On the Talaton road, off the A30 Exeter to Honiton road at Fairmile. Rail: Feniton station. Bus: Local service, Cooks Buses, No. 382 which operates between Sidmouth & Whimple via Ottery St Mary.
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Escot Gardens, Maze and Fantasy Woodlands, Fairmile, Devon
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Combe House - Hotel & Restaurant
Grade 1 Elizabethan Manor set in beautiful Devon Estate.
The Belmont Hotel
Ideally located for exploring Sidmouth & East Devon’s Jurassic Coastline.
The Victoria Hotel
Situated on the World Heritage Jurassic Coast and only 100 yards from the beach.
Royal York Hotel
Magnificent Regency hotel on Sidmouth's historic Esplanade. Ideally suited for exploring the area.
The Priory - B & B
This C12th priory has carved oak beams, plank & muntin screens, open fires & beautiful gardens overlooking the village pond. The bedrooms reflect the early medieval period with 2 refurbished en-suite double rooms. Furnished, to a high standard with antiques & high quality reproduction furniture.
Enjoy the in 220 acres of natural historical gardens and fantasy woodland which surround the ancestral home of the Kennaway family.
- Ivan Hicks' Fantasy Woodland with rare shrubs and champion trees
- Otters, red squirrels, wild boar and birds of prey display
- The Adrian Fisher 4,000 beech-tree maze
You’ll find an ark-full of animals with paths, trails and vistas, and everywhere beautiful flowers in their seasons, shrubs and magnificent champion trees. See the Birds of Prey, Otters, Red Squirrels and Wild Boar, get lost in our amazing 4,000 Beach-Tree Maze and try your hand at the Escot letterboxing challenge.
The Coach House Restaurant serves coffees (cappuccino, latte etc.), home-cooked lunches; cream teas and mouth-watering home-made cakes and desserts. Visit our Pet & Aquatic Centre where you can find one of the most extensive collections of tropical and pond fish in the West Country plus an excellent range of pets to buy including birds, hamsters, rabbits and guinea pigs and expert advice on how to care for them.
The Escot Gift Shop shop stocks a comprehensive range of all the games toys puzzles and pastimes, presents for men and women and children of all ages. We are open daily, Except Christmas Day and Boxing Day from 10am. 2007 admission prices. Entrance to the Restaurant, Sea Horse Trust Centre, Gift shop & Pet Centre is FREE.
"A visit to Escot must be high on every list. Its combination of scenery and excitement, birds and fish, tranquility and challenges, is irresistable."
Devon Country Gardener, 2002
Lloyds/TSB Small Business Champions Merit Award Winners Southern Region 2004
| Adult | £6.45 | |
| Child | £5.45 | |
| Concession | £5.45 | |
| Family | £22.00 | |
Escot Park
Fairmile
Devon
EX11 1LU
Tel: (01404) 822188
Fax: (01404) 822903
Email: escot@escot-devon.co.uk
