Coleton Fishacre
Free RHS Member days
10.30am–5pm, Saturday, 1 January–31 December, plus Friday and Saturday, 15 February–2 November (Good Friday excluded)
About the garden
A sub-tropical garden with ocean views surrounds the Lutyens-style house at Coleton Fishacre, built by Oswald Milne for Sir Rupert and Lady Dorothy D’Oyly Carte in 1925. Almost frost-free, the garden boasts an impressive range and size of Southern Hemisphere trees and shrubs, with rare plants flourishing in the warm, formal terraces surrounding the house.
At the bottom of the garden lies an informal woodland, densely planted with rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias, alongside exotic species including bananas, ginger lilies and tree ferns. Nearby, visitors can access the rugged, unspoilt stretch of the South West Coast Path. Don’t miss Pudcombe Cove viewpoint to see the tidal swimming pool built for the D’Oyly Cartes.
Facilities
- Parking
- Plant sales
- Refreshments
- Toilets
Key features
- Rock garden
- Sub-tropical garden
- Woodland
- Herbaceous border
- Cottage planting
Get involved
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