Avenue Cottage

From the garden there are fine views of Sharpham House which was built in 1770 for Captain Philemon Pownell by Sir Robert Taylor. The house is not open but a visit to the vineyard at Sharpham is a wonderful way of seeing more of the local scenery and natural landscape and while you are there you can visit The Vineyard Café, open Easter to the end of September. This part of the Dart Valley is an A.N.O.B.- area of outstanding natural beauty.

There are a number of National Trust properties in the area. The most notable ones within a 45 minute car drive are; Greenway. Agatha Christie’s former home on the river Dart. Coleton Fishacre. Built for the D’Oyly Carte family right on the coast. Overbecks. Another beautiful coastal garden. Saltram. Home of the Parker family just outside Plymouth.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

English Heritage manages several Castles in the area. Totnes, Berry Pommeroy and Dartmouth are all worth a visit.
www.english-heritage.org.uk