Tiverton Castle
Tiverton Castle was built by Richard de Redvers, who had been granted this large area of land by Henry I in 1106. De Redvers built Tiverton Castle on this land which became his family’s residence. Richard’s son, Baldwin, was created Earl of Devon, and the castle stayed within the family until 1293 when the de Redvers line ended and it was passed to the Courtenay family, in whose ownership it stayed for the next 260 years.
The Castle changed hands a few more times over the centuries. In 1960 it was purchased by Mr & Mrs Ivar Campbell who began the conservation work that is still ongoing today under the ownership of their nephew Angus Gordon. Today, it is the private home of the Gordon’s, who also open the castle and its beautiful gardens to the public from Easter Sunday to the end of October, and have four 4 star holiday homes in the main castle building.
Address: Tiverton Castle, Park Hill, Tiverton, Devon EX16 6RP
Telephone: 01884 253200 or 01884 255200
Email: Send email
Website: Tiverton Castle
Admission times: For day visits Tiverton Castle is open to the public from Easter Sunday to the end of October on Sundays, Thursdays and Bank Holiday Mondays from 2.30pm ‑ 5.30pm. Last admission is 5.00pm.
Admission charges: Adults: £10.00, Children 7-16: £5.00, Under 7: Free, Disabled unable to climb stairs: Half price, Garden only: £3.00.
Accessibility: Disabled visitors are most welcome, but wheelchair access is limited to the garden and ground floor of the Castle only. Learn about the History, and if interested pieces of armour can be brought down to try on. There is a wide, shallow Jacobean staircase to the first floor, with a very wide banister for visitors who can climb stairs, however slowly.
Toilets: Yes
Shop: Yes
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