Cadhay
A fine stone mansion with an Elizabethan gallery remaining on the 1st floor at the south side of the house.
Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1QT
Facilities
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Accessible loos
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Cafe / restaurant
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EV charging options
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Free parking
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Mostly wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
- Guide dogs welcome
- Accessible parking
- Accessible toilets
One of the most interesting Tudor manor houses in Devon. Built in 1550, Cadhay retains the hall of an earlier house.
An Elizabethan Long Gallery was added to form a unique courtyard with statues of Tudor sovereigns on each side described by Sir Simon Jenkins as ‘one of the treasures of Devon’.
By the 18th-century the house was in a poor state of repair and the new owner restored the house in the Georgian style. He panelled a number of the rooms, installed sash windows and inserted a ceiling in the Great Hall under the magnificent timbered roof.By 1911 the house was again in poor condition and it was heavily restored with a lot of the Tudor hearths being uncovered. Recently it has been refurbished to restore it to its previous splendour.
Cadhay is open for guided tours on Fridays, May to September.
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Opening Times 2026
Regular Friday Afternoons
Cadhay is open every Friday from 1st May to 25th September 2026, from 2–5pm.
Bank Holiday Weekends
The house opens for extended Bank Holiday weekends in May and August:
- May Bank Holiday (23rd–25th May 2026): Saturday 23rd May 12–4pm, Sunday 24th & Monday 25th May 2–5pm
- August Bank Holiday (29th–31st August 2026): Saturday 29th August 12–4pm, Sunday 30th & Monday 31st August 2–5pm
Please note that Saturday opening hours vary due to charity fete events (FORCE Fete in May, Hospiscare Fete in August).
Guided House Tours
Guided tours of the house are available on all open days. Tours begin shortly after 2pm, with the last tour departing at 3.30pm. Each tour lasts approximately one hour.
Garden Access
The gardens are open during all public opening times: Friday afternoons (2–5pm, May–September) and Bank Holiday weekends (with the times noted above).
Charity Events
Cadhay participates in the National Garden Scheme on Sunday 24th & Monday 25th May 2026 and Sunday 30th & Monday 31st August 2026, both 2–5pm.
Historic Houses members visit for free. There is no need to book – members just need to show their cards on arrival.
House and gardens: £12
Garden only: £6
Groups are welcome to visit Cadhay.
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
- Guide dogs welcome
- Accessible parking
- Accessible toilets
Getting here
Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1QT
The main visitor entrance is at ///tone.overdrive.wing. What does this mean?
1 mile north west of Ottery St Mary. From the west take the A30 and exit at Pattesons cross and follow signs for Fairmile and Cadhay. From the east exit the A30 at Iron Bridge, the first exit after Honiton, and follow signs as above.
Take a train to Honiton (5 miles) or Feniton (2miles) and arrange a taxi to Cadhay.
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