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Gardens & Historic Houses
In Cornwall
With
it’s mild climate and short winters, Cornwall is renowned for
it’s gardens (Editor’s note - my Mum visits Cornwall every
February to see the gardens and the flowers beginning to bloom
because that is when the spring starts !! ) There are a number of
useful sites you could visit to find out more, for example try Great
Gardens of Cornwall
which has information about spectacular
gardens such as Lamorran,
For
those who are interested in visiting historic houses and gardens
and parks, the National
Trust owns
many fine properties and gardens in Cornwall.
There
are also many privately owned sites such as The
Lost Gardens of Heligan,
Trevarno
Trebah,
Trewithen
and of course, the world famous Eden
Project.
If
you would like to visit any of the gardens or houses, just click
the particular place and it will take you to the relevant website
page where you can find out what it is, where it is, visiting
hours and other useful information.
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Antony
Torpoint
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Superb
early 18th-century mansion, home to the Carew family for 600
years and set in parkland and fine gardens laid out be the
Georgian garden designer, Humphrey Repton. Visit the
National Collection of day lilies or take a walk in the
surrounding woods.
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Lamorran
Gardens
St
Mawes, Falmouth
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Situated
on the Roseland Peninsula with extensive views of St Anthony's
Head and the lighthouse, the gardens enjoy a favoured
microclimate.
With a large collection of Rhododendrons and Azaleas,
the design for the garden has blended English, Japanese and
Mediterranean ideas and concepts.
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Trebah
Trebah,
Falmouth
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26
acre Cornish ravine garden, rated among the 80 finest
gardens in the world. A sub-tropical paradise home to a
unique collection of rare and exotic plants, trees and
shrubs winding down to a private and secluded beach on the
Helford River. |
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Trevarno
 
Crowntown,
Helston
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70
acres of enchanting gardens and grounds featuring one of
Cornwall's largest and most diverse plant collections set
within magnificent formal, informal and woodland areas.
The gardens include numerous specimen shrubs and trees, a
stunning bluebell valley, ornamental lake with picturesque
Victorian Boathouse and formal cascade, Sunken Italian Garden,
Serpentine Yew Tunnel, extensive Pinetum, Bamboo collection,
atmospheric Rockery and Grotto, the Great Lawn and Summer
Terrace and many other interesting features.
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Eden
Project
Bodelva,
St Austell
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The
Eden Project is often referred to as the 8th
wonder of the World and is an internationally renowned
attraction. Based around two vast Biomes in a large crater
created by china clay mine workings, the Eden Project is a
‘must visit’ – not one, but every year! Click the link
to visit the Eden Project website. |
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Cotehele
St
Dominick, Saltash
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A
National Trust property, Cotehele is a medieval house built
between 1485 and 1627. Home of the Edgcumbe family for
centuries, it is crammed with historical features and was
the setting for the filming of ‘Twelfth Night’ in
1996.The house is set in extensive grounds with formal
gardens, a heavily planted valley below, a medieval
dovecote, a stewpond and Victorian summer house.
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Trerice
Ketsel
Mill, Newquay
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Set
in a beautiful secluded spot, the house contains fine
fireplaces, plaster ceilings, oak and walnut furniture,
interesting clocks, needlework and Stuart portraits. The
highlight of the interior is the magnificent Great Chamber
with its splendid barrel ceiling. The garden has some
unusual plants and an orchard with old varieties of fruit
trees. In the hayloft behind the Great Barn is an exhibition
on the history of the lawnmower. Visitors are welcome to
play 'Kayles' (Cornish skittles) on the parade ground.
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Trelissick
Feock,
Truro
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Beautifully
positioned at the head of the Fal estuary, the estate
commands panoramic views over the area and has extensive
park and woodland walks beside the river. At its heart is
the garden, which has year-round colour, with the display of
spring blossom being particularly delightful. The house is
not open, but there is an art and craft gallery, shop,
plants for sale, restaurant, café and a fine Georgian
stable block. |
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Lost
Gardens of Heligan
Heligan,
Mevagissey
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The
Lost Gardens of Heligan can now be found ! They are near
Mevagissey and consist of 80 acres of grounds with walled
gardens. The gardens were created in the 19th century
complete with follies
and temples and have been the site of the largest garden
restoration project in Europe. A definite must visit so
check out the website for a comprehensive virtual tour,
opening times and prices. |
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Glendurgan
Mawnan
Smith
Falmouth
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This
valley garden of great beauty was created in the 1820s and
developed over many years by the Fox family. Running down to
the tiny village of Durgan and its beach, the garden has
many fine trees and rare and exotic plants, with outstanding
spring displays of magnolias and camellias. In their season
glorious displays of wild flowers carpet the valley slopes.
The laurel maze, dating from 1833, puzzles young and old. An
original cob and thatch schoolroom has been reconstructed.
The house is privately occupied. |
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Lanhydrock
Bodmin
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One
of the most complete late 19th-century houses in England,
Lanhydrock is full of period atmosphere. Although the
gatehouse and north wing survive from the 17th century, the
rest of the house was rebuilt following a disastrous fire in
1881. The new house featured the latest in contemporary
living, including central heating. The garden has a stunning
collection of magnolias, rhododendrons and camellias, and
offers fine colours right through into autumn. All this is
set in a glorious estate of 900 acres of woods and parkland
running down to the River Fowey, with an extensive network
of footpaths. |
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Trengwainton
Madron,
Penzance
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Intimate
and closely linked to the picturesque stream running through
its valley, the garden leads up to a terrace and summer
houses with splendid views across Mount's Bay to The Lizard.
The walled gardens contain many rare and unusual species
which are difficult to grow in the open anywhere else in the
country. |
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Trereife
Park
Trereife,
Penzance
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Trerifife
Park at Newlyn has
been the home of the Le Grice family since 1821. The site
has been identified by the name from as early as 1201. The
name originates from the Cornish for a farmstead in the
original ownership or working of the original settler of the
name of Eruf. Architecturally, this is one of the most
interesting houses in
Cornwall,
being a fine and typical example of the houses in the
beginning of the 18th Century. The House is listed Grade II
with the stables and adjoining walled gardens.
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Trewithin
Gardens
Truro
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Elegant
18th Century house set in extensive landscaped
gardens renowned for their horticultural importance.
Many
of the flowering trees and shrubs were grown from seed sent
from Asia
and are now bigger than their parent plants, having
flourished in the mild Cornish climate. No less than 25 of
them are ‘UK champions’.
The
garden has level gravel paths making them accessible for
push chairs and wheel chairs.
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