Tapeley Park
| Tapeley Park | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | country house |
| Location | Westleigh, Devon |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°02′27″N 4°10′22″W / 51.040724°N 4.172789°W |
| Website | |
| http://www.tapeleygardens.com | |
Tapeley Park is a country house located near the village of Westleigh in Devon, England.
William Clevland, who went on to become King of the Banana Islands grew up here.[1]
The house was acquired by the Christie family in the mid 19th century, who already owned Glyndebourne in Sussex. Later owners included John Christie, the founder of Glyndebourne Opera Festival.
John Christie left Tapeley to his daughter, who passed it onto her nephew Hector Christie, who turned it into a hippie commune. In 2011, Tapeley Park was the subject of a Channel 4 television documentary presented by hotelier Ruth Watson as part of her Country House Rescue series. By this time Hector Christie had put his hippie past largely behind him, and was concerned to restore the house and put it onto a sounder financial footing.
The garden is open to the public on a regular basis. It features Italianate terraces, a working kitchen garden and a permaculture garden.
References
- ↑ "InfoBritain". Retrieved 2011-03-14.