Cotehele - National Trust

Cotehele - National Trust Tudor house with superb collections of textiles, armour and furniture, set in extensive grounds. What's open? What's currently closed?

Garden, estate, restaurant, shop, gallery, reception and bookshop. House, Prospect Tower and Cotehele Mill

Every spring, Cotehele's resident Mother Duck gathers her brood of ducklings for a long journey 🦆After a few days of gat...
07/05/2026

Every spring, Cotehele's resident Mother Duck gathers her brood of ducklings for a long journey 🦆

After a few days of gathering their strength, she takes the ducklings from the tranquillity of the Upper Garden pond, all the way through the garden, down the hill and into the Valley Garden where they rest in the pond there. After a few days, they will move on again downhill to the river, there to grow into big, strong ducks in the flow of the Tamar.

The garden team keep an eye on Mother Duck and her brood at this time of year and love to watch her yearly voyage. We find these repeated pattern of behaviour fascinating - do you have any repeat visitors like this to your garden?

We hope this brought you a smile, as it did us!

📸 Kay L, Harry R-H

[Image description: images of the mother duck as she takes her brood of ducklings from one pond to another, one image shows them travelling down a garden path.]

No your eyes don't deceive you... it does say Lanhydrock 😂Lovers of Cotehele Quay will have noticed the coffee van in pl...
05/05/2026

No your eyes don't deceive you... it does say Lanhydrock 😂

Lovers of Cotehele Quay will have noticed the coffee van in place by the Information Point, lent to us by our friends at Lanhydrock National Trust!

While the Edgcumbe Café is closed for essential works, the food and beverage team are staffing the van as often as they can and filling it with fresh coffee, Callestick ice cream and hot pastries.

Take a seat at one of the picnic tables or take a stroll to the Cotehele Mill, drink in hand: the perfect way to enjoy late spring in the Tamar Valley 🌿

[Image description: 1) team member Jane smiles from the coffee van at the quay 2) a view from the stone bridge over the Morden stream 3) a room in the Discovery Centre ready for a day of work on the quay in the past 4) the lush meadow at Cotehele Mill.]

🌸 How to find blossom in the Tamar Valley! 🌸Take the Tamar Valley line and discover blooming beautiful walks, flowering ...
01/05/2026

🌸 How to find blossom in the Tamar Valley! 🌸

Take the Tamar Valley line and discover blooming beautiful walks, flowering orchards and petal-power at every turn.

Here's how to have the best blossom walk this spring:

💮 Pack your bag - will you take a picnic, or bring along your camera or art materials to capture the beauty of blossom?

💮 Use the Tamar Valley trainline to plan your journey, using public transport to make your day out as Earth-friendly as possible. Head to this link to plan your journey: https://tinyurl.com/3fk58nku

💮 Follow a relaxing circular walk from Bere Ferrers station (3 miles) or Bere Alston station (5 miles), taking in blossoming hedges and trees as you go. You can find links to the routes here: https://tinyurl.com/mrwsf2c9

💮 You can also reach Cotehele's beautiful blossom by taking the Tamar Valley line to Calstock and take a walk up to Cotehele from the village. The 1.5 mile hilly walk, taking in the shining river will take you to sprawling orchards, packed-full of blooms.

Are you bursting for a blossom walk? We hope you have the chance to take in the breath-taking beauty this spring!

We thank the players of People's Postcode Lottery for the funding to support the National Trust's Festival of Blossom.

📸 Rich B, David W, Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership, Tavy & Tamar Apple Group

[Image description: 1) blossom on a branch at Cotehele 2) a map of the Tamar Valley line 3) apple blossom unfurling 4) two people walking in Bere Ferrers Community Orchard.]
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📣 NEW EXHIBITION ALERT! 🖌'Spring, in Reverie,' a solo exhibition by artist Sammy Davies, will be open from 2 to 10 May, ...
30/04/2026

📣 NEW EXHIBITION ALERT! 🖌

'Spring, in Reverie,' a solo exhibition by artist Sammy Davies, will be open from 2 to 10 May, 12pm-4pm daily.

As the Festival of Blossom continues, we're celebrating how nature can inspire us. Experience Sammy's unique and illustrative pieces, featuring natural motifs in playful forms, as they bring colour and whimsy to the Victorian Drawing Room and Victorian Library.

When you've enjoyed the exhibition, be sure to find your own creative inspiration in the beautiful blossoming orchards, they're a sensory delight.

The exhibition is free: normal admission to Cotehele applies ✨ this exhibition is in conjunction with the Bull Pen Gallery.

📸 Sammy Davies

[Image description: natural motifs of clouds, flowers and leaves on a blue background in one of the artist's works, 'Spring, in Reverie' is written on a banner. The style is illustrative and full of fine detail. There is a black wiggly border around the piece.]

The Festival of Blossom continues at beautiful Cotehele!There's still plenty of time to enjoy the beauty of blossom this...
29/04/2026

The Festival of Blossom continues at beautiful Cotehele!

There's still plenty of time to enjoy the beauty of blossom this spring. Here are some ways you can experience flower power in our orchards:

🌸 Bask under the blooms on a blossom picnic - bring you own blanket or borrow one of ours in Mother Orchard!

🌸 Breathe deep and try free blossom yoga sessions in Old Orchard on 7 and 10 May. There are sessions or adults and for families, all abilities welcome. Prebooking essential.

🌸 Be inspired by art: discover the wonderfully whimsical art of Sammy Davies at Cotehele between 2 and 10 May.

🌸 Get creative - bring along your notebook, journal or art supplies and see what inspires you at Cotehele. You may even run into our poet-in-residence, Sally Crabtree!

