Cotehele

Join us at Cotehele to enjoy summer activities that’ll make your staycation one to remember. From 50 things to picnics and outdoor adventures, as well as inspiration to keep everyone entertained at home, we’re here to help the whole family have fun.

There are family walks, open spaces for picnics and play, as well as great beaches in Cornwall. Take your pick for your family’s summer adventure. Antony, Cotehele, Glendurgan Garden, Godolphin, Lanhydrock, St Michael's Mount, Trelissick, Trerice and Trengwainton Garden are all open for summertime fun: please book ahead of your visit.

With the long stretch of the summer holidays, find out what’s on offer at National Trust places in and around the Plymouth area. With walks, cycle routes, picnic spots and gardens to explore, take your pick for your family’s summer adventure.

Cotehele garden is beautiful in summer, filled with a myriad of colourful plants and flowers with the herbaceous borders being particularly spectacular.

The historic Cotehele Quay on the banks of the River Tamar is a great place to start exploring the wider Cotehele estate.

Open daily from dawn to dusk, the Cotehele estate spans 1,300 acres and includes woodland and fields, industrial ruins, flora, fauna and working farm buildings.

Our Barn Restaurant has reopened and serving a limited range of takeaway hot and cold drinks and some light snacks. We’ve introduced new safety measures, including screens at our till and collection points, a reduced seating area and waymarked routes. We’ll also only be accepting card payment. In line with government guidelines you’ll be required to wear a face covering when inside the restaurant. Please bring one with you.

From 3 August you'll be able to get 50 per cent off your bill, up to a maximum of £10 per person on food and drink bought at and consumed at our café (excluding alcoholic drinks), through the government's Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. The scheme applies from Monday to Wednesdays only and ends on 31 August.

The Quay Kiosk located on Cotehele Quay is open Friday-Sunday between 11am-4pm and serving takeaway hot and cold drinks and scooped ice cream. We’ve introduced new safety measures and we’re only accepting card payment.

'Shamrock' is a lovely old boat built in 1899 in Plymouth and now retired on Cotehele Quay. A major restoration project uncovered serious structural issues which need to be fixed to make her ship-shape again.

We're planning to develop a wildlife rich intertidal habitat in the field below the woodland path by Cotehele Quay.

Cotehele covers 1,300 acres of countryside, with woodland, meadows, riverside, industrial ruins and reed beds all providing a wide range of habitats for wildlife.

For 125 years, people like you have helped us protect some of the UK's best-loved places. Everyone needs nature, beauty and green spaces now more than ever. But our income has dropped sharply due to the coronavirus crisis, and our essential conservation work is at risk. Please give what you can to help us look after these places, so people and nature can thrive.

As we gradually and safely open more of the places we care for, there’ll be more opportunities to explore gardens and parklands near you. If you’re a member, you can access all these places free, together with most National Trust car parks. It’s so important for everyone to have fresh air, birdsong, big skies and open spaces to enjoy. Your membership will go towards looking after all of this for generations to come.