Hello friends, we are continuing our recollections of our trip to Britain to celebrate our Golden Anniversary. Today we are visiting Coleton Fishacre located in Dartmouth in Devon England. It's only five miles away from Greenway, holiday home of Agatha Christie. I hope you visited my post There . So join us as we travel to another exciting property in Devon.
Can you see the water in the above photo? It's looking toward the western end of the English Channel. We drive the very narrow road and reach the car park.
After parking the car we need to go check in. Notice all the lovely blossoms still showing their pretty color in the fall. There is a tearoom that we must stop in and have some lunch. I hope you will join us.
Grayden enjoyed the Hanity Pie.
I chose the Broccoli and White Bean soup. It was served with a wonderful whole wheat bread along with that wonderful delicious English butter. Oh how I love English butter!
After lunch we started our tour of Coleton Fishacre. This wonderful home is full of Art Deco furnishings. It was home to the D'Oyly Carte family of Gilbert and Sullivan fame.
The Arts and Crafts home was built in the mid 1920's. Rupert D'Oyly Carte and Lady Dorothy saw this site on a sailing trip and decided to buy it and build their country home here. The family enjoyed the property close to the sea for sailing trips and swimming in the Pudcombe Cove. The National Trust acquired the property in 1982. I love the stonework and the gardens that surround this home.
You can see the lovely stonework and the slate roof tiles. Also to the left is a huge fig tree! I do enjoy seeing the creeping vines climb English homes, but always wonder if the tentacles disturb the mortar.
Making sure there are pollinators in this garden, a home was built for them.
Let's go inside this interesting home.
Let's go inside this interesting home.
A lovely arrangement greets us in the entryway.
The home is full of many items from the 1920's. It just occurred to me next year this would make most of these collections to be 100 years old!
The home is full of many items from the 1920's. It just occurred to me next year this would make most of these collections to be 100 years old!
Such a large toiletry case.
One area of the home that I really enjoyed was the kitchen or should I say kitchens.
In a home as large as this they certainly had help to maintain the home. Here before the kitchens was a room for the servants. These house dresses, as my Nanny would call them, look familiar. Maybe made from feed sack material.
Such a beautiful Aga stove! Bread right out of the oven--Yum!
Another stove and nice prep area for evening meals.
I love this old cabinet. Would you like some tea?
Or coffee if you prefer.
Or maybe you'd like a cocktail.
Beautiful crockery to make meal planning easier.
A drying room nearby to dry linens and other essentials. This home has it all for the families that lived here.
The gardens are so lush. There are rare and exotic plants from around the world at Coleton Fishacre. Fall is a wonderful time to visit here. Thank you for coming along with us as we travel! Look at this sight as we were leaving.
Devon, you are certainly a lovely spot on this planet! ♥
Another beautiful part of my home you shared today Martha Ellen. I remember going to see the Pirates of Penzance at the Kennedy Center here in Washington DC, put on by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company when I first moved here. Amazing to think I missed this all the years I lived and visited Dartmouth. Our village wasn't that far away so we used to visit the town quite often. I know where I will be heading to when we go back, whenever that may be. Thank you so much, beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteOh Denise, that is so exciting you saw the Pirates of Penzance by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company! When you go home you must make a visit to Coleton Fishacre. It's quite lovely. Thank you for visiting here today.
DeleteOh lovely spot and lovely home. That Aga stove was my favorite thing or maybe the gardens were. I don’t know how the National Trust keeps these homes afloat. Is there that much tourism?
ReplyDeleteThe gardens and the kitchens were my favorite also, Vee. The National Trust does an amazing job of keeping up many ancient properties. By joining the Royal Oak we play a small part in keeping these properties open for posterity. Many benefactors contribute to the support of the National Trust along with many volunteers. Their properties are quite popular as well.
DeleteI love the lovely stone work and gardens, too. It must have been lovely there by the sea.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly picked a beautiful spot for their home, Cathy.
DeleteWhat an amazing stone house and to have it so much intact as the family enjoyed it was so wonderful to see. I showed it to my husband and he said.. "I want to live there." Thank you for sharing it with us. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
ReplyDeleteI agree with your husband. It's a heavenly spot, Teresa. I'm not a big fan of Art Deco furniture, but it works well in this home.
DeleteThe views out the windows were mesmerizing, Dee. I'll look out with you!
ReplyDeleteOh, I do love the gardens! I can't admire enough all of the wonderful stone work in these old homes. What a beautiful house! What fun it is to tag along with you on this magnificent trip!
ReplyDeleteChip, the gardens around Coleton Fishacre were so lovely and stood out beautifully against the lovely stone house. I'm glad you are joining us!♥
DeleteBeautiful as ever with lovely photographs. I am glad the NT has relaxed it's rules on photography by visitors now. I had to look up Hanity Pie {which looks utterly delicious} but cannot find it; Google keeps offering Homity Pie, which is my favourite. Oh, and if you love English butter, just wait until you try Welsh butter one day!
ReplyDelete~~~Waving~~~From Across the Pond~~~Deb in Wales xoxo
Deb, I too have looked up Hanity Pie to no avail. It was served in more than one NT cafe in Devon. Maybe I've mistaken an a for an o on the menus. I've been wrong before. Whatever it is called and it probably is Homity, Grayden enjoyed it. I can't wait to try Welsh butter. The dairy products in Great Britain are so much richer than our's. Have a happy day, my friend. xoxo ♥
DeleteYou took us on a wonderful tour. I enjoyed both the house and that delightful garden. Stunning.
ReplyDeleteThank you to you and your wonderful country, Lorraine. We enjoy Great Britain so much!♥
DeleteColeton Fishacre is such a lovely home! I love the view with the creeping vines, although, like you, I wonder how they affect the building. I had to do a little google search to see how the D'Oyly family was connected to Gilbert and Sullivan. There is always so much to learn on our travels!
ReplyDelete(Forgive me for my sporadic commenting these days. I will be back after the senior year/wedding/graduation frenzy!)
It's nice to "see" you today, Cheryl. I can imagine you are quite busy. Happy events going on with you and your family certainly needs lots of attention. Enjoy every moment, my friend. ♥
DeleteYou know I know you took all those pictures of the garden plants just for me so I’ll thank you! (LOL) Coleton Fishacre looks like it was a delightful place to visit!
ReplyDeleteLiz, the garden at Coleton Fishacre was glorious! I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing them. You're welcome!
DeleteAnother lovely post.
ReplyDeleteIt looks such a lovely home and gardens.
I think the National Trust does so well in looking after these properties and preserving them for so many of us to enjoy.
Enjoy these last few days of March.
All the best Jan
Jan, I only have praises for the National Trust. Bravo to them and all the hard work that goes into keeping up these properties! Thank you for visiting with us!
DeleteI could move in here in a heartbeat! Oh my! It is so beautiful! And no stodgy, elegant-but-uncomfortable furniture, it looks like a home. This would certainly be on my list should I be lucky enough to get to Devon and between this and Greenway, I think I might have to!
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