"A welcoming country house and garden set in an estate with stunning maritime views and lovely woodland walks" is how this place is described on the National Trust website.
We decided to visit whilst on October holiday to Cornwall. Trelissick Garden lies within the Cornwall area of outstanding natural beauty. In fact almost a third of Cornwall has this status and from the areas we visited I can see why.
The garden has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1955 when it was donated by Ida Copeland. Trelissick is set on its own peninsula with gorgeous views over the Fal estuary. It is located on the B3289 near to Truro and has access to the King Harry Ferry that takes you over to Falmouth. We didn't do this but did see a glimpse of the ferry through the trees on our walk through gardens.
The gardens themselves are set on over 40 acres and behold an all year round colourful displays of flowers and trees that flourish in the mild cornish air. Many of them we planted by the Copeland family. Extensive trails meander through the woodland, traverse the parkland and follow the riverside. Exploration of the gardens can unveil little treasures such as a gorgeous picturesque footbridge and a little summer house overlooking the estuary.
We made our way through the garden, with a stop off at the summerhouse and a viewpoint of the estuary and then round to the house. Unfortunately, due to covid, the house was shut but the views from it are second to none, even on the dull and miserable day that we visited on. The house was opened to the public in 2014 and apparently hosts exhibitions which delve into the varied history which was started out by the Daniell Family who made their fortune in the cornish mining industry.
We took a circular route through the gardens that lead us to the house and back to stable blocks where we started. The facilities here at Trelissick are fantastic. They have a gift shop, a second hand book shop, toilets and a gorgeous cafe where we just had to try a cornish cream tea. It's a great place to let the kids run wild and needless to say we hardly made a mark in the 40 acre site let alone 375 acres of park and woodland it is set in. I would love to see how different looks in summer. I think it was well worth the visit. Parking had to be booked online at £5.00 and then entrance to the gardens was about £20 for the three of us, all free if you were a member.
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set on its own peninsula
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