Castles & Stately Homes
The South West is home to numerous Castles, Stately Homes and Historic Houses, all steeped in history and social interests. Names like Tintagel Castle and Pendennis Castle are of course widely known but many of the lesser well known buildings are also well worth a visit.
| Castles & Stately Homes | Link |
| Plymouth | |
| Saltram House | Arts and Crafts |
| Crownhill Fort | Maritime |
| The Admirals House | Maritime (Nelson) |
| Cotehele House | Archaeology, Maritime, Walking |
| Mount Edgcumbe House | Restored Tudor Mansion in 800 acres of parkland. |
| Buckland Abbey | Former home of Sir Francis Drake |
| Buckfast Abbey | |
Antony House |
A Queen Anne mansion set in large gardens |
| Torbay | |
| Powderham Castle | |
| Berry Pomery Castle | |
| Oldway Mansion | American - Paris Singer became an American citizen as tax was cheaper, she was also the model for the Statue of Liberty. |
| Coleton Fishacre | Performing Arts (Gilbert & Sullivan) |
| Dartmouth | |
| Britannia Royal Naval College | Maritime |
| Dartington Hall | American - Leonard Elmhirsts |
| Dartmouth Castle | American wife Dorothy (the Whitney heiress) Arts and Crafts |
| Coleton Fishacre | Performing Arts (Gilbert & Sullivan) |
| Poole / Portland | |
| Corfe Castle | Enthusiasts (Railway) |
| Lulworth Castle | Enthusiasts (Churches) |
| Sherborne Castle | Gardens (Capability Brown) Maritime (Sir Walter Raleigh) Enthusiasts (World Wars) |
| Mapperton House | |
| Minterne House | |
| Forde Abbey | Enthusiasts (Churches) |
| Kingston Lacy | History (Banks family) and gardens |
| Athelhampton | |
| Wolfeton | |
| Ilfracombe | |
| Hartland Abbey | Enthusiasts (Churches) Walking tour |
| Dunster Castle | Maritime Walking tour |
| Castle Hill Filleigh | |
Arlington Court |
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| Fowey | |
| Tintagel Castle | |
| Restormel Castle | |
| Caerhays Castle | Arts and Crafts |
| Lanhydrock House | |
| Boconnoc | |
| Prideaux Place | |
| St Michaels Mount | Enthusiasts (Churches) |
| Pencarrow | Maritime |
| Falmouth | |
| Pendennis Castle | Maritime |
| St Mawes Castle | |
| Godolphin House | |
| Trelowarren | Arts and Crafts |
| St Michaels Mount | |
| Restormel Castle | |
| Tintagel Castle | |
