Captain Jack and his lively crew are back from Tortuga for some more pirate antics. This is your last chance to meet them this season.
There will be a Pirate Trail for children to follow around the grounds to win a prize as well as all the usual wonderful attractions.
Sessions take place at set times throughout the day. Pick up your session ticket on arrival. This event is included in a child's standard admission. (Children returning with a free return ticket or a discounted ticket may take part in our themed activity for £2)
The concert will be given by Virtuosi, an international group of instrumentalists from Wells Cathedral Specialist Music School. It will also be the first ‘outing’ for our newly-acquired Bechstein concert grand piano.
There will be a variety of instruments, composers and of styles which we hope will appeal particularly to younger members of the audience.
The first half of the programme will consist of individual items:-
Hungarian Rhapsody for cello and piano by Popper – a splendidly rhetorical opening leading to some astonishing virtuosity.
Toby Buckland’s Garden Festival will be set in the glorious grounds of Powderham Castle, making the most of this historic Devon location on the banks of the Exe estuary. The variety of plant nurseries, talks and demonstrations will reflect the unique landscape from ancient parklands to walled kitchen gardens, making this the perfect festival for every type of gardener.
The festival will bring together celebrity gardener, horticulturist and author, Toby Buckland, Powderham Castle and the leading South West specialist gardening magazine Country Gardener in a gardening event unique to...
No need to leave the West Country this spring, come to Powderham Castle, near Exeter to see the very best of gold medal winning nurseries.
Enjoy a spectacular display of extraordinary, unusual and beautiful plants with over 100 exhibitors showing across the Castle estate, children's gardening activities, food and craft stalls and live music to help create a garden party atmosphere.
Olympians are not the only Brits to win gold - our exhibitors can boast over 100 RHS Gold Medals:
Whetman Pinks, filling the festival air with the exceptional perfume of their...
Dont be late for the tea party. Follow Alice down the rabbit hole to meet the weird and wonderful characters in Wonderland!
The interactive sessions take place at 12.30 and 2.30. Each child wishing to take part will be given a session ticket on arrival. Gather in the courtyard at your given time and wait for the fun to begin! Each session lasts about 50 minutes.
Children will love to follow the treasure trail around the grounds too. This can be done in their own time and they win a prize for doing it! All our other attractions open as usual from our nature trail to meeting...
Captain Jack and his lively crew are back from Tortuga for some more pirate antics. Your last chance to meet him this season!
The interactive sessions take place at 12.30 and 2.30. Each child wishing to take part will be given a session ticket on arrival. Gather in the courtyard at your given time and wait for the fun to begin! Each session lasts about 50 minutes.
Children will love to follow the treasure trail around the grounds too. This can be done in their own time and they win a prize for doing it! All our other attractions open as usual from our nature trail to...
Organisers of the fourth Force/Francis Clark 10k Race at Powderham Castle have called for more runners to sign up for the annual event in a bid to break previous entry records and boost fundraising.
The event has grown considerably since the first race in 2010 and now features a 5k run and a 2k family run as well as 5k & 10k mountain bike rides around one of the most picturesque routes any runner or rider could wish for, taking in the Castle, the Exe Estuary, extensive woodland and the deer park.
Nearly 300 entries have been received so far but organisers are looking to...
Temperatures reached a scorching 27 degrees Celsius as revellers from across the UK came to Exeter to watch Olly Murs perform in front of 20,000 at Powerham Castle over the weekend.
Essex star, Olly, who struggled to perform his set at Robbie Williams' Wembley concert just two days before, managed to treat the crowd to his famous hits 'Dance With Me Tonight' and 'Please Don't Let Me Go', to a welcome response from the audience.
During the show the 'Troublemaker' singer got his fans shaking their stuff to Beyonce's 'Crazy In...
