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Sheltered garden bursting with exotic trees and shrubs
Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 8RZ
Book a visitAsset | Opening time |
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Garden | Closed |
Tea-room | Closed |
Second-hand bookshop | Closed |
Christmas lights at Trengwainton | 16:30 - 19:00 |
The garden is closed for the season and entry to the Christmas Lights event is by pre-booked ticket only.
Ticket type | Gift aid | Standard |
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Adult | £12.10 | £11.00 |
Child | £6.10 | £5.50 |
Family | £30.30 | £27.50 |
1 adult + 3 children | £18.20 | £16.50 |
Group Adult | £10.45 | |
Group Child | £5.23 |
Accessed from within the garden
Dogs welcome on short leads in garden, shop and café garden (assistance dogs only in café and bookshop)
Accessible parking and toilets. Induction loop. Mobility tramper for hire. Gradual incline in garden with tarmac drive and gravel paths.
Pre-booking strongly recommended - T&Cs apply
Ramped access to café
At the white railings by the reception, otherwise 1:9 gradient slope from car park to reception.
Booking recommended
follow signs from A30 or A3071 St Just to Penzance road
Parking: free, 150 yards
from Penzance via Heamoor village
Penzance 2 miles
No19 bus from Penzance bus station stops in the village of Heamoor with a 10 minute level walk to the garden.
NCN3, 2½ miles Bike rack available for bike parking by visitor reception (on LHS just beyond the door/porch)
Find all the information you need for your accessible visit to Trengwainton; from help with mobility issues to how our key information is available in a range of different formats.
All the dog-friendly information you need about visiting Trengwainton with your four-legged friend.
Woodland garden with award-winning plant collection, ponds, streams and sea views. Walled gardens including kitchen garden.
Café set in its own walled garden with indoor and outdoor seating. Serving drinks, cakes, ice cream and light lunches. Accessed from within the garden.
Gifts, homeware, books, local produce and gardening accessories. Buy Trengwainton-inspired plants in the plant centre.
Bookshop set in the old head gardener's cottage, with pre-loved books on a range of subjects. Seasonal garden produce for sale when available.
Find out more about all the exciting events we have planned this season.
Ensure you don't miss out on this magical festive treat, by booking your tickets early for Trengwainton's Christmas Lights.
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Book your tickets early to see the walled garden and orchard lit with fairy lights and lanterns. Please note: assistance dogs only at this event due to the combination of dim lighting and narrow paths.
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Here in this warm and luxuriant garden, you can follow in the footsteps of the 1920s plant collectors to see plants that flowered in Britain for the first time.
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Winding wooded paths follow a half-mile incline to sea views across Mount's Bay and the descent via the drive is bordered by a stream garden and open meadows.
There’s also a kitchen garden reputedly built to the dimensions of Noah’s Ark.
Dogs on leads are welcome throughout the garden.
Trengwainton Garden is a member of the Cornwall Association of Tourist Attractions.
Uncover the history of the garden at Trengwainton which contains rare plant specimens from around the world.
Before Trengwainton came into the ownership of the Bolitho family in 1867, it was owned by Rose Price, a Cornish magistrate and descendant of a Cornish-Jamaican plantation-owning family. Learn more about the early history of Trengwainton and the owner responsible for its transformation from a modest farmhouse to a landed estate.
Discover the work we are doing to protect the flora and fauna from disease and ensure they remain healthy.
Search for live volunteering opportunities, or register your interest with Trengwainton Garden
Enjoy access to more than 500 places with National Trust membership. Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever.