The impressive Lanhydrock House dates from the Victorian era and has much to interest the casual visitor.
Its large and varied gardens feature statuesque yew trees, as well as a myriad of rhododendrons and camellias.
The ancient park offers a number of walks in which to wile away the hours.
Prices Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): £11.50 (£10.40), child £5.70 (£5.10), family £28.60 (£26.00), family (1 adult) £17.20 (£15.60). Garden & grounds only: £6.75 (£6.10), child £3.65 (£3.30). Reduced rate when arriving by bicycle or public transport
Open House: Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00am to 5:00pm (5:30pm in summer)between 28th February and 1st November Garden: Everyday from 11:00am to 5:00pm (5:30pm in summer). 2nd November to 24th December 11:00am - 4:00pm.
Ideally placed, midway between Wadebridge and Bodmin, Pencarrow House has been the family seat of the Molesworth-St Aubyns, ever since Elizabethan times.
The grounds feature a sunken Italian Garden and the mile long 'Carriage Drive', lined with numerous specimen conifers, Rhododendrons and Camellias. It was first laid out and planted in 1842.
Prices Adults £8.50 / Children (5-16) £4.00. Group rates available on request. The Gardens: The Gardens are open daily from 1 March 2011 - 31st October 2011, 10.00am - 5.30pm . Adults £4.00 / Children (5-16) £1.00.
Open The House: Pencarrow House, Peacock Cafe and Gift & Plant Shop are open Sundays to Thursday inclusive, 11am to 5pm from Sunday 3 April 2011. House by guided tour only - last tour of the house is at 3pm. (House closes 29 September 2011).
Mount Edgcumbe is a maritime garden of immense charm set in a dramatic position on a partly wooded peninsula.
Mount Edgcumbe is a magical place which will capture the imagination, offering peace, inspiration and variety whatever the season.
Come and explore 865 acres of formal gardens, Deer Park and coastal walks.
Prices Individual admission rates 2011 Adults: £7.20 Concessions: £5.50 Earl's Garden only: £3.50 Children: £3.75 (5 to 15 years), under 5 years free Family: £12.50 (1 adults and up to 3 children) £16.00 (2 adults and 2 to 3 children) Group admission rates: Normal hours 11am to 4.30pm: Adults £6.50, Concession £5, Children £3.50; Early opening: 10.30am: Adults £7, Children £3.75; Special openings: Adults £7.50, Children £4
Open The House and Earl's Garden (admission charged) is open Sunday to Thursday and Bank Holiday Monday between 11am and 4.30pm from Sunday 3 April to Wednesday 28 September 2011. Group bookings can also be arranged in March and October. The house is available for civil wedding and civil partnership ceremonies plus conferences..
Trevarno Gardens are often overlooked by the casual visitor. Do they know what they are missing?
Trevarno is an official World Heritage Site attraction featuring wonderful gardens, beautiful walks and abundant wildlife around the extremely picturesque lake.
Well worth the journey.
Prices Adult £7.50 Senior £6.60 Child (under 14) £2.50 Disabled/Student £3.75 Family* £20.00 ( *2 Adults and up to 3 children)
Open Every day 10:30 – 17:00 (except 25th and 26th December).
Trevena Cross Nuseries specialises in Southern Hemisphere plants, especially Banksias, Hakeas, Leucadendrons, Proteas and Telopeas.
Combine your visit with a meal or drink at the sub-tropical Jungle Lodge restaurant. Here you can either sit inside or relax outside on the jungle deck amongst the exotic planting.
Come and pick up that something a little different.
Prices Free Admission
Open Monday - Saturday : 9:00am - 5:00pm, Sundays: 10:30am - 4:30pm including all Bank Holidays except Christmas and New Year.
At the heart of an historic estate, owned by the National Trust since 2000, lies one of Cornwall's most beautiful and romantic old houses. Newly acquired by the Trust, Godolphin was considered in the 17th century to be the most fashionable house in Cornwall. It was the springboard for the political ambitions of the illustrious Godolphin family, who had made their fortune from the rich mineral deposits on the estate. However, after 1710 no Godolphin lived here, and the house and estate were left to settle gently into the landscape.
Prices Standard Admission House and garden: adult £7, child £3.50, family £17.50, family (1 adult) £10.50. Garden only: adult £4, child £2, family £10, family (1 adult) £6. Free admission to estate
Open House: 2 July 2011 - 8 July 2011: 10:00 – 4:00. Garden: 12 March 2011 - 30 October 2011: 10:00 - 4:00. Estate: Open All Year. TR13 9RE
The sub-tropical gardens of Glendurgan, near Mawnan Smith sweep down to the Helford River.
Highlights include the famous maze, the 'Giant's Stride' swing, as well as exotic plants, wildflowers and fine trees.
Prices Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): adult £7 (£6.30), child £3.60 (£3.20), family £17.50 (£15.90), family (1 adult) £10.50 (£9.50). Reduced rate when arriving by bicycle or public transport
Open Open Tuesday to Saturday from 12th February 2011 to 29th October 2011. Opens Mondays also during August 2011.
Let the children hide amongst the oversized Gunnera leaves or explore the myriad of paths.
An added bonus: Trebah has its own private beach overlooking the Helford River.
No wonder that Trebah has been named as one of the finest 80 gardens in the world!
Prices 1st March 2011 to 31st October 2011 inclusive: Entry Price (Gift Aid Price) Adults £8.80 (£8.00); Seniors £7.70 (£7.00); Children (5 to 15) £2.75 ( £2.50); Under 5s FREE (FREE).
1st November 2011 to 29th February 2012: Entry Price (Gift Aid Price) Adults £4.40 (£4.00); Seniors £3.85 (£3.50); Children (5 to 15) £1.10 ( £1.00); Under 5s FREE (FREE) There is no charge to visit Planters Cafe, the Gallery and Garden Shops or Trebah Plant Centre
Open Garden: every day at 10:00am and at present closes at 6:30pm. The last entry to the garden is at 5:00pm. Planters Cafe opens between 10:00am and 4:30pm.
The Gallery Shop, Garden Shop and Plant Sales open between 10am and 5.30pm.
The Garden is open every day of the year. The Shops and Planters Café are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
The Japanese Garden & Bonsai Nursery at St Mawgan, near Newquay offers a taste of the Orient in Mid Cornwall.
An authentic Japanese Garden set in 1 acre features amazing Japanese maples & azaleas, a symbolic teahouse, koi pond, bamboo grove, stroll, woodland, zen & moss gardens.
Truly an oasis of tranquility.
Prices Bonsai & Japanese Garden Nurseries - Entrance Free Japanese Garden - Adult £4.50 Child £2.00 (Babies free) Groups of 10+ £3.50 per person
Open Open All Year: Seven Days a Week 10:00am to 6:00pm (5:30pm winter) Closed Xmas Day to New Years Day.
Trerice Manor & Gardens lie tucked away in the Cornish countryside at Kestle Mill near Newquay.
Its main features are the Elizabethan manor house, famed for its 'barrel-roofed' Great Chamber, the charming flowering gardens and the old Cornish apple orchard.
Prices Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): adult £7.70 (£7), child £3.90 (£3.50), family £19.10 (£17.30), family (1 adult) £11.50 (£10.40). Reduced rate when arriving by bicycle or public transport (please show valid bus or rail ticket)
Open House 11:00am to 5:00pm from 5th March 2011 to 30th October 2011. Great Hall Only: 4 November 2011 to 18 December 2011. Garden, Shop and Tea Room: Daily from 5th march 2011 to 30th October 2011.
The sheltered Trengwainton Gardens near Penzance, offer luxuriant growth with tender exotics, magnolias and tree ferns overlooking Mount's Bay.
The historic walled garden is being restored.
Prices Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): adult £6.50 (£5.90), child £3.20 (£2.90), family £16.20 (£14.70), family (1 adult) £9.70 (£8.80). Reduced rate when arriving by bicycle, on foot or public transport
Open 10:30am - 5:00 pm from 13th February 2011 to 30th October 2011. Not open Fridays or Saturdays.
As the name implies Hardy Exotics Nursery is not actually a garden. It is however, well worth a visit if you are at all interested in cacti, succulents and other exotic plant specimens.
