Mid Devon Advertiser: Open Day Sheds Light on Mysterious Fern Garden

CANONTEIGN’S fern garden was host to a National Plant Collection open day on the weekend, as fern curator and pteridological expert Julian Reed showed visitors around the Estate’s historic and unique collection of ferns.  ‘It was very successful,’ said Julian, ‘we had people from all over the region come to the fern garden to learn […]

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WATERFALLS, LAKES AND WOODLANDS – A DAY OUT BY PITTS FARM COTTAGES

Picture credits: Pitts Farm Cottages Such a lovely descriptive blog post from Pitts Farm Cottages about their visit this June. Are you looking for a great day out for the whole family? Look no further than Canonteign Falls. Located in the heart of the Teign Valley and Dartmoor National Park near Chudleigh, Devon. Just an hour’s […]

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Restored Victorian fern collections at 90 acre Dartmoor Estate of Canonteign Falls are given Plant Heritage National Plant Collection status

The fern garden at Canonteign Falls was created in the 1800s when fern gardens and Fern hunting, Pteridomania,  was the height of fashion in Victorian Britain. As the prosperity of the Canonteign Estate waned during the 20th century, the fern garden was lost and forgotten. Lying undiscovered for more than 100 years. Canonteign’s owner’s Kate […]

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Canonteign Falls Honey

Canonteign Falls Honey Beekeeper John Our Apiarist Beekeeper John started beekeeping at 13 when he was the school beekeeper. That experience ignited a lifelong love of honeybees – unadulterated, artisan honey. He now has apiaries on bee-friendly sites in the villages of Dartington, Littlehempston, Galmpton and Canonteign Falls. John breeds his own calm temperament queens […]

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Dog Friendly Dartmoor

Dog-Friendly Dartmoor – Canonteign Falls and much more!

Canonteign Falls is a stunning natural attraction in the heart of Devon and we love dogs!   Visit for peaceful walks among the waterfalls, lakes, meadows and woodlands.  Escape the crowds and experience the highest waterfall in Dartmoor National Park.  We welcome your four-legged friends inside and out and with 90 acres to explore there […]

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Canonteign Labyrinth

 Canonteign Falls is the site of world-renowned Maze artist Adrian Fisher’s latest Labyrinth.  Seven paved rings have been set into the grass overlooking the Devon countryside to mark the owners, Chris and Kate Baylis’s 60th birthdays.  In its centre is a polished stainless steel mirror disc Torus by the artist David Harber.   Canonteign Labyrinth is […]

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Canonteign Falls is a Haven for Butterflies and Dragonflies

It’s the Season for butterflies and dragonflies. As we head into summer the lakes, wildflower meadows and woodland make Canonteign a haven for all kinds of wildlife including butterflies and dragonflies. The abundance of these creatures at Canonteign is largely down to the purity of the water in the lakes, water that originates high on […]

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