Greenway
Agatha Christie's holiday home overlooking the River Dart. The house retains the author's books and collections, and its garden is the setting for Dead Man's Folly.
Greenway is a Georgian-style villa that Agatha Christie bought in 1938. The author called it 'the loveliest place in the world.' It is now managed by the National Trust. The house has been kept as it was when Christie and her family lived there in the 1950s, displaying her archaeological collection, porcelain, books and piano. The woodland gardens run down the hillside to a boathouse on the River Dart, which is the murder scene in the novel Dead Man's Folly. Admission is about £18, and National Trust members enter for free. Those driving should book a parking space in advance. It is better to reach the estate by ferry from Dartmouth or Brixham, or by steam railway and then a short walk.
Opening hours
About 10:30–17:00 (Feb–Nov; limited time slots in winter)
Nearby sights
- Dartmouth Steam Railway
- Dartmouth
- Dartmouth Castle
- Paignton Zoo
- Blackpool Sands
- Brixham Harbour & Golden Hind
- Cockington Village
- Torre Abbey