A la Ronde
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Overview
This unique sixteen-sided house 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. The extraordinary interior decoration includes a feather frieze, gathered from native game birds and chickens, laboriously stuck down with isinglass. There is also a fragile shell-encrusted gallery, said to contain nearly 25,000 shells, which can be viewed in its entirety using a touch screen 360 degree virtual tour.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Open wknds 4 Jan-2 Feb & 8 Nov-14 Dec 12-4; open daily 8-23 Feb & Mar-2 Nov 11-5 (last admission to house 4, winter 3.15)
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Cafe
- Children
About the area
Devon sums up all that is best about the British landscape, with its magnificent coastlines, two historic cities, the world-famous Dartmoor National Park and south Devon’s glorious English Riviera. A fashionable and much-loved holiday destination, hiking and cycling in the National Parks is extremely popular among visitors, with a great choice of off-road routes.
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