A Brief History of

A Brief History of 1 2 3 4 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 5 9 Palladian House Water Sculpture Millenium Garden Lavender Walk Palladian House Balustrades Water Sculpture Terraces Millenium Garden Triumphal Arch Lavender Walk Sunrise Temple Balustrades Urn cAstlE hill cAstlE hill GArDEns 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Palladian House Water Sculpture Millenium Garden Lavender Walk Balustrades Terraces Triumphal Arch Sunrise Temple Urn Palladian House Water Sculpture Millenium Garden Lavender Walk Balustrades Terraces Triumphal Arch Sunrise Temple Urn 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 Terraces 10 Baccus 7 Triumphal Arch 11 Travellers Cross 8 Sunrise Temple 12 Sunset Temple 9 Urn 13 The Castle 10 Baccus 14 New Magnolia Glade 11 Travellers Cross 15 Pan 12 Sunset Temple 16 Satyrs Temple 13 The Castle 17 Ugley Bridge 10 Baccus 11 Travellers Cross 12 Sunset Temple 13 The Castle 14 New Magnolia Glade 15 Pan 16 Satyrs Temple 18 Sybils Cave 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 Palladian House Water Sculpture Millenium Garden Lavender Walk Balustrades Terraces Sunrise Temple Urn 14 New Cave 18 SybilsMagnolia Glade 10 Baccus 15 Pan 11 19 Refreshments - West Wing Travellers Cross 16 Satyrs Temple 17 Ugley Bridge 18 Sybils Cave 12 Sunset Temple 13 The Castle 14 New Magnolia Glade 17 Ugley Bridge 16 Satyrs Temple 17 Ugley Bridge 18 Sybils Cave 19 Refreshments - West Wing 19 Refreshments - West Wing Pan 15 7 19 Refreshments - West Wing Triumphal Arch 10 Baccus Castle Hill was built in 1730 as the Earl Fortescue’s family home in North Devon. The Palladian House, in which his descendants, the Earl and Countess of Arran are living, is set in an 18th century parkland landscape with grass terraces and statues leading down to the river and lakes. Hugh Fortescue laid out the landscape in the ‘Versailles’ style with focal points such as the Triumphal Arch, Sham Castle on the hill behind the house and various temples. In the mid 1800’s the Temple was enlarged and was 12 Sunset house later tragically gutted by fire in 1934. The 5th Earl 13 The Castle Fortescue re-built the house in its’ original Palladian 14 New Magnolia Glade design, as you see it today. 15 Pan 16 Satyrs Temple The Earl and Countess of Arran have continued to 17 Ugley Bridge preserve the historical parkland and following the devastation 18 Sybils Cave great storm of 1990, have caused by the also enhanced the gardens with theWing addition 19 Refreshments - West recent of Xa Tollemache’s Millennium Garden. Planting continues in the woodland gardens every year, which now extends to fifty acres. 11 Travellers Cross A visitor’s GUiDE Welcome to this wondrous landscape of a stunningly beautiful 18th century Palladian home Filleigh, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 0RQ. Telephone: 01598 760336 Ext.1 Fax: 01598 760457 Email: enquiries@castlehill-devon.com Website: www.castlehilldevon.co.uk Some photographs courtesy of Clive Nicholls Castle Hill Gardens 8 Sunrise Temple Urn 7 8 9 Triumphal Arch Sunrise Temple Urn 10 Baccus 11 Travellers Cross 12 Sunset Temple 13 The Castle 14 New Magnolia Glade 14 We would like to welcome you to Castle Hill and are so pleased to be able to share these wonderful gardens with you. Around Easter you will see many pink, red and white camellias along the slopes, interspersed with lofty magnolias and early rhododendrons. Winter snowdrops and hosts of daffodils are followed by carpets of primroses and bluebells under the giant Beeches, just showing their translucent