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A La Ronde
Summer Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5BD
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Tel01548 842893
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This unique 16-sided house was described by Lucinda Lambton as having 'a magical strangeness that one might dream of only as a child'.
It was built for two spinster cousins, Jane and Mary Parminter, on their return from a grand tour of Europe in the late 18th century. It contains many objects and mementoes of their travels.
Fiercely independent, Mary and Jane Parminter, built A la Ronde as a rural retreat near fashionable Exmouth. Filled with 25,000 shells, the Shell Gallery crowns this unusual house and you can now experience the Shell Gallery through the new 360-degree interactive touchscreen or from the Octagon below.
What treasures will you find behind the doors that lead off the main Octagon room? Crowned by the famous Shell Gallery, the green decorations of the Octagon make it feel like you are walking through an undersea cave and shell grotto.
Outside, there’s a sense of harmony around the orchard, hay meadow and colourful borders, and views over the Exe Estuary.
The orchard is home to old Devon varieties of apple trees, along with plums and medlar trees. A part of the grounds known as the Bee Garden, not usually open, is now a space for quiet reflection. The meadow is full of butterflies and crickets. Why not bring a picnic and enjoy it in the orchard or on the haha lawn?
| 10:30-5:30 (Last entry to house 4pm) (27 Mar 2024 - 27 Oct 2024) |
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* Closed Mondays
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2 miles north of Exmouth off A376
Parking: free. Caravans and trailers telephone in advance. Two hard surface blue badge parking spaces
Satnav: our postcode doesn't always work on Sat Nav, please try using Summer Lane to find us.
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By Train: Lympstone village 1 mile; Exmouth 2 miles
By bus: Exeter to Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton, stops within ½ mile
By bicycle: National Cycle Network Route 2 is a route between Exeter and Exmouth, alongside the Exe Estuary. Towards the Exmouth end of the route is a turn up towards A la Ronde. At the top you will need to cross the main road at the crossing and make your way left towards Courtland Cross. Summer Lane is on the right by Haldon Motors.
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