Take home that little bit of Cornwall.
Prices Free Admission
Open 10:00am - 5:00pm Everyday during March - October 10:00am - 4:00pm Monday - Saturday during November - February Please phone first in winter months if travelling a long way..
Trereife House - A fine Manor House on the outskirts of Newlyn and Penzance.
Look a little further inland from Mount’s Bay and, at the edge of Penzance, you’ll find Trereife House (pronounced Treave). The neat parterres and terraces of a classic Cornish garden form the entrance to the historic house, The Le Grice family’s horses graze the surrounding parkland and the rich blue of the bay can be glimpsed just beyond the woodland. A more romantic or elegant setting can hardly be imagined. The house and grounds offer the perfect facilities for a wedding, meeting, conference and film venue. We have staged opera, jazz and theatrical events. We also have our own art gallery with shows scheduled throughout the season. The garden at Trereife benefits from having one of only five modern parterre gardens. Parterre comes from the french for ‘on the ground’ and is defined as being a garden constructed on a a surface of planting beds, edged in stone or tightly clipped hedging and gravel paths. Laid out in 1999 in time for the new millennium, the elaborate parterre was planned out by designer, Lyn Le Grice, to enliven the terrace adjacent to the Queen Anne front of 1904. Divided by a ‘ha ‘ha’ from the parkland if offered a spacious format and a chance of a fresh focus for the garden.
Prices Trereife will be open every Wednesday between the 18th May and 1st October 2011 from 11.00 until 4.00. Guided tours will take place at 2.30 and the cost of the tour is £7 for adults, £6 for concessions and children under 16, accompanied by an adult go free (complimentary tickets for bed and breakfast guests).
Cotehele is a romantic garden around a Tudor house with many stories and legends, festooned with tapestries and adorned with textiles, arms and armour, pewter, brass and old oak furniture; a magical experience where little has changed over the years. Outside, explore the formally planted terraces, or lose yourself in the Valley Garden, which includes a medieval stewpond and dovecote. Seek tranquillity in the Upper Garden or visit the two orchards planted with local apples and cherries. Cotehele Quay is the home of the restored Tamar sailing barge Shamrock and gateway to a wider estate. The Discovery Centre tells the story of the Tamar Valley.
Prices Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets) House, garden and mill: adult £10 (£9), child £5 (£4.50), family £25 (£22.50), family (1 adult and 2 children) £15 (£13.50). Garden and mill: adult £6 (£5.40), child £3 (£2.70), family £15 (£13), family (1 adult and 2 children) £9 (£8.10). Reduced rate when arriving by bicycle or public transport
Open House: Open from 12 March 2011 – 30 October 2011 from 11:00am – 4:30pm. (Not Fridays Gardens Open all year from dawn to dusk. Barn Restaurant, shop, plant sales and Gallery: Open 12 February 2011 - 31 December 2011 from 11:00 am.
Discovered in 1990 under decades of overgrowth, the Lost Gardens were restored on a shoestring budget and hailed by The Times as '...the garden restoration of the century'.
This mysterious historic garden set in 200 acres of glorious countryside has the power to captivate. Allow a day if you can.
Prices Single visit charges Adults £10.00 Senior Citizens £9.00 Children (5-16 yrs) £6.00 Children (under 5) FREE Family (2 adults & up to 3 children) £27.00
Open Open Every Day (except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) Main Season (April September): 10:00 am 6:00 pm (last tickets 4:30pm) Winter (October March): 10:00 am 5:00 pm (last tickets 3:30pm).
Situated in a secluded valley overlooking Porthluney Beach, the 100 acre Caerhays Castle Gardens are everything you could wish for in a spring woodland garden.
Guided tours of the castle are available for a limited period during the season. The Magnolia Tearooms are open for refreshments and the gift shop in the courtyard stocks a varied selection of local and own branded products.
