FAQs

Yes, dogs on leads (to protect wildlife and livestock) are very welcome in our gardens and at the Tea Shed.

All visitors, whether you’re coming for Trewithen, the Plant Centre or the Tea Shed, are welcome to park for free in our car park.

HHA members can visit both the house and gardens for free.

Yes, you can book a lunch table for two people or more. Just call 01726 883647 (ext. 647) or email teashed@trewithestate.co.uk

No, you don’t need a house or garden ticket to visit the Tea Shed, and you’re welcome to park for free in our car park.

We provide allergy information for all items on our menu. We’re also happy to cater for specific dietary requirements; just let us know in advance.

If you’d like to stretch your legs, you’ll find several permissive paths through the parkland area, including a bridle path to the north of the parkland that was once a Roman road.

Trewithen is a historic family home, lived in by the Galsworthy family. The house is open to visitors with a house ticket at certain times each week, so we can’t guarantee that it’ll always be open when you’re visiting the gardens or estate. To check opening times, and book a ticket online, visit our tickets page.

To find out more about the accessibility of the house, gardens and Tea Shed, take a look at our accessibility page.

Trewithen is home to the Galsworthy family, who live here all year round. The estate has been in continuous family ownership for nearly 300 years, descending by marriage through the Hawkins and Johnstone families.

Trewithen has been used as a location for episodes of the Wycliffe detective television series, and by a German production company filming two short stories by Rosamunde Pilcher.

Head Gardener Gary Long runs a team of five full time staff with help from a loyal group of volunteers. If you have some free time and would be interested in helping out, take a look at our Volunteering page.

There is a charity called the Tree Register, whose patron is HRH the former Prince of Wales. Registered officials measure and log data about the UK’s most notable trees every ten years, or sooner if possible. A Champion is either the tallest tree or the tree with the widest diameter, of its type, in Britain. Sometimes, as with some of Trewithen’s Champions, a tree can be both the tallest and the broadest!

Trewithen is so diverse, has so much to offer and is so changeable in terms of its appearance that every time you come you will see something new that you may have missed last time. Spring is a riot of colour, especially with the early flowering magnolias, rhododendrons and camellias, but the interest continues throughout the summer with the wildlife garden and water garden. In the autumn, the gardens are full of leaf and berry colours, especially from our viburnums and acers.

Trewithen is proud to participate in the Silent Space initiative. Our rather special Walled Garden offers a sheltered spot for silent reflection.

We encourage everyone to take the gardens at their own pace, and to explore and pause as you’d like to. As a guide, we’d suggest allowing around 90 minutes to include the Eagle Ponds and Water Gardens area.

Yes, we offer gift vouchers for season tickets, which are available to buy online.