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Working trout farm with 'catch your own trout' facilities for children and adults. Waterside tearooms.
Feed fish & watch the life cycle from egg to adult of a range of species, including ornamental fish. Catch your own trout. £1.00 to fish. £1.80/lb price of the trout thereafter - we will clean and gut them so you can take them away ready for cooking. Our experienced and friendly staff are on hand to help and offer advice and information.
Fly angling for the experienced angler and novice. Ornamental fish for sale.
Opening Times: All year, daily, 0800-(sunset+1hr). Fly fishery: All year, daily, 0800- 1 hour after sunset. Closed 25 Dec.
Tickets: Fly fishing: £23.00 (2 fish), £24.00 (3 fish), £26.00 (4 fish), (5 fish), £50.00 (10 fish). Tackle hire: £7.00.
Admission Charges: Adult: FREE Child: FREE Concession: FREE
Dogs admitted: No.

Comtemporary Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden in and around the award-winning Broomhill Art Hotel. Many works by international artists. The scupture garden extends into adjacent woodland and along the banks of the river Bradiford Water. Headquarters of North Devon Art (association of professional artists). Lunchtime restaurant, Teas.
Opening Times: daily: 1100-1600.
Admission Charges: Adult: £4.50 Child: £1.50 Concession: £3.50 Family: £10.00
Dogs admitted: No.

New Plant Centre offers plants rarely found in commercial garden centres.

An 18-acre garden with 3 small lakes, unusual trees and shrubs, bog garden, national collection of astilbes, iris ensata and tulbaghias. "Our gardening year starts in February with masses of Snowdrops welcoming the early spring. These are followed by daffodils and later bluebells. During March and April the large collection of Magnolias is at its best and together with Camellias, Rhododendrons and Cherry blossom, makes a riot of colour for Easter time. In May the alpines and early flowering herbaceous plants begin to flower...." Plant Centre (in the walled garden) is open 1100-1700, daily. The Garden Tea Room is open 1030-1630, daily from March until the end of October.
Opening Times: Every day, all year (except Christmas Day and Boxing Day) from 1000-1730.
Admission Charges: Adult: £5.00 Child under 12: FREE
Dogs admitted: Yes - on a lead.