Prices Standard entry rates for individuals:- Gardens £7.50 Adults £3.50 Children under 16 Children under 5 free £6.50 O.A.P House conducted tour only Reservations advised £7.50 Adults £3.50 children under 16 Children under 5 free £6.50 O.A.P Gardens & House combined Reservations advised £12.50 Adults £6.00 Children under 16 Children under 5 free
Open Opening Times 2011 Gardens Open 14th February to 5th June seven days a week 10.00 to 5.00 (last admission 4.00) House Open - (conducted tours only) 14th March to 30th May weekdays only (including Bank Holidays) tours 12.00 1.30 3.00 (due to restricted numbers on tours, reservations are advised) Dogs on leads are welcome.
With over 6000 labelled plants, Pinetum Park is a testament to the dedication and enthusiasm of amateur horticulturists Ray and Shirley Clemo a who travelled the world collecting seeds and plants to establish this remarkable Garden.
Naturalists will enjoy the wealth of wildlife that make the park their home; including permanent residents such as our pair of beautiful black swans.
Individual environs with unique flora and habitat combine to create visual treats at every turn. From the wide open ‘Pinetum’ with its amphitheatre arrangement of conifers and pines to the seclusion and intimacy of the Japanese Garden, Pinetum Park is a 'must see' for any keen or 'would be' horticulturist or plantsman! Pinetum Park & Pine Lodge Gardens, Cuddra, Holmbush, St Austell. PL25 3RQ. Tel 01726 73500
Prices For information please Tel. 01726 73500
Open Gardens are open everyday, all year round! 10am - 6pm Last Tickets 4.30pm.
The Eden Project is a global garden for the 21st Century, a gateway to a sustainable future and a dramatic setting in which to tell the fascinating story of mankind’s dependence on plants.
Prices Admission (Online Price) - Adults (18 - 60 years) £20.00 (£18.00); Concessions (60 and overs, and students*) £14.00 (£12.60); Children (5 to 16) £7.50 (£6.75); Children 0 to 4 go FREE
Open All year (except Dec 24th-25th). Contact the Eden Project for details
The classical lines of Antony House are surrounded by formal and woodland gardens. Come and discover the Knot garden, the topiary and camellias.
Open from April to the end of October.
Prices Standard Admission House and garden: adult £7.90, child £5, family £20.80, family (1 adult) £12.90. Garden only: adult £4, child £2. Joint garden only: adult £8. Woodland Garden, not National Trust (Standard Admission)*: £5, child free. Woodland Garden season ticket: £25. *Members free only on days when house is open
Open Open Tuesday to Thursday from 29th March to 30th October House/Garden: Open between 1 - 5pm.
Plants from all over the world bathe in the warmth of the Gulf Stream. Stroll amongst the palm trees or wonder at the beauty of the sub-tropical plants.
Where else in Britain have you seen cacti and succulents that size?
Trelissick Gardens are wonderfully sited on the banks of the River Fal. They offer wide-ranging views down to the river and excellent walks. The flowers display their vibrant colours throughout the year.
Other features include an orchard, summerhouses and an art and craft gallery.
Prices Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): adult £7.70 (£7), child £3.90 (£3.50), family £19.30 (£17.30), family (1 adult) £11.60 (£10.40). Copeland china and garden (special tours) £4 (for members and non-members). £3.50 car parking charge for non-members. Reduced rate when arriving by bicycle or public transport
Open Every Day from 11.00am - 4.00pm from 2nd January 2011 to 11th February 2011 and from 10.30am - 5.30pm from 12th February 2011 to 30th October 2011. Open from 11.00am to 4.00pm from 31 October to 23rd December 2011. Closed Xmas Day and Boxing Day.
Trewithen has been described as perhaps the most beautiful woodland garden in Britain. It is an historic private estate internationally famous for its collection of Camellias, Rhododendrons and Magnolias. The gardens were developed by George Johnstone at the time of the great plant hunting expeditions between 1910 and 1932. Astonishing seed collections were sent back to the UK and he then went on to design and plant the woodland garden of Trewithen that we see today.
Trewithen is a rare Cornish gem.
Prices Adults: £7.50; Group (20 plus) £5.00; Children under 12: FREE; Season Ticket: £30.00; Local Offer TR2 Postcode (ID required): £5.00
Open 1st March to 30th Sept. Monday-Saturday (Sundays March-May only) from 10.00am - 4.30pm.
