Quirky 18th-century, 16 sided house with fascinating interior decoration and collections.
Important notice - The car park, toilets & one way route around the grounds are open. You'll need to book your visit in advance. Check What’s On for the latest information & to book. You'll be turned away if you arrive without a booking.
Enjoy walks, picnics, and stunning views across the Exe estuary to the east Devon coastline. You can picnic in the orchard or on the Ha-Ha lawn. Follow in the steps of A la Ronde’s two spinster cousins, Jane and Mary Parminter, and enjoy a stroll around the meadow which is rich in flora, fauna and wildlife.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/a-la-ronde
A la Ronde Summer Lane, Exmouth EX8 5BD
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Devon Gardens Trust Developed in the late C18 and early C19 with further alterations in the late C19, A La Ronde and the associated grounds of the chapel, Manse and almshouses known as The Point in View, form a Regency ferme ornée. Ornamental landscape features are combined with more practical paddocks, orchards and kitchen gardens creating an ornamented estate.
https://devongardenstrust.org.uk/gardens/la-ronde-and-point-view
Historic England A La Ronde is situated c 1.5km north-west of Exmouth and 0.5km south-east of Lympstone, to the south-east of Exmouth Road and the south of Summer Lane. The 10ha site comprises c 3.5ha of formal and informal gardens, a pleasure ground and orchard around the house, and a further area of c 6.5ha of meadow to the east and north-east which includes the land associated with The Point in View and the Manse. Boundaries to the north, east and south are formed by mixed hedges with many mature oaks and other trees following public roads or footpaths, while those to the south-east and south-west adjoin gardens of C20 houses. The south-west boundary has been re-enforced by mixed native planting within the paddock to screen housing constructed on the site of the kitchen garden and orchard. The Bee Garden 80m south-east of the house projects from the south-east boundary and is surrounded on three sides by modern houses. Sloping south-west towards the Exe estuary, the site has wide views to the Halden Hills to the west, and across Exmouth to the sea to the south.
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000686
Wikipedia A La Ronde is an 18th-century 16-sided house located near Lympstone, Exmouth, Devon, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The house was built for two spinster cousins, Jane and Mary Parminter. It is a Grade I listed building, as are the adjacent Point-In-View chapel, school and almshouses, together with a manse, which were also built by the cousins. The gardens are Grade II listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_La_Ronde
