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
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
- 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)
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Gardens
- Hotel
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental Garden
Principal Building
Hotel
Period
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
North Bovey
- References
References
- Pevsner, N {The Buildings of England: Devon} (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952)
- Gray, Todd {The Garden History of Devon} (Exeter: Exeter University Press, 1995) 149