Cotehele

Every year we usually run a programme of events celebrating the orchards at Cotehele. Due to the on-going coronavirus crisis we are unable to host our festival in the orchard this year. However we have moved lots of great content online so you can enjoy the festivities and continue to the celebrate the orchards at home.

This year we are inviting visitors to come to Cotehele to help harvest the apples from the Mother Orchard from Wednesday 9 September. Booking is advised to avoid disappointment if you are planning to come pick apples.

Stroll around the garden or wander beneath the trees around the estate to see Cotehele ablaze with autumn hues and seasonal sounds.

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.

The Quay Kiosk located on Cotehele Quay is open Wednesday-Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday) 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.

The shop and plant centre at Cotehele is open Friday-Tuesday (closed Wednesday-Thursday). For everyone's safety we have introduced social distancing measures and changes to payment which will be via card only. Every purchase you make helps us to continue to look after Cotehele, thank you.

The Bull Pen Gallery is open Friday-Tuesday (closed Wednesday-Thursday). For the safety of our visitors, volunteers and staff we’ve introduced social distancing measures and changes to payment, which will be via card only. It is through your purchases that we are able to continue to look after Cotehele for everyone, for ever.

Find hundreds of good quality donated books in our volunteer run second-hand bookshop located within Retainer’s Court. Every time you buy a book from the bookshop you help care for Cotehele. Open daily from 12noon-4pm.

'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.