Introduction
Bovey Castle is a lavish neo-Elizabethan mansion built in 1906-7 by Delmar Blow for WFD Smith, later the second Viscount Hambledon. The house is comparable to Castle Drogo in scale, but without the sparkle of Lutyens. It was extended in the 1930s. There is a restrained garden front magnificently set above terraces overlooking the lake and river. The site is now an hotel.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01647 445000Website
https://www.boveycastle.comAccess contact details
This is now a hotel, please visit the website for information about access.
Directions
The site is off junction 31 of the M5, following the A30 and the A382.
Other Websites
- History
Period
- 20th Century (1901 to 2000)
- Early 20th Century (1901 to 1932)
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: House, gazebo, gateway arch and lodges
- Grade: II*
Features
- Garden Terrace
- Lake
- River
- Mansion House (featured building)
- Description: Bovey Castle is a lavish neo-Elizabethan mansion built in 1906-7
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Gardens
- Hotel
- Lake, Garden Terrace, River
- Description: There is a restrained garden front magnificently set above terraces overlooking the lake and river.
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Commercial
Period
20th Century (1901 to 2000)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
North Bovey
- References
References
- Pevsner, N {The Buildings of England: Devon} (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952) The Buildings of England: Devon
- Gray, Todd {The Garden History of Devon} (Exeter: Exeter University Press, 1995) 149 The Garden History of Devon