Trengwainton Garden

We’ve tiddler’s trails and seasonal spotter sheets to help inspire young explorers and you can tick off some of your 50 things to do before you’re 11¾. With winding wooded paths and wide open spaces, there’s lots of places to let off steam and create your own adventures.

There are advantages to visiting as a group, including reduced price entry and the availability of free introductory talks. Whether you’re a professional coach operator, a club, or simply a group of friends, we want to do our best to ensure a smooth visit from start to finish.

Trengwainton was given to the National Trust because of the significance of its plant collection. The garden contains rare plant specimens from around the world, including some rhododendron hybrids that are unique to this collection.

We’ve teamed up with Countryside Mobility to make the garden easier to explore for those who experience difficulty in walking.

We're delighted to join the national Silent Space project by setting aside two areas of the garden for quiet contemplation.

The garden’s a great place to spend time with friends – including the four-legged kind.

Shopping at Trengwainton couldn’t be further from the noise and bustle of the high street. We’ve plenty of ideas for gifts and souvenirs and a selection of plants for your garden. Take a look inside to see what’s on offer.

The tea-room at Trengwainton is a concession run by Nicola Osborne and her team. Set outside the pay barrier in its own walled garden, it’s won numerous awards for the quality of the food and service.

The second-hand bookshop is located in the former head gardener's cottage, which is between the orchard and the kitchen garden. We're always in need of books, so if you can help us out, please bring them along during the bookshop's normal opening hours of 11-4, Sunday to Thursday.

On the first floor of the former head gardener's cottage is a small gallery containing paintings by local artist Sophie Penstone. Taking much of her inspiration from Trengwainton, Sophie's paintings mean you can take a little bit of the garden home with you to hang on your wall.

With a crisis threatening bees worldwide, find out what we’re doing at Trengwainton to help this vital pollinator.

Through a special three year project, we’re asking you to share your connection with Trengwainton.

An infectious disease is threatening some of our most beautiful specimens and it’s taking skill and team effort to overcome it.