Brief Description
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.
History
The mansion was built in 1906-7 by Delmar Blow for WFD Smith, later the second Viscount Hambledon.
Visitor Facilities
This is now a hotel, please visit the website for information about access.- Features
- Mansion House (featured building)
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- Access & Directions
Access 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.
- Authorities
Civil Parish
- North Bovey
- History
Period
- Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
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- Contact
- 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) 149The Garden History of Devon