Following the unprecedented demand for Northam Burrows Manor Passes this year, the Council has now issued all 1,500 of its annually allocated passes.
No more applications for Manor Passes can be accepted this year.
Torridge District Council sells Season Tickets for Northam Burrows for £60. These can be bought over the phone at 01237 428700.
Note on the number of Manor Passes available:
In 1984, the then landowners (Devon County Council) and Northam Town Council signed an agreement that required the landowner to provide the Town Council (now superseded by the Northam Burrows Charity) with up to 1,500 Manor Passes. These were in compensation for the loss of grazing attributable to:
- The maintenance and use of the existing roads
- The maintenance and use of the existing car park areas
- The maintenance renewal of the existing toll-keepers huts, toilets, cattle grids, signs and posts on Northam Burrows
- The building maintenance renewal and use of the visitor’s centre.
The number of passes issued has therefore not been in relation to the number of permanent residents of, or residencies within the Ancient Manor.