The National Trust in Cornwall

Trerice

• 3 miles SE of Newquay (via A392 and A3058, turn right at Kestle Mill
• Open April to end Oct, 11 - 1 and 2 - 5.30. Closed Sat. and Tues
• A little Elizabethan manor house as near to the spirit of old Cornwall as you can get. The house was rebuilt in 1571 and contains fine plaster ceilings and fire places, oak & walnut furniture and tapestries. Also a lawnmower museum.
• More information available of Trerice, Cornwall

Bedruthan Steps

• 4 miles north of Newquay
• A spectacular beach, now open again for your enjoyment. The steps to the beach have been restored. National Trust information centre, cafe and shop.

Levant in Steam

• Trewellard, Pendren, St Just
• tel 01 736 786156 for opening hours
• The oldest beam engine in the country, restored and driven once more by steam, at the famous cliff edge Levant mine. An unforgettable experience.
• more details of the National Trust's Steam Engines

Cornish Engines

• Pool (2 miles west of Redruth), Redruth
• tel 01 209 216657
• Open April to end Oct 11 to 5
• In the heart of Cornwall's richest mining district, an opportunity to see two of Cornwall's beam engines preserved in their houses.. One of them can be seen in action in St Michael's shaft

St Michael's Mount

• Tel 01 736 710265 for tide & weather information
• open 1st Apr to 31st Oct
• A national treasure that is a must for every visitor to Cornwall. A great granite crag that rises from Mounts Bay, is surmounted by an embattled 14th century castle, home of the St Aubyn family. The Mounts flanks are softened by lush tropical vegetation, and at the waters edge there is a harbourside community, an ancient trading place for tin. 1/2 mile south of A394 at Marazion, you can get access by foot over the causeway at low tide (or in summer only by ferry at high tide)
• more info on St Michaels Mount

Tintagel Old Post Office

• Tintagel
• tel 01 840 770024
• Open April to end Oct. 11.00 to 5.00
• One of the most characterful buildings in Cornwall, and a house of great antiquity. A small 14th century manor full of charm and interest. Tumble roofed and weathered by the centuries, it is restored in the fashion of the post office that it was for many years.
• more details of Old Post Office, Tintagel

Gardens and Houses (covered in the pages on gardens)

• Glendurgan Glendurgan Gardens are beside Trebah on the Helford River in Cornwall,
• Lanhydrock Lanhydrock is essentially a Victorian house, that evolved from much earlier beginnings.
• Trelissick Trelissick Gardens overlook the open expanse of Carrick Roads (Falmouth Harbour)
• Trengwainton Trengwainton Garden is in a sheltered position in the far west of Cornwall, with distant views over Mounts Bay
• Cothele Cotehele House is a well preserved, and little altered, Tudor manor house in the east of Cornwall

Miles and miles of coast

• Most of the Cornish Coastal path is now owned by the National Trust - it should now be possible to control the excesses of further development.
• They also own a number of car parks, which make convenient stopping places if you are going to do a coastal walk.

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