We recently had the pleasure of visiting North Devon for a wedding and decided to make a weekend of it. As a child, I spent many family holidays in Woolacombe and visited there several times in adult life too so we were keen to return. We chose to stay in Barnstable as it was in between both the beach and the wedding venue.
It was quite by chance that we came across Broomhill Sculpture Gardens whilst driving to our hotel on the first day. We returned the next morning and spent a good 90 minutes walking through the woodland trails admiring a vast array of sculptures. You could easily spend longer.
There is an art hotel in the grounds with a newly refurbished restaurant which is open to non-residents. We didn’t eat there but it smelt delicious. The indoor art gallery is now situated in the restaurant and you can go and look even if you are not dining. I would recommend going early to appreciate the paintings and sculptures before people start eating.
I believe there are 300 sculptures on show. There’s something there to suit all tastes.
A babbling stream weaves its’ way through the lower gardens making it the perfect place for meditation or just a bit of time out.
At only a fiver for adults, it was a very cheap couple of hours entertainment and I’d totally recommend it if you like art or want to go somewhere different for a good workout – It is set in the hills with some steep inclines to access some areas!
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You may also like my other posts:
An Afternoon in Poole
Free and Cheap Things to Do in North Devon
Free and Cheap Things to Do in Mudeford Dorset
Or find more places to visit in my Days Out & Travel UK section.
You can read more about Broomhill Sculpture Gardens over on The Places We Will Go and view more photos of the gardens and surrounding areas on my Facebook page.
This place looks awesome! The sculptures are so amazing. It’s not local to us but I expect at some point we’ll be down that way so we’ll definitely visit.
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Ñorth Devon is a beautiful part of the country.
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I do love sculpture and have fond memories of family days out at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and other ones too. Not heard of this place so when in UK should visit it. I think sculpture gets the soul and mind going and love different individual takes on it too. #Blogtober19
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I hope to visit the Yorkshire Sculpture Park too.
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What a brilliant place to visit. Those sculptures are fantastic! It looks like a fab place to explore x
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I hadn’t realised there were so many sculpture gardens in the UK. We are going to visit another tomorrow, this time in Churt, Surrey.
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I used to ride a friend’s horse right past Broomhill ,the bright red stillaletto shoe would give the horses a fright, meaning that we had to sit tight! #blogober@_karendennis
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Great story. What did they think of the giant link and purple birds?
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You should go next time you visit Woolacombe.
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That looks like a lovely place, I love quirky art like that!
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