We thank the players of People's Postcode Lottery for the funding to support the National Trust's Festival of Blossom.

📸 ©National Trust Images/Annapurna Mellor/Rich B/Emma W/Sammy Davies

[Image description: 1) a bee on apple blossom at Cotehele 2) picnic blankets in a basket next to a sign recommending blossom picnics 3) blossom yoga under apple trees 4) Sammy Davies' artwork in cream, pink and orange tones.]

Join our Blossom Bunch volunteers at Cotehele for a free, fun-filled weekend of activities and blossom crafts!Head up to...
24/04/2026

Join our Blossom Bunch volunteers at Cotehele for a free, fun-filled weekend of activities and blossom crafts!

Head up to the pink blossom gazebo in the Mother Orchard and find an array of blossom-related activities to take part in, such as nature detectives, garden games, and information on how to get the best blossom-y photo for yourself or with your friends and family.

You can also have a picture-perfect blossom picnic under the canopy of blossom around you. Bring a blanket to sit on or borrow one from the basket in the orchard.

We can't wait to welcome you back to the blooms 🌸

📸 ©National Trust Images/Trevor Ray Hart/Emma W

[Image description: 1) a parent and toddler observe bugs in the orchard 2) visitors sitting under the blossoms 3) a family plays games among the trees 4) a blossom picnic under the trees.]

At last, it's a Wisteria Wednesday! 💜We're getting across the Tamar Valley, with the gorgeous amethyst blooms out at A...
22/04/2026

At last, it's a Wisteria Wednesday! 💜

We're getting across the Tamar Valley, with the gorgeous amethyst blooms out at Antony, Cotehele and Buckland Abbey this week.

At Antony, you will find perfectly pruned branches drifting over the pond by the house. Cotehele's wisteria is bringing colour to Hall Court flanking the house's front door, and Buckland's blooms can be found against the Abbey and flourishing in the Cider House Garden.

The colour and scent is unbeatable! Have you got any photos to share of wisteria at our places? Share the lilac love below!

📸 Emily H/Kay L/Sam B

[Image description: 1) a beautifully shaped wisteria growing over the pond at Antony 2) wisteria blooming on the walls of Hall Court at Cotehele 3) a close-up of wisteria blooms on the walls of Buckland Abbey.]

Get ready to welcome the wonderfully whimsical artwork of Sammy Davies to Cotehele during the Festival of Blossom 🌸Exper...
19/04/2026

Get ready to welcome the wonderfully whimsical artwork of Sammy Davies to Cotehele during the Festival of Blossom 🌸

Experience Sammy's unique illustrative style at her exhibition 'Spring, in Reverie' in the Victorian Drawing Room in Cotehele's house between 2 and 10 May, 12pm-4pm.

Let colour and fine detail wash over you. Take a seat, take a breath and enjoy the creativity - and the beautiful blooms from the windows.

This exhibition is free to enjoy, normal admission to Cotehele applies. Sammy's work will also be available for purchase.

There will also be pieces on the first floor to enjoy in the Victorian Library, accessible via a small ramp. The Victorian Drawing Room is up a flight of stairs.

📸 Sammy Davies

[Image description: a meticulously crafted illustrative artwork using inks in soft pink and blue tones.]

🌸 FESTIVAL OF BLOSSOM 2026 - EVENTS AT COTEHELE🌸This blossom season, there's events to be enjoyed at Cotehele, along th...
17/04/2026

🌸 FESTIVAL OF BLOSSOM 2026 - EVENTS AT COTEHELE🌸

This blossom season, there's events to be enjoyed at Cotehele, along the trainline and beyond! Read on to fill your diary with lovely things this spring. Please note that some events require prebooking.

💮 ORCHARD BLOSSOM DAY, ORCHARD TOUR & PICNIC - Friday 24 April, 1pm

Booking essential, please let us know if you have any dietary requirements for the light lunch picnic when booking.

Free event, booking essential via this link: https://tinyurl.com/4ewuk9r4

💮 BLOSSOM ACTIVITIES IN MOTHER ORCHARD - Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April, 10am-5pm

Normal admission charges apply to Cotehele. Booking not required.

💮 BLOSSOM ART EXHIBITION - SAMMY DAVIS: SPRING IN REVERIE

Normal admission charges apply to Cotehele. Sammy's artwork is for sale and available to purchase at the exhibition.

💮 BLOSSOM YOGA - Thursday 7 and Sunday 10 May - Adults (open to all abilities) at 10am, Family yoga (open to all abilities, including children) at 11.30am

Free event, booking essential via these links:

Blossom Yoga for adults: https://tinyurl.com/yp26k35d
Blossom Yoga for families: https://tinyurl.com/t4u7m5st

To find out about all Festival of Blossom events, head here: https://tinyurl.com/mrwsf2c9

📸 ©National Trust Images/Steven Haywood/Trevor Ray Hart/David W

[Image description: 1) apple blossm, text overlayed reads 'Head to Cotehele to take in spring's blooms...' 2) a visitor and baby discover a blossoming branch, text overlayed reads '...by enjoying a blossom season full of lovely events in the heart of the Tamar Valley!' 3) a gardener poses beneath apple blossom, text overlayed reads 'Join us for Orchard Blossom day, blossom yoga, blossom activities in the orchard, blossom art exhibition 4) the infographic reads 'Festival of Blossom, working in partnership' and has the logos of the National Trust, Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership and Food Plymouth.]

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Cotehele, Near Street Dominick
Saltash
PL126TA

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+441579351346

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