Killerton

Description

Killerton is a beautiful National Trust estate near Exeter in Devon, featuring a fine 18th-century Georgian house set within vast parkland. Surrounded by 6,400 acres of working farmland, woodland and gardens, it offers a perfect blend of history, nature and family-friendly activities. From formal lawns to ancient woodland, it’s a peaceful countryside escape with something for all ages. 

Inside the house, you can explore the ground floor rooms as they appeared in the 1920s and 30s, and visit the impressive fashion exhibition on the first floor, home to over 20,000 historic garments and accessories. Outside, the historic garden is known for rhododendrons, magnolias, specimen trees and winding paths, while the wider estate includes an Iron Age hill fort, parkland walks and play areas for children. There’s also a Grade I listed chapel, cafés, a second-hand bookshop and shops within the original stables. 

Admission costs £19.80 with Gift Aid or £18.00 without for adults, and £9.90 with Gift Aid or £9.00 without for children aged 5–17. A family ticket (two adults and up to three children) is £49.50 with Gift Aid or £45.00 without, while one adult with up to three children costs £29.70 with Gift Aid or £27.00 without. 

With its combination of elegant house interiors, inspiring fashion displays and expansive countryside views, Killerton offers a full day out. It’s ideal for history lovers, garden enthusiasts and families looking for outdoor adventures. Whether you’re strolling through the gardens or enjoying a café break, it’s a welcoming and memorable Devon destination

Features

  • Paid
  • Host birthday parties: No

Features

  • House: A friendly Georgian house, once home to generations of the Acland family. Explore the ground floor of the bustling family home as it looked in the 1920s/30s.
  • Fashion Exhibition: The fashion exhibition is displayed first-floor of the house. For 2026 we bring you 'History off the Hanger'. Three hundred years of hidden histories from the wardrobe.
  • Chapel: A Grade I listed chapel, built in 1841. Phase 1 of the Chapel restoration project is now complete, with the exterior and beautiful stained glass rose window restored to its former glory - as seen in BBC's Hidden Treasures of the National Trust.
  • Garden: A garden of historic significance, famous for its collection of shrubs and specimen trees. Discover the Lady Cott (Bear's hut) and ornamental dairy; curious thatched buildings nestled between the trees.
  • Parkland: Historic parkland with extensive woodland and an ancient Iron Age fort.
  • Play areas: One for younger children, with a slide, behind the Stables courtyard. Another with swings, in a leafy hideaway by the car park.
  • Eating: Stables Coffee Shop (dog friendly) serves drinks, cakes, light lunches and snacks. The Killerton Kitchen Cafe opens with the house daily 11am to 4pm, offering a slightly wider menu overlooking the formal gardens (assistance dogs only).
  • Shopping: Shop in the original stables selling gifts, homeware and plants. Second-hand Bookshop.

Facilities

  • Parking: There are parking spaces on site. The surfaces of the main car parking are tarmac and/or gravel. The surface of the overflow car park is gravel and grass.
  • Food & Drinks: Killerton Kitchen Café is located in the house, facing the garden and serves hot and cold food and drinks, sandwiches and light snacks.
  • Toilets: Toilets are open in the visitor car park, by the house and in the garden.
  • Bookshop: The Second-hand Bookshop is open, and all money raised helps to care for Killerton. We gladly accept small donations of good quality books at the bookshop.
  • Coffee shop: The Stables Coffee Shop is available to all visitors and and serves hot and cold food and drinks, sandwiches and light snacks. The Stables Coffee Shop also welcomes dogs and muddy boots.

Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

Admission (With Gift Aid / Without Gift Aid)

  • Adult: £19.80 / £18.00
  • Child (5–17): £9.90 / £9.00
  • Family (2 Adults + up to 3 Children): £49.50 / £45.00
  • 1 Adult + 3 Children: £29.70 / £27.00

Pricing URL: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/killerton

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

  • House - Ground Floor (last entry 30mins before closing): 11:00 - 16:00
  • House - First Floor Fashion exhibition (last entry 30 mins before closing): 11:00 - 16:00
  • Wider parkland: Dawn - Dusk
  • Garden: 10:00 - 17:00
  • Stables Coffee Shop: 10:00 - 17:00
  • Killerton Kitchen Café: 11:00 - 16:00
  • Shop: 10:00 - 17:00
  • Chapel: 11:00 - 16:00
  • Second-hand bookshop: 10:00 - 17:00

Address: Killerton, Exeter EX5 3LE, UK

Post Code: EX5 3LE

Council: East Devon

County: Devon

  • By Car: From M5 southbound: leave at J28, go through Cullompton on B3181, follow brown tourism signs for Killerton on B3181 heading towards Broadclyst. From M5 northbound: exit J29. Keep right onto Honiton road/A3015, take 4th exit at the roundabout and follow signs for B3181 Pinhoe/Broadclyst. Killerton is signposted on brown tourism signs. Go through Pinhoe, then Broadclyst on B3181. Killerton is shortly after leaving the village of Broadclyst - turning on the left. There are 6 electric vehicle charging points are available. See ‘Facilities’ for more information. Parking: 280 yards. Follow signs to main visitor car park (not up the main drive to the house).
  • By Bus: Buses 1 and 1A run frequently between Exeter city centre and Tiverton, passing through Broadclyst, Cullompton, and other towns in between. Killerton is an approximately 1km walk from the 'Killerton Turn' stop. The first 60m is along a grass verge and thereafter is a mix of gravel and tarmac shared cycleway.
  • By Train: Pinhoe, 4½ miles; Whimple, 6 miles; Exeter Central and St David's, both 7 miles. From Pinhoe station there is a short walk to catch the 1/1A bus to Killerton.

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