lime green leaves in May. The later rhododendrons and azaleas filling the air with their sweet scent look at their best in May, as does the beloved Handkerchief Tree on the south west lawn. From June onwards there are flowering shrubs such as Philadelphus, Weigelas, Hoherias and our new experiment with shrub roses which will be in bloom before the Hydrangeas, Eucryphias and Agapanthus burst into flower. From mid June the Millennium Garden on the east side of the house starts looking lovely, shades of blue and cream dominate the box edged borders before the lavender turns into a “river” through Xa Tollemache’s cleverly designed garden. In late summer the woodland garden becomes a haven of tranquillity for walks by the water, vistas and 18th Century structures. We are trying to label the shrubs more accurately, so if you do not agree with any names please do write the correct one in the Comments Book at the ticket entrance. Do ask our Gardeners (Gordon, Chris, Brian and Raymond) any questions, as you may well meet them going about their daily routine. We encourage you to stay on the many paths and wear sensible walking shoes as the grassy slopes can be very slippery, even in dry weather. Thank you for visiting us, please come again during the year. 9 10 Baccus 11 Travellers Cross 12 Sunset Temple 13 The Castle 14 New Magnolia Glade 15 Pan 16 Satyrs Temple 17 Ugley Bridge 18 Sybils Cave 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 1 2 3 4 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 5 9 6 10 7 11 8 12 9 13 10 14 11 15 12 16 13 17 14 18 15 19 16 Palladian House Water Sculpture Millenium Garden 10 Baccus 11 Travellers Cross Palladian House 12 Sunset Temple Water Sculpture 13 The Castle Millenium Garden Glade 14 New Magnolia Lavender Walk 15 Pan Balustrades Temple 16 Satyrs Terraces 17 Ugley Bridge Sunrise Temple 19 Refreshments - West Wing Urn 15 12 Eggesford Bank Easter Close Lodge 15 Pan 16 Satyrs Temple 17 Ugley Bridge 18 Sybils Cave 1 2 3 13 4 Palladian House 19 Refreshments - West Wing Water Sculpture Millenium Garden Lavender Walk Balustrades Terraces Triumphal Arch Sunrise Temple Urn 7 18 Sybils Cave 19 Refreshments - West Wing Triumphal Arch 16 17 18 11 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 Baccus 11 Travellers Cross 12 Sunset Temple 13 The Castle Oxford Down Lavender Walk 14 New Magnolia Glade Palladian House Balustrades 15 Pan Water Sculpture Terraces 16 Satyrs Temple Millenium Garden Triumphal Arch 17 Ugley Bridge Lavender Walk Sunrise Temple 18 Sybils Cave Balustrades Urn 19 Refreshments - West Wing Terraces Baccus Triumphal Arch Travellers Cross Sunrise Temple Sunset Temple 1 Palladian House Urn The Castle Baccus 2 Water Sculpture New Magnolia Glade Travellers3 Millenium Garden Cross Pan 4 Lavender Walk Sunset Temple Satyrs Temple 5 The Castle Balustrades Ugley Bridge 6 Terraces New Magnolia Glade Sybils Cave 7 Triumphal Arch Pan Refreshments - West Wing 8 Sunrise Temple Satyrs Temple 10 Baccus 11 Travellers Cross 12 Sunset Temple 13 The Castle 14 New Magnolia Glade 15 Pan 16 Satyrs Temple 17 Ugley Bridge 18 Sybils Cave 8 19 Refreshments - West Wing St a re m Loos 19 9 Office Loos 1 2 Weir Church Gate 5 Back Drive 3 6 Ponds 9 17 Ugley Bridge Urn 10 18 Sybils Cave Baccus 11 - West Wing 19 RefreshmentsTravellers Cross 12 Sunset Temple 13 The Castle 14 New Magnolia Glade 15 Pan 16 Satyrs Temple 17 Ugley Bridge 18 Sybils Cave 19 Refreshments - West Wing River St. Paul’s Church To Barnstaple Car Park ing 4 Pay Kiosk Lodge To South Molton cAstlE Welcome to hill 7 GArDEns The Earl & Countess of Arran