September is a great time to visit National Trust’s Castle Drogo, in Devon, where new areas and objects are available for visitors to view for the first time. There are also opportunities to get involved with a volunteer open day on Friday 6 September.
For the first time ever, the Study at Castle Drogo has been opened as an exhibition space. Julius Drewe’s desk, recently returned...
As part of Great Big Green Week (8 -16 June), Castle Drogo are offering a free Shuttle Bus service on selected dates, between Okehampton and the Castle, with visitors able to claim a free hot drink in the café if they use the service.
Busses will run on: Saturday 8, Monday 10, Wednesday 12, Friday 14 and Saturday 15 of June 2024.
The volunteers at Castle Drogo have been busy unpacking the Christmas decorations and turning the castle into a traditional festive scene ready for Christmas opening on Friday 1 December.
Local musicians from nine different musical groups are volunteering their time to create a cacophony of sound in the Castle, to get people in the Christmas spirit, with performances on most days....
On select dates throughout December, visitors to Castle Drogo on Dartmoor will get to experience a 1920s Christmas party inspired by the festive traditions of the former owner, Julius Drewe and his family.
Open every Friday to Sunday up to 18 Dec and then daily from 19 to 23 December, this is the first Christmas at the castle since the National Trust reached the end of a 9-year...
Following nine years of major conservation work, the National Trust’s ambitious project to save Castle Drogo, one of the country’s most iconic buildings, is complete.
Castle Drogo is the last castle to have been built in Britain, between 1911 and 1931, by the renowned architect Edwin Lutyens. It was built for Julius Drewe, a food retailing magnate, whose dream was to create an...
Castle Drogo will be the backdrop for a creative programme of exhibitions and performances celebrating the creative spirit of Dartmoor from Saturday 14 May until Sunday 19 June.
There will be artist’s exhibitions, workshops, theatre and a costume display by the students of Plymouth College.
To launch the event, there will be an open evening on Friday 13 May, including live...
