Trelissick House and Gardens, Cornwall. Paid entry
Details
Accessibility
Disability Toilet. 2025: "The garden route follows hard-standing and gravel paths which are wheelchair and pushchair friendly. There is one section unsuitable for wheelchairs and an alternative route is signposted to avoid this. Please also follow this route for a shorter walk around the one-way system.
Please check with staff on arrival if you have any concerns. There is plenty of seating along the route to offer you a place to rest along the way.
Blue Badge parking. Accessible toilet. Mobility scooter for hire on accessible garden route. Assistance dogs welcome in the house.
Map of accessible garden route available from visitor reception
Accessible toilet: Located opposite the visitor reception
A braille format history of the house is available
Designated parking: Approx. 20 accessible parking spaces close to visitor reception
Fixed induction loops are situated at all till points
Level access to food outlet: Crofters cafe is situated near to the accessible parking spaces and visitor reception. There is level access to the indoor and outdoor seating at Crofters cafe
Level access to shop:
The shop is close to the accessible parking spaces. There is a slight slope leading down to the entrance of shop which is about 2 metres in length but is suitable for both mobility scooters and wheelchairs
Level access/terrain: Map of accessible garden route available from visitor reception
Powered mobility vehicle available:
One Countryside Mobility Tramper and one powered mobility scooter available to hire for use in the garden, please call 01872 862090 to book.
Ramped access to the house
Seating available: There are several benches in the garden and countryside
Wheelchairs available:
Two manual wheelchairs can be hired for use in the garden on a first come first served basis, call 01872 862090 if you would like to reserve a wheelchair. One wheelchair available in the house."
See https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/trelissick/accessibility-at-trelissick "Parking is free to National Trust members. Non-members pay £6 all day.
Blue badge holders park for free in accessible parking by driving to the bottom of the car park and turning right at the Water Tower.
There are accessible picnic benches available at main car park.
Visitor reception is to your left once you arrive with a sign identifying it. Here you can pick up resources like maps, a mobility scooter, the Countryside Mobility Tramper, manual wheelchairs, sensory bags or walking sticks. We recomend booking all vehicles in advance on 01872 862090.
Essential Companion cards are available from the National Trust Supporter Services Centre.
" Countryside Mobility Tramper at Trelissick
The Tramper is an electric all-terrain mobility scooter designed specifically to cover rough ground and grass safely. Tramper and mobility scooter hire is available from visitor reception for use in the garden and we recommended booking in advance to guarantee availability.
Reserving the Countryside Mobility Tramper
The Countryside Mobility Tramper, as well as the mobility scooter and all-terrain manual wheelchairs, can be booked by calling Trelissick on 01872 862090 or emailing trelissick@nationaltrust.org.uk
Join Countryside Mobility
You’ll need to become a member of Countryside Mobility in order to hire the tramper. This costs £15 per year, £5 for a two week ‘taster membership’, or £3 for one day. We can sign you up for membership at the reception and give you training on how to use the tramper, which takes around 10–15 minutes.
Please read the terms and conditions on the Countryside Mobility website before getting here. This will help you to assess whether you’ll be able to use the tramper, saving you time when registering for membership. Once you’ve signed up for membership you can use trampers at 60+ Countryside Mobility sites around the South West and beyond."
Brief description
"A welcoming house and garden set in an estate with stunning maritime views and lovely woodland walks." https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/trelissick/features/visiting-trelissick-what-you-need-to-know-before-you-come
+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trelissick
2025: "Trelissick (Cornish: Trelesyk) is a house and garden in the ownership of the National Trust at Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, England. It is located on the B3289 road, just west of King Harry Ferry, and overlooks the estuary known as Carrick Roads. It lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation.
