It's not a regular thing - but I'm open to the experience of ghosts!
Beautiful grounds including an orchard.
A most impressive and historic house.
Looking forward to going again later in the year
Smashing house made even more interesting by the super volunteers in each of the rooms explaining the contents & history with such enthusiasm. A very nice walk around the gardens & really good exercise walking down the valley garden, along to the quay, where we had a very nice ale at the Edgecombe, then a walk to the mill & back uphill to the house. Great day out all round & only had to pay for parking & beer thanks to the splendid national trust free autumn pass offer
Lovely house and gardens. There is a lot of land around which is excellent for a walk; dogs are allowed in the wider grounds. Good cafe options. Helpful staff and a warm welcome.
It was school holidays and whilst I didn't visit with children, activities had been set up on the lawn.
We are members so entrance is included in our annual fee.
Wow! Three places to visit all in one - the house, the quay and the mill. All three well worth a visit with lovely woodland footpaths linking all three sites. As always, the staff are so knowledgeable, helpful and passionate about where they volunteer, with lots of interesting facts and insights, often things you would miss. The main cafe/restaurant was well stocked and offered a great variety of dishes, as well as huge slices of cake. Just one note of caution - the lanes approaching Cotehele are narrow single track, be prepared to back up a few times - some visitors were really struggling with reversing and passing spaces.
Probably the most preserved and best example of a house I've seen.
Blueberry scone in the cafe was amazing and great to see natural no added sugar drinks available.
Shame the Mill isn't currently working and sign posting whilst walking the grounds is poor so it's easy to get lost and miss things.
Staff Lovely, friendly and helpful.
All in all, a great experience.
One of our favourite National Trust properties. From the interesting history of the building to the gardens and orchards.
If you visit during apple harvest you can collect apples from over 300 varieties for a small donation.
The Cotehele mill and Quay are also open (shuttle bus available)
You could easily spend the day exploring the house and grounds and the staff are friendly and very knowledgeable. We arrived mid afternoon so we only managed the house and gardens and a cup of tea but we'll worth a visit.
A fabulous place that will hold your interest for hours. It has a fine collection of furniture and tapestries that were collected over the centuries. The grounds are second to none. It has a vast collection of different apple varieties. This visit corresponded with the apple festival. The traditional cider making talk and demonstration was not to be missed.
Excellent place to visit,my children loved the place especially the weapons hanging on the walls along with some other oddities. So lovely to visit these homes and to see and feel the past ,sometimes you get a feeling that just part of you could almost of been here in a past life .Also it houses a one of its kind clock, Lots to do and see with a shuttle bus that will take you to the other sites around , free with an option to give a small donation of a pound ,a lovely chap who also kind enough to hand out a sweet to the children on route .
You'll need a whole day to explore this estate, make sure you visit the mill and quay. If you have time walk along the Tamar to Calstock with its riverside pubs and massive railway viaduct.
I had a lovely day, I couldn't do the same my family, they went inside, I was on a tramper, which was great but restricting and not well signposted where I could go with the Tramper, I got to a gate way and had to turn round yet the gardens where the bit I wanted to see, I saw on the map after that I wasn't supposed to go there, then I drove down to get round to the gardens and saw a sign that said something about private something or other and presumed I couldn't go down there but looking at the map after the fact I should have gone down that road, I think I needed someone with me.
Lovely interesting place to visit. The gardens are lovely..spring flowers & orchards starting blossom..stunning views down the valley & lovely woodland walk & birdsong..The mill was interesting even though not working yet following damage to weir..interesting insight into pottery making & woodworking provided by experts in their craft..excellent choice of quality plants in the garden shop...lovely helpful friendly staff & volunteers made the visit extra special..a real credit to the national trust..we will return when next in Cornwall / Devon
What a great day out. All the wonderful buildings, beautiful gardens and views down to the Tamar make Cotehele a fabulous place to visit. The Hall, Quay and Mill are all so interesting. Lovely craft shops and cafes round the visit off perfectly.
Lovely day out and interesting! Beautiful gardens and an great to learn about the history.
Shame the mill is out of commission currently, but interesting to see nonetheless.
Fabulous mill!
Yes the weir was broken and the wheel wasnt turning and the cafe wanted over £3 for an ice cream but the place is really interesting and in a beautiful setting. Didnt bother with the house.
We spent the full day here. House and Gardens, mill, quay. We just about managed to get round it all but intend a return visit to learn more.
Of all the many National Trust properties I have visited, this is my favourite. Fascinating house and contents and beautiful garden and view. Do visit!
Beautiful house & gardens, a really tranquil spot. Lovely walks along the riverside as well. Lovely cafe with really nice food!
Been here once before and visited the mill and quay but didn't have time to go into the house. This time visited the house and loved it. Very old property steeped in history and made up of an impressive original main hall which was sighificantly added to over time. This makes it an interesting layout and a refreshing change from the grandeur of later stately homes. There are also lovely walks in the gardens and surrounding woodlands, including the trails to the mill and quay. Only drawback is the narrow single track public roads leading to the estate, which can be a challenge but well worth it.
Beautiful place, very informative staff & too much to see properly in one visit.
Nice tearooms
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