Cottages in Tiverton

Holidu invites you to Tiverton, the oldest place in the city located on high ground in the east bank of the river, where you can visit the Tiverton Castle, which has many medieval remains, and the Church of San Pedro, known for its richly ornamented southern front. In the early 1800s, Tiverton was connected to the Great Western Canal to boost the region's quicklime industry. Come discover the wonders of this beautiful place!

Cottages in Tiverton will blow you away with their beauty and splendour. Relax contemplating the wonderful views that you will see through your window and feel the pure air that invades the interior spaces of these cottages. The materials with which these cottages are built are in keeping with the nature that surrounds them. In addition to all these charms, you can enjoy luxurious amenities such as a swimming pool, balcony or terrace, parking, internet, among others. Do you dare to come? We are waiting for you here!

Knightshayes Court is a Gothic-style country house designed by the famous William Burges, it was completed at the beginning of the decade 1870. The architect fell out with his client, Sir John Heathcoat-Amory, and was fired before the work was completed, leaving the house less theatrical than many of Burges's works. There are strange and grotesque gargoyles in the great hall of the minstrels' gallery and Gothic-style carvings everywhere, including the Seven Deadly Sins. All with a Romanesque touch. Undoubtedly the perfect place to walk with your partner

One of the last horse-drawn barges in the country operates on the Grand Western Canal in Tiverton. You can schedule trips on this narrow 75-seater boat pulled by a mighty country horse, from the beginning of April to the end of October. The company's most popular excursion is a 2.5-hour return to East Manley, during which you will discover many interesting titbits about the waterway, and the industry it supported

This space was not always as beautiful as it is now, spending most of the 20th century overgrown and used for grazing, until a restoration in the early 2000s The garden is now very productive, supplying the menu at the in-house Stables Café and selling additional produce at the Pannier Market in Tiverton for up to seven months a year. Take the time to examine the redwoods at the Arboretum, as well as the sunny south garden, The Garden in the Woods, the Fox and Hounds topiary, among others

The Gallery is a delight and is built around a 1400-class Great Western Railway steam engine. Nicknamed the “Tivvy Bumper,” this locomotive was in service from 1934 to 1965 and joins other transportation gadgets like signalling equipment, a mini, and bicycles. One of the traditional industries represented in the museum is lace making, which grew out of the arrival of businessman John Heath coat to Tiverton in the 1810s. You'll love learning about its history!

Tiverton Castle is now a private home but opens its doors from Easter Sunday until the end of October. You can browse the ruins of the medieval perimeter walls and the haunting remains of the Solar Tower, erected in the early 14th century by Hugh de Courtenay. There are also medieval gardeners, secret passages, charming walled gardens, as well as collections related to the Civil War, Devon's gold and silver industries, World War I and the Napoleonic period

Something for young rail fans, this attraction in the nearby town of Bickleigh is based at the closed Cadeleigh station, once on GWR's Exe Valley Railway. The centre has the largest collection of locomotives and narrow gauge artefacts in the Southwest, including “Rebecca,” a German-made O&K steam engine, which takes you to a riverside picnic area

started in the 1810s, the Grand Western Canal was conceived as a coal-limestone link between the Bristol Channel and the English Channel before the days of train travel. The intention was to end the long and dangerous trips around Land’s End needed to make quicklime. The canal ran between Tiverton, where it joined the River Exe, and Taunton, 20 miles away in Somerset, but went into severe decline in the 20th century

On a low cliff above the River Exe next to Tiverton Castle stands the Grade I Parish Church, which dates back to the 11th century and received a lush restoration and extension in the mid-19th century. Inside, look for the memorials in the Chancel, such as the Gothic chest tomb for a local merchant on the south side, and a Renaissance tomb on the north wall, dating from the early 17th century and adorned with cartridges and caryatids

This distinguished medieval-era moated house, belonged to the Courtenay and Carew families for hundreds of years, is located right on the River Exe, and it is rented as a wedding venue. On the website, you can also ask about a “show-round”, which will last one hour and is worth doing. The fortified manor house on the west range was razed during the Civil War, but the rest of the courtyard complex, including the chapel, guardhouse, moat hut, and old magistrate's court, date back much earlier