It receives over 200,000 visitors annually.[1]
The house was designed around 1750 by the paternal grandfather of Humphry Davy for John Lawrence and remodelled in the 1820s by Thomas Daniell. It was further extended in the late 19th century. It is Grade II* listed.[4]
The estate has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1955 when it was donated by Ida Copeland following the death of her son Geoffrey, on the understanding that the family could continue to reside there. A stained glass memorial bearing the Copeland coat of arms was donated to Feock parish church by Mrs. Copeland. The house and garden had formerly been owned and developed by the Daniell family, which had made its fortune in the 18th century Cornish copper mining industry.[citation needed]
The contents of the house were sold in July 2013 by Bonhams auctioneers.[5]
Many of the species that flourish in the mild Cornish air, including the rhododendrons and azaleas which are now such a feature of the garden, were planted by the Copelands including hydrangeas, camellias and flowering cherries, and exotics such as the ginkgo and various species of palm. They also ensured that the blossoms they nurtured had a wider, if unknowing audience. Mr Ronald Copeland was chairman and later managing director of his family's business, the Spode china factory. Flowers grown at Trelissick were used as models for those painted on ware produced at the works.
The Copeland family crest, a horse's head, now decorates the weathervane on the turret of the stable block, making a pair with the Gilbert squirrels on the Victorian Gothic water tower, an echo of the family who lived here in the second half of the 19th century (their ancestor, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, was lost at sea in his ship Squirrel after discovering Newfoundland).
The garden is noted for its rare shrubs. It offers a large park, woodland walks, views over the estuary of the River Fal and Falmouth.
Trelissick Garden is the home of the National Plant Collections of photinias and azaras."
Address
Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6QL
trelissick@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone
01872 862090
Website
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/trelissick
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/trelissick
Directions
"Follow the A39 from Falmouth or Truro; then onto the B3289 at Playing Place and follow brown sign posts or signs to the King Harry Ferry. The entrance to Trelissick will be on your right.
Parking: Car parking on site £6, National Trust members park free.
Sat Nav: Put in our Trelissick postcode TR3 6QL.
Use postcode TR3 6QL for Sat Navs or follow brown signs to Trelissick or signs to the King Harry Ferry. The entrance to Trelissick with be on your right.
The car park is a shared space - vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians will be using it. Parking is free to National Trust members. Non-members pay £6 all day.
Blue badge holders park for free in accessible parking by driving to the bottom of the car park and turning right at the Water Tower.
There are accessible picnic benches available at main car park."
Opening Times
Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change
"Parking and entry free for National Trust members.
Garden admission
Ticket type: With Gift Aid/Without Gift AidAdult (18+)£18.70£17.00Child (5-17) under 5s free£9.40£8.50Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children)£46.80£42.501 adult, 2 children£28.10£25.50Group (Adult 18+)£16.15Group (Child 5-17)£8.08Opening times for 13 October 2025
Opening time: Garden10:00 - 17:00Car park, parkland and woodland walkDawn - DuskHouse11:00 - 16:00Café09:30 - 17:00Shop10:00 - 17:00Second-hand bookshop10:00 - 16:30Cornwall Crafts Association10:00 - 17:00Please note that last entry is 30 minutes before closing "
Transport
2025: "The 493 bus visits Trelissick and stops in the car park from Truro, Lemon Quay to Feock via Trelissick Garden.
Truro Train station 5 miles; Perranwell station 4 miles.
Amenities
Available for functions: The Barn is available to hire for private functions, business meetings and community gatherings
Bookshop
Café: Crofters Cafe serves freshly made hot food and light refreshments with teas and coffees. Indoor and outdoor seating available
Car park
Cycle parking: Cycle parking is located outside visitor reception.
Dogs allowed:
Assistance dogs only in the house. Dogs welcome in the parkland, woodland walks, garden, shop, bookshop, gallery and cafe courtyard
Kiosk: An ice cream kiosk is open on a seasonal basis near the parkland entrance
Plant shop: The plant shop is to the rear of the retail shop with a range of seasonal plants, garden ornaments and decorations
Shop: Trelissick shop stocks a range of homeware, fashion accessories, local products, kids activities and books
Toilet: Opposite visitor reception
Travel Information
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Location
Nearest Venues
Quaker Meeting House, Come-to-Good, Cornwall
1.57 miles*
Saint Michael Penkivel Village, Cornwall
2.06 miles*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.