Autumn colour at Cotehele

By the Cotehele house

The Upper Garden is full of colour as the trees and the borders around the pond turn orange and gold. Don’t miss the Acer Grove behind the house, where the fallen leaves crunch underfoot.

It’s worth taking a stroll up to the Mother Orchard too, where the rows of trees look spectacular at this time of year after the apple harvest

Woodland walks through the Cotehele estate

You’ll see lots of autumn colour if you take a walk through the woods on the Cotehele estate. Take the path down from the house, which winds along the edge of the Valley Garden and past the Chapel-in-the-Wood and down to the Quay. There are fantastic views across the river to Calstock Viaduct from here as well.

You could also follow the path down from the house towards the Danescombe Valley, where hidden in the trees you can find the ruins of the paper mill which gives a reminder of the valley’s industrial past.

Cotehele Quay and Mill

From the Quay you can walk along the Morden Stream to the Mill through the woodland where you can see the leaves turn and fall with the season. For a quieter walk, take the turning from the Mill up towards the weir where you will be able to listen to the water flowing over the weir.