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This is the official page for Antony House and Garden, looked after by the National Trust.

For our opening times and admission prices please visit
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/antony

29/08/2026

It's not long now until Heritage Open Days in the Tamar Valley!

Have an awesome start to autumn and visit 3 incredible sites for FREE this September.

🩷 Antony | 15-17 September | 12pm-5pm | PL11 2QA 🩷
Explore this hidden gem with a treasured family home and entrancing gardens near Torpoint, Cornwall.

🩷 Buckland Abbey | 14-20 September | 10am-5pm | PL20 6EY 🩷
Step into the past and discover medieval walls, centuries of stories and a garden full of autumn's bounty near Yelverton, Devon.

🩷 Cotehele and Cotehele Mill | 14-20 September | 10am-5pm | PL12 6TA 🩷
Take in the splendour of early autumn at this beautiful Tudor estate, near Saltash, Cornwall. Car parking charges still apply.

Save this post and tag your best adventure buddies to share a fabulous free day out!

📸©National Trust Images/James Dobson/John Millar/Steven Haywood

[Image description: a collage with 'torn' edges to photos of visitors enjoying Antony, Buckland Abbey and Cotehele in late summer or early autumn. Text overlaid gives the dates listed in the text above.]

26/08/2026

It's a bank holiday weekend!

That means that beautiful Antony will be open on Sunday 30th and Monday 31 August at our usual opening hours of 12pm-5pm.

The 30th will also be Antony's last Sunday for the rest of the year. Between 1 September and 29 October, we will be open Tuesday-Thursday once again.

Come and make the most of the summer sunshine as we welcome in crunchy-leaved autumn. Spread a picnic blanket on Antony's lawns for the perfect weekend escape!

We'll certainly be fitting in one last* ice cream, will you?

(*not really, we'll probably be eating them at Halloween too...)

📸 Emma W

[Image description: 1) a visitor lies on a picnic blanket at Antony 2) a doughnut and iced drink in the Colonnade Café 2) visitors build towers with loose parts play 4) the Yew Cone hedge this summer, surrounded by parched grass.]

20/08/2026

There's two weeks left to play at Antony this summer!

Get lost in the gardens to discover BIG games and BIG fun until 3 September.

And don't forget an ice cream from the Colonnade Café...

Antony is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays 12pm-5pm (last Sunday open is 30 August). Antony is also open for the Bank Holiday on Monday 31 August.

📸©National Trust Images/James Beck

[Image description: illustrations of a child with an ice cream and a moving football overlaid on an image of Antony House in summer. Text reads '2 weeks left to play! Summer of Play at Antony ends 3 September.]

18/08/2026

Antony was made for slow afternoons with a good book ✨

Fancy a read under the shade of Antony's trees? If you've not bought your own, our second hand book shop has you covered, with non-fiction, fiction and children's titles in abundance.

Just add your favourite caffeinated beverage and read the afternoon away, complete with perfect views.

Antony is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays 12pm-5pm (last Sunday open this year is 30 August).

[Image description: a visitor to Antony reads a book on a picnic blanket with views over Antony Sound.]

16/08/2026

Let's tell you why this is the MVB (most valuable bench)...

If you take a shady seat here below Antony's house, you'll be flanked by stunning white roses at their peak of loveliness. The roses' scent is released by the sunshine and floats across this part of the garden, making this the most desirable picnic spot onsite!

Antony opens at 12pm today. Take a seat and take break in this beautiful landscape garden.

📸 Emma W

[Image description: beautiful white roses climb a wall at Antony in front of a historic bench.]

14/08/2026

👀 NEXT WEEK AT ANTONY 👀

Phew! After a sweltering week, we're looking forward to welcoming you back to Antony in slightly more *tepid* conditions.

Antony will be open Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19, Thursday 20 and Sunday 23 August, 12pm-5pm.

There's so much summertime silliness in the gardens: you can even play on the site of Antony's historic tennis court!

Need a cooler activity? Take a turn around Antony's beautiful house and go on a hunt for hidden clocks hiding amongst the collection.

Top tip: It may be hot, but there's still plenty in bloom. We recommend taking a whiff of the wisteria and the stunning white roses by the house for a sensory delight.

📸 Emma W

[Image description: wisteria beginning to bloom on the walls by the house at Antony, a blue sky above.]

12/08/2026

Here's a new game for phytophiles (someone really interested in plants) that we just invented 🪷

We'll post a picture of a mysterious plant, but can you seek it out in Antony's gardens?

Somewhere you will find this magnificent Exmouth Magnolia which was bred in Devon in the eighteenth century. Its giant cream coloured flowers can grow as large as 25cm in diameter!

It's hard to miss, but can you find it in the gardens this week? Let us know!

Antony is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays in August, 12pm-5pm

📸 Pete R

[Image description: a large, cream coloured magnolia flower in bloom surrounded by vibrant green leaves.]

08/08/2026

Happy International Cat Day!

We're lucky enough to have lots of feline friends at our places in the Tamar Valley.

They all have an important part to play and are a key part of our team - not that we'd ever manage to get a staff badge on them! But if we could...

🐈 Tuna - Work Experience - Antony (just doing his best)

🐈‍⬛ Smudge - Apprentice Leaf Chaser - Antony (probably napping)

🐈 Bean - Small Mammal Surveyor - Cotehele (works hard, plays harder)

🐈‍⬛ Chilli - Orchard Guardian - Cotehele (this girly YAPS)

🐈 Ginger - General Mischief Manager - Cotehele (we all have one of those at work don't we?)

🐈‍⬛ Elphaba - Indoor Curator - Buckland Abbey (always perfectly groomed)

🐈 Obi - Feline Ranger - Buckland Abbey (often spotted on his 'rounds')

🐈‍⬛ Sparkle - Garden Inspector - Buckland Abbey (not a beetle out of place on her watch)

We'll be sure to give them extra ear scritches today! Have you ever spotted one of these hard working employees?

📸 Tamar Valley Staff

[Image description: pictures of each cat from across the National Trust places in the Tamar Valley and a graphic of a faux staff badge. Alt text is available for each image.]

07/08/2026

💛 NEXT WEEK AT ANTONY 💛

It's the season for making hay, why not have a little dance? This summery scene can be found in one of the tapestries on the ground floor of the house!

Next week Antony is open Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12, Thursday 13 and Sunday 16 August, 12pm-5pm.

Feeling the heat? We can keep your visit cool! Here's our suggestions:

- Seek the shade of the trees in the gardens between sampling sporting activities
- Find your cool in Antony's fascinating house. Can you spot all the hidden clocks?
- Pick up an ice cream from the lovely café
- Have a quiet read in the Second Hand bookshop

Antony's awesome staff are looking forward to welcoming you!

📸 ©National Trust Images/Sophie Bolesworth

[Image description: a cropped image of a section of tapestry that pictures people dancing around newly bailed hay in a field.]

Address

Antony Estate, Antony
Torpoint
PL112QA

Telephone

+441752812191

Website

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/antony

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