Visiting Trerice: what you need to know

East front of Trerice — Autumn sun at Trerice

We're looking forward to welcoming you back from Sat 5 December and daily between 12 - 23 December. To ensure the safety of our visitors, staff, volunteers and local communities, we've reduced the number of people we can welcome at one time and you’ll need to book your tickets in advance, by 3pm the day before you visit.

In this article you’ll find everything you need to know about what's open and what to expect from your visit.

Arrival and parking

There is free parking within 300 yards. Please note that the car park will be locked at 5pm daily. If you are arriving by car, please have your ticket ready to show our staff either on your phone or a printed copy. If you’re a member, you’ll also need to show your membership card. You'll asked to show these through your vehicle window before parking. Those arriving on foot will be checked by a small team of staff who will adhere to social distancing.

In order to maintain social distancing, please arrive within your timeslot. Your entry will be at the discretion of the property staff and will be based on visitor numbers and the ability to maintain social distancing.

Staying safe at Trerice

To help keep everyone safe, please follow social distancing and government guidance when you visit. And look out for signs while you’re here which will explain any changes to how you can access different parts of the site.

In line with government guidelines you will be required to wear a face covering in the house, shop and café. Please bring one with you.

If you’re showing any of the symptoms of coronavirus, or if you've been in contact with anyone that has the virus in the last 14 days, please don’t visit.

What's open?

The house, garden, second-hand bookshop, shop and cafe will all reopen at Trerice for weekends from 5 December and daily between 12 - 23 December. Trerice will then close for the winter on Wednesday 23 December.

Front view of Trerice — Sunshine on the front court

Trerice Cornwall

The house at Trerice

An Elizabethan manor with rooms that take you on a journey through history. Visits are currently limited to ensure social distancing and entry to the house is not guaranteed on the day you visit. There is a one-way system operating to maintain social distancing.

Explore the house

Exploring the garden

The garden is looking lovely, but it won’t be quite as you’re used to seeing it. We’ve had almost no gardeners in the property for many weeks, while everyone stayed home and stayed safe.

We have a small team in now, but the garden isn't perhaps as well-groomed as you might be expecting. There are some weeds and rough edges; please bear with us as we do what we can as soon as we can, and instead enjoy all the many other pleasures that the garden has to offer.

Trerice garden

The garden at Trerice

Learn more about the small but varied garden at Trerice.

Visitors enjoying a picnic in the garden.

Picnic spots at Trerice

There are plenty of places in the Trerice garden to relax with a picnic but here are a few of the best spots. Please book ahead of visiting Trerice.

The mowhay at Trerice

Until mid-September explore the mowhay at Trerice and see what wildlife you can spot while travelling through the low-level wild grass paths.

Eating and shopping at Trerice

Shopping at Trerice

The shop at Trerice will reopen on Saturday 5 December. For the safety of staff and visitors we've introduced social distancing measures and changes to payment, which will be via card only. In line with government guidance visitors to our shop and cafe are required to wear a face covering. Please bring one along with you. It is through your purchases that we are able to continue to look after Trerice for everyone, for ever.

Feeling peckish?

There will be a limited range of takeaway hot and cold drinks, light bites, festive treats, cakes and scones, open daily between 12 - 23 December, 10am to 4pm. We’ve introduced new safety measures including closure of our seating areas, screens at our till and collection points, and waymarked routes. We’ll also only be accepting card payment. Government guidelines require you to wear a face covering; please bring one with you.

Bringing your dog

Due to the small nature of the garden at Trerice only assistance dogs are welcome in the garden and house. There are local dog walks at Holywell and Crantock, near Newquay.

Accessibility

Mobility parking in the main car park. Drop-off point.
To observe social distancing please note there is a one way system in place
There is an adapted toilet in the courtyard
Threre are some steps and steep slopes. There is a map of the accessible route available - please email trerice@nationaltrust.org.uk if you'd like more information.

Booking your tickets to visit

How to book

All visitors must book a ticket in advance, including members. Entry and parking is free for members, but please bring your membership card with you. Non-members will need to pay in advance.

Please book one ticket per person, except for children aged 5 or under as they don’t need a ticket.
You’ll need to choose a 30-minute arrival time for the day you want to visit.
The timeslot is for your arrival time only
Tickets are for your use only and are not available for resale
We'll send your booking confirmation by email. Please make sure you fill in your correct email address when you book to ensure you receive your confirmation email.

Every Friday we'll release new bookings for visits the following week. You can book up to 18 hours before a timeslot.

Due to limited spaces, we’re asking that you only book once a week to allow others a chance to visit.

Help support key workers

To say thank you to our nation's key workers and all they have done for us, we're encouraging visitors to keep the first and last slots of each day free for key workers to use. While we are unable to 'reserve' these slots exclusively for key workers, we hope you will join us in thanking them by leaving these times free. If you or someone in your group are a key worker, please take the opportunity to book these early and late timeslots.