visit to the house while my boys went to What they call forest school (as that's where they went while at St Andrew's primary school for forest School with a teacher a few years back). The boys are 14 & 12 years old. So i had a peaceful visit in the house and spoke to a couple of the volunteers in the rooms very pleasant they were too knew all about the estate too... When I came out from the laundry room my boys had come to find me and we had a drink and a biscuit then went for a walk in the forest together.. Xx :-)
Had a magical day at Killerton Rob gave us a buggy ride and told us all about the gardens the lost house very informative, he was very kind and helpful Margaret took us on a buggy up to the chapel too
The post office Mill and Makers house all very interesting. We are members so we were able to enjoy it all without it being a costly day
Had a great time there yesterday . Taken on a guided garden tour by volunteer Nick Cox . Very knowledgable and informative. The variety of trees is amazing. The views are fantastic. The house suffragette display was also good. We were going to take that guided tour too but missed it due to enjoying a nice lunch there. The Chapel is worth a look too. Tucked away but amazing to look at.
Beautiful place with lovely staff I wasn't overly interested in the woman's vote details but I found the subject really brought to life and learnt a lot!
Beautiful house and gardens, great cafes. Displays were interesting and the paths around the estate well signed and in good condition
Went to Killerton for the first time yesterday and were given the chance to spend the day as a guest of the National Trust, we had a lovely time exploring the house and grounds and enjoyed learning about the family's who have lived there, we had lunch and tea there and bought some beautiful plants to take home as well as many photos. We will definitely become members of the National Trust and visit more places in the future.
Visited Killerton NT on 15th July to take part in a parkrun event along with approximately 400 runners. Set within the beautiful Killerton estate, the scenic course takes you through upland woodland and down in to open pasture land mostly on grass or rough tracks. The 5k route is a lovely location but is probably a muddy affair in the winter months. Good parking facilities with toilets and tea room. Didn't visit the house.
Try Wicked Wednesdays for families in the summer months and give sports events on Tuesdays a try, have fun by learning something new. The garden is very pleasant, rather steep in places good for the buttocks! But can be difficult for some disabled people on foot, ask at killerton reception to see if they have an all-terrain buggy that can be borrowed. And there is the Dairy cafe now in the garden which is smaller and more personal. There are paths around the garden you can push the pushchair or just sit and relax on the lawn beside the restaurant and let the children run free. I like the variety of the garden and of course there's up in the woods for more adventure if you get bored on the flat. Hope you enjoy killerton as I do.
The house and grounds were lovely and the kids enjoyed the mouse hunt. Only 2 negative points, we were almost pushed out of rooms as there was a tour group and it seemed they didn't want our 1 and 3yr olds disturbing them! Also we took a picnic and when we tried looking for a bin we were told that they no longer provide a bin for picnic rubbish and instead ask people to take it home with them. Little annoying when we had a 2hr drive home and a weeks worth of holiday packing in the car already. The guy at the car park was very sympathetic though and didn't agree with the new bin rule!
Excellent performance of the Tempest last night by the Lord Chamberlains Men. The outdoor setting coupled with the backdrop of Killerton house and some good weather ads for a memorable evening. The NT volunteers guiding cars in and out and directing one to the stage area was, as ever done in in a quiet, polite and friendly manner. Well done for hosting this event
We were looking forward to walking the dog but, although the initial welcome seemed sincere, it was difficult to find a path through even with the map (which is now essential for walking dogs)
This time we ended up out side the grounds and gave up and went home.
Surely it should be OK to walk the dog around on a lead in most places but not inside. I guess it's their call but doesn't change our disappointment.
We love visiting Killerton; fantastic for all ages but... on our most recent visit I was horrified to realise I paid £4.50 for a hot dog!😱 It was a cheep bread roll and a very small sausage; far, far from £4.50s worth or anywhere near it. Even when taking in to consideration the funds going back into Killerton, this is simply disgusting pricing and very disappointing. Whatever you do, take a picnic!!
Don't bother if you have a dog and a pushchair. We drove 3/4hr to come for a day out only to find that the only places we could go were on the designated dog walks around the fields. Not ideal when you have a small child in a pushchair and there are cows in the fields so there are divots everywhere. We left after half an hour with a mud covered pushchair an unhappy child.
Very disappointed
We visited today. We went on the guided tour today with a lovely lady. She made my day � so friendly and happy for us all to ask questions. We were really lucky with the weather. We walk in the grounds all the time with the dogs but today decided to leave them at home and visit the house. Only downside was only one of the cafes did a cream tea at 1pm which was by the entrance.
Thank you so much to everyone who made our day so wonderful yesterday at killerton! What a lovely place, the grounds, house and people. We loved the wind in the willows display and meeting Father Christmas was just so lovely. What a well thought out room and a lovely Father Christmas and even the elves. So thoughtful. You can always rely on a NT property to think of the special little things. Happy Christmas ! �
Stunning place, beautiful garden and woodlands. I will be back
Large gardens. really nice to walk around. Lots to see . House definitely worth a visit
It's a beautiful garden and house and everyone is very friendly and helpful!
