Historic house · near Dittisham · Devon

Greenway House

Greenway House is a former house of Agatha Christie. Its setting is 500 m east of Dittisham. On the official register, it is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Greenway House, Brian (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

500 m

east of Dittisham

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Dittisham

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Dittisham

Greenway House is 500 m east of Dittisham. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Dittisham has 48 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

Afternoons in Dittisham reach 19–21°C from June to September.

Jan9° / 4°137 mm

Feb10° / 3°101 mm

Mar11° / 4°88 mm

Apr13° / 6°76 mm

May16° / 8°64 mm

Jun19° / 11°73 mm

Jul21° / 12°66 mm

Aug21° / 13°84 mm

Sep19° / 11°78 mm

Oct16° / 9°133 mm

Nov12° / 6°138 mm

Dec10° / 4°145 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Dittisham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Dittisham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Dittisham’s full climate →

About

Greenway House

It is cared for by the National Trust. Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages. Nearby, Dartmouth Castle (4.7 km) heads a list of 38 within 15 km.

Dittisham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 500 m east of Dittisham
Official site: britainsfinest.co.uk/gardens/greenway

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Map of Greenway House and nearby

Find Greenway House in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Greenway House

Paignton, with 67,509 people, is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 500 m west of it

Dittisham

191 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km east of it

Brixham

17,839 people · 21 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km south of it

Dartmouth

5,260 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km north of it

Paignton

67,509 people · 24 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Greenway House is	People	Places to visit
Dittisham	500 m west of it	191	12
Brixham	1.5 km east of it	17,839	21
Dartmouth	2.5 km south of it	5,260	12
Paignton	2.7 km north of it	67,509	24
Stoke Gabriel	3.1 km northwest of it	1,340	10
Kingswear	3.4 km southeast of it	422	11
Stoke Fleming	6.2 km south of it	767	10
Blackawton	7.7 km southwest of it	929	1

Make a day of it

Next door to Greenway House

Among the 38 within 15 km are 4 castles, a zoo and a heritage railway.

Castle · English HeritageDartmouth Castle4.7 km away 2

CastleKingswear Castle4.9 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageBerry Pomeroy Castle8.2 km away 4

ZooPaignton Zoo5 km away 5

Heritage railwayDartmouth Steam Railway900 m away 6

Historic house · National TrustCompton Castle10 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageTotnes Castle9.2 km away 8

AttractionKents Cavern11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Greenway House

Where is Greenway House?

Greenway House is 500 m east of Dittisham, Devon.

What is Greenway House?

Former house of Agatha Christie in Kingswear, Devon, England, UK.

Who runs Greenway House?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Greenway House?

June to September are the warmest months in Dittisham, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Greenway House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Greenway House?

Within 15 km: Dartmouth Castle (4.7 km), Kingswear Castle (4.9 km), Berry Pomeroy Castle (8.2 km) and Paignton Zoo (5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Greenway House: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dartmouth Castle: Troxx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Kingswear Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berry Pomeroy Castle: J Morley (Smalljim), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Paignton Zoo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dartmouth Steam Railway: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Castle: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Totnes Castle: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kents Cavern: Jcg2006, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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