Must visit: Fursdon House

This blog is from a previous Exmouth Garden Club newsletter, written by former Chair of the club, Mike Wheeler.

Fursdon House, gardens and tearooms are situated on the A3072 just beyond Bickleigh on the way to Crediton.

The 4-acre rural hillside gardens at Fursdon blend into rolling parkland and on into the countryside with views over the Exe valley and beyond to Dartmoor.  Rising behind the house are terraces of roses, herbs and perennials in mixed traditional and contemporary planting, contained by ancient cob walls and hedges.  The Vine Pavilion and thatched Round House are great places to sit and admire the view and listen to the birds.  The Meadow Garden, originally planted nearly 200 years ago, in memory of Harriet Fursdon, is now a woodland walk leading to a pond.  As in the main garden, wild life is actively encouraged with particular types of planting and management.

The Garden and Tea Room are open on Bank Holidays and Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from Easter Monday through April to September from 2-5pm.  Entry is £6.  There are also tours of the house, and group visits can be arranged.  Please see the website www.fursdon.co.uk or tel 01392 860 860

Fursdon House, Cadbury, Exeter EX5 5JS: