Cotehele

The Edgcumbe family preserved Cotehele as a historic talking-point, rather than a comfortable family home. Built in medieval times, the current house is mostly Tudor and is full of stories about the family who owned it for 600 years. This year, the National Trust is celebrating 75 years of caring for Cotehele.

Wander through the woods to find Cotehele Mill beside the Morden stream to discover an atmospheric reminder of the recent past when corn was ground at the mill for the local community.

Spanning 14 acres of gardens and 12 acres of orchards, Cotehele's garden is unique and varied all year round.

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

The Cotehele estate spans 1,300 acres and includes woodland and fields, industrial ruins, flora, fauna and working farm buildings.

Across the Cotehele estate there are many miles of footpaths waiting to be explored. The 1,300 acre estate includes woodlands, fields, industrial ruins, flora, fauna and working farm buildings. Here are some of our favourite walks around the estate.

Whether you're planning to ramble in the woods, explore the quay or relax in the Barn restaurant, find out all you need about visiting Cotehele with your dog.

The shop and plant centre at Cotehele is the perfect place to buy a treat for yourself or a gift for a friend. It is through your purchases that we are able to continue to look after Cotehele for everyone, for ever.

Open daily from 11am, the Bull Pen Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting and selling the work of local artists and craft makers.

Find hundreds of good quality donated books in our volunteer run second-hand bookshop located within Retainers' Court. Every time you buy a book from the bookshop you help care for Cotehele.

We've returned the field at Cotehele Quay back to the original flood plain to help tackle habitat and nature loss

Torrential rain and flooding in late 2020 destroyed the weir on the Morden stream, stopping water flowing down the leat to the mill. Without this water supply, the wheel at Cotehele Mill can’t turn and the hydro-electric plant is unable to generate electricity.

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