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
May Bank Holiday Weekend (23rd–25th May)
- Saturday 23rd May: 12–4pm (times vary due to FORCE Fete charity event)
- Sunday 24th & Monday 25th May: 2–5pm
August Bank Holiday Weekend (22nd, 30th & 31st August)
- Saturday 22nd August: 12–4pm (times vary due to Hospiscare Fete charity event)
- Sunday 30th & Monday 31st August: 2–5pm
Guided Tours
Guided tours of the house are available on all open days. Tours last approximately one hour and begin shortly after 2pm, with the last tour departing at 3:30pm. Tours operate on a first come, first served basis.
Garden Access
The gardens are open at the same times as the house on all open days. On charity event Saturdays (23rd May and 22nd August), garden access is available from 12–4pm. On all other open days, the gardens are accessible from 2–5pm.
Charity Events
Cadhay hosts National Garden Scheme events on Sunday 24th & Monday 25th May and Sunday 30th & Monday 31st August 2026, both from 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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