We are inviting all Dads & Service Personnel to visit for FREE when accompanied by a paying child.
Our Archivist, Felicity Harper will be doing a fascinating talk about Powderham Castle during WW2 at 12:30 and 2:30 in the Servants Hall.
Did you know...... the current Earl of Devon was born in the state bed on the night of the Exeter Blitz? You can see the fabulous state bed and other interesting artefacts on one of our entertaining guided tours.
Felt Poppy maker, Jenny Liggins will be showing our visitors how to make felt poppies, donations to the Royal British...
Daily reportage of World War II was covered first hand on the battlefields and the home front by journalists from The New York Times.
A collection of articles have been selected by a University of Exeter historian for a new book. Professor Richard Overy has edited The New York Times Complete World War II 1939 – 1945, which seeks to provide a new perspective on World War II with more than 500 of the most pivotal and interesting articles from the archives of The New York Times.
The articles are some of the most riveting and gripping reportage of the war - first-hand accounts...