However!!! Since when do you have to pay and display in the car park???plus you cannot pay just to go in the gardens now, and seeing as half the house is being repaired I think you should go back to the old way! I want to carry on visiting the gardens, but I'm not sure I will be able to do so quite so often with all these additional charges!!
I'm writing this because it's all so easy for people to criticise these days, but sometimes they don't always think to stop and say thanks! 'Courtneys of Whimple' thoroughly enjoyed the Classic Car Day at Killerton yesterday. In our experience the staff & volunteers are great & work very hard to make people feel welcome.Killerton is such a lovely place to visit. Thanks again,!😁
I came mid afternoon with my boys Had a good visit to the house while my boys went to What they call forest school (as that's where they went while at St Andrew's primary school for forest School with a teacher a few years back). The boys are 14 & 12 years old. So i had a peaceful visit in the house and spoke to a couple of the volunteers in the rooms very pleasant they were too knew all about the estate too... When I came out from the laundry room my boys had come to find me and we had a drink and a biscuit then went for a walk in the forest together.. Xx :-)
Had a magical day at Killerton Rob gave us a buggy ride and told us all about the gardens the lost house very informative, he was very kind and helpful Margaret took us on a buggy up to the chapel too
The post office Mill and Makers house all very interesting. We are members so we were able to enjoy it all without it being a costly day
Had a great time there yesterday . Taken on a guided garden tour by volunteer Nick Cox . Very knowledgable and informative. The variety of trees is amazing. The views are fantastic. The house suffragette display was also good. We were going to take that guided tour too but missed it due to enjoying a nice lunch there. The Chapel is worth a look too. Tucked away but amazing to look at.
Beautiful place with lovely staff I wasn't overly interested in the woman's vote details but I found the subject really brought to life and learnt a lot!
Beautiful house and gardens, great cafes. Displays were interesting and the paths around the estate well signed and in good condition
Went to Killerton for the first time yesterday and were given the chance to spend the day as a guest of the National Trust, we had a lovely time exploring the house and grounds and enjoyed learning about the family's who have lived there, we had lunch and tea there and bought some beautiful plants to take home as well as many photos. We will definitely become members of the National Trust and visit more places in the future.
Visited Killerton NT on 15th July to take part in a parkrun event along with approximately 400 runners. Set within the beautiful Killerton estate, the scenic course takes you through upland woodland and down in to open pasture land mostly on grass or rough tracks. The 5k route is a lovely location but is probably a muddy affair in the winter months. Good parking facilities with toilets and tea room. Didn't visit the house.
Try Wicked Wednesdays for families in the summer months and give sports events on Tuesdays a try, have fun by learning something new. The garden is very pleasant, rather steep in places good for the buttocks! But can be difficult for some disabled people on foot, ask at killerton reception to see if they have an all-terrain buggy that can be borrowed. And there is the Dairy cafe now in the garden which is smaller and more personal. There are paths around the garden you can push the pushchair or just sit and relax on the lawn beside the restaurant and let the children run free. I like the variety of the garden and of course there's up in the woods for more adventure if you get bored on the flat. Hope you enjoy killerton as I do.
The house and grounds were lovely and the kids enjoyed the mouse hunt. Only 2 negative points, we were almost pushed out of rooms as there was a tour group and it seemed they didn't want our 1 and 3yr olds disturbing them! Also we took a picnic and when we tried looking for a bin we were told that they no longer provide a bin for picnic rubbish and instead ask people to take it home with them. Little annoying when we had a 2hr drive home and a weeks worth of holiday packing in the car already. The guy at the car park was very sympathetic though and didn't agree with the new bin rule!
Excellent performance of the Tempest last night by the Lord Chamberlains Men. The outdoor setting coupled with the backdrop of Killerton house and some good weather ads for a memorable evening. The NT volunteers guiding cars in and out and directing one to the stage area was, as ever done in in a quiet, polite and friendly manner. Well done for hosting this event
We were looking forward to walking the dog but, although the initial welcome seemed sincere, it was difficult to find a path through even with the map (which is now essential for walking dogs)
This time we ended up out side the grounds and gave up and went home.
Surely it should be OK to walk the dog around on a lead in most places but not inside. I guess it's their call but doesn't change our disappointment.
We love visiting Killerton; fantastic for all ages but... on our most recent visit I was horrified to realise I paid £4.50 for a hot dog!😱 It was a cheep bread roll and a very small sausage; far, far from £4.50s worth or anywhere near it. Even when taking in to consideration the funds going back into Killerton, this is simply disgusting pricing and very disappointing. Whatever you do, take a picnic!!
Don't bother if you have a dog and a pushchair. We drove 3/4hr to come for a day out only to find that the only places we could go were on the designated dog walks around the fields. Not ideal when you have a small child in a pushchair and there are cows in the fields so there are divots everywhere. We left after half an hour with a mud covered pushchair an unhappy child.
Very disappointed