An opportunity to visit a wonderful, impressive kitchen garden at the heart of the Devon Farm for City Children. Nethercott House sits just outside the pretty Devonshire village of Iddesleigh with views to the high tors of Dartmoor National Park. Nestled deep in the countryside that inspired the founder – Michael Morpurgo – to write War Horse, Nethercott House is a Victorian manor with wide sweeping lawns, steeply banked lanes, and ancient hedgerows that lead down to the River Torridge. Nethercott hosts groups of children for five night stays throughout the year during which they are immersed in the many activities involved in running a successful kitchen garden and farm Our visit, which falls in the school holidays, will include a tour led by Janette Bradford, the Head Gardener, and followed by a cream tea in the house.
Championing Devon’s garden heritage