Cotehele

View of the rhododendrons and house from the East Terrace garden at Cotehele

Important notice -

Our car park at Cotehele Quay has now reopened. We have limited spaces, so if the car park is full please come back another time. The house, garden, mill, cafes, toilets and shops will remain closed until further notice.

An atmospheric Tudor house with Medieval roots, a working mill on an historic quay, a glorious garden with valley views and an expansive estate to explore.

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Which places are open and what you need to know before you visit 

We're starting to open some gardens and parklands in England and Northern Ireland at reduced capacity, through advance bookings every week. Most places up to 8 June have sold out. New tickets are released every Friday and we'll continue to add new places over the coming weeks. More than 200 coast and countryside car parks are now open. All houses remain closed for now and all places in Wales remain closed following Welsh Government advice. Read this article to find out what's open and what to expect from your visit.​

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Cotehele

Things to see and do

Take a look at Cotehele from home

Cherry tress in the orchard full of blossom
Looking up at the Cherry Blossom
Close up of blossom on a cherry tree
View of the Cherry Orchard at Cotehele
Looking up at the Cherry Blossom on a clear sky day

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View of the Cherry Orchard at Cotehele

#BlossomWatch at Cotehele

Looking up at the blossom in the cherry orchard at Cotehele

#BlossomWatch at Cotehele

Close up view of the blossom in the Cherry Orchard at Cotehele.

#BlossomWatch at Cotehele

View of the rows of cherry trees in the orchard at Cotehele

#BlossomWatch at Cotehele

Looking up at the Cherry Blossom on a clear blue sky day

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Our work

Shamrock Tamar sailing barge in her mooring at Cotehele Quay

Conserving 'Shamrock' 

'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.

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Best Days Out Cornwall 

We're proud to be part of an association of tourist attractions in Cornwall that, for over 40 years, has been working to provide the best attractions for families and visitors to Cornwall.

Dormouse being weighed and measured by licenced staff as part of the Endangered Species Programme

Caring for wildlife at Cotehele 

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.

The field beside the River Tamar at Cotehele quay

Working with and for nature: creating new habitat at Cotehele quay 

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

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Art and collections

Detail of a boar's head tapestry at Cotehele, Cornwall

Cotehele's precious old boar 

Cotehele is famous for the tapestry collection which covers the walls of the house. What makes this collection and its old boars so interesting?

A pair of jawbones flank the door in the Great Hall at Cotehele in Cornwall

The whale’s tale: the puzzle of Cotehele's giant jawbones 

For nearly 150 years, a mysterious pair of whale jawbones have flanked the doorway in the Great Hall at Cotehele in Cornwall. Cutting edge DNA analysis and a recent housekeeping discovery have shed new light on the bones and how they came to Cotehele.

Our collections

Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Cotehele on the National Trust Collections website

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