Greenway
Agatha Christie's former holiday home above the River Dart in Devon, a Georgian house furnished as in the 1950s, with woodland gardens and a boathouse.
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Over het museum
There has been a house at Greenway for more than 400 years. In the sixteenth century the Gilbert family, soldiers and seafarers who took part in early colonial ventures, built a Tudor mansion here. The present Georgian house dates from the late eighteenth century and was built for a prosperous sea merchant. The estate changed hands many times in the following centuries and gained wings, a boathouse and gardens that run down the wooded hillside to the River Dart.
In 1938 the crime writer Agatha Christie and her husband, the archaeologist Max Mallowan, bought the estate. The family used it for summers and Christmases, and in the 1950s it was a lively place for friends and relatives. During the Second World War the house was requisitioned, and the American coastguard used it in the preparations for D-Day; a frieze painted in the library in 1944 dates from that time. The boathouse appears as a murder scene in Christie's novel Dead Man's Folly.
Christie's daughter Rosalind Hicks and her husband lived at Greenway until 2004. The National Trust acquired the estate in 2000, and the house is now presented as the family's holiday home of the 1950s. It holds the family's collections of ceramics, Tunbridgeware, silver and books, including first editions of Christie's novels, as well as archaeological finds from the Middle East brought back from Mallowan's excavations.
Hoogtepunten
- House furnished as the Christie family's 1950s holiday home
- Family collections of ceramics, Tunbridgeware, silver and books
- Archaeological artefacts from Max Mallowan's excavations in the Middle East
- Library frieze painted in 1944 when the house was requisitioned
- Woodland gardens, walled garden, boathouse and battery above the River Dart
Vaste collectie
- The Christie family house and collections – Rooms set in the 1950s when the Christie family used the house for holidays, with ceramics, Tunbridgeware, silver, books and archaeological finds from the Middle East.
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | £ 18 |
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| Kinderen & jongeren | £ 9gratis t/m 4 jaar · Child ticket for ages 5 to 17; under-5s enter free. |
| Groepen | £ 17,10 p.p.Group price per adult; the group price per child aged 5 to 17 is £8.55. |
| Gezinnen | £ 45Family ticket for 2 adults and up to 3 children; 1 adult and 2 children costs £27. |
| Family ticket, 1 adult and 2 children | £ 27 |
Prices are for the whole property, without Gift Aid (adult £19.80 with Gift Aid). National Trust members enter free. Booking a car parking space is strongly advised, and without it admission cannot be guaranteed. Non-members pay £3.90 for parking during their visit (maximum stay three hours); parking is free for members.
Toegankelijkheid
- Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The grounds are partly accessible, with steep slopes, narrow paths and cobbled areas, and a map of the accessible route is available. At least six accessible parking spaces are in the main car park, with a drop-off point at reception and an electric buggy between the car park and reception (subject to availability). Adapted toilets are next to visitor reception and the shop. Two manual wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge (booking advised by phone), and lockers for large bags are available. An induction loop is installed. Only assistance dogs are allowed in the house.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 4 jaar |
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| Gezinsticket | £ 45 · Family ticket for 2 adults and up to 3 children; 1 adult and 2 children costs £27. |
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
The National Trust promotes family trails in the house and garden, wildlife spotting and seasonal activities such as an autumn pumpkin trail during half-term.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
No bus services run to Greenway at present, and the steam trains do not operate. The nearest railway stations are Churston (2 miles) and Paignton (4½ miles). A ferry service runs from April to October from Dartmouth and from Dittisham (Greenway Ferry Company, 01803 882811).
Met de auto
Betaald parkeren
Parking must be booked in advance; a stay of three hours or less is asked for. Charges apply for non-members and parking is free for members. There is no parking on Greenway Road or in Galmpton village. Full-size coaches cannot be used because there is no turning space, and midibuses and motorhomes must book by phone.
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
From Torquay and Paignton follow signs to Brixham to Churston, then the brown signs through Galmpton and along Greenway Road for about two miles. Satellite navigation to TQ5 0ES leads through Galmpton. The Dart Valley Trail from Kingswear (Higher Ferry) is 4 miles on foot, and a country-lane walk from Broadsands or Churston station is 3½ miles. Boats landing at Greenway Quay should contact Greenway Ferries.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café
- Museumwinkel
- Kluisjes
The Barn Café has indoor and outdoor seating, and a Tack Room serving takeaways opens in summer. The shop sells Agatha Christie souvenirs, homewares and local produce, and a second-hand bookshop is in the former stables. Dogs on leads are welcome in the garden, boathouse, shop and café.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Ruimtes te huur
The property is listed as available for functions.
Je bezoek plannen
| Goed om te weten | A free app trail called Voices of the Garden uses GPS to tell the garden's history with an audio story; it runs in autumn 2026. |
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