Looks as if the weather is finally settling down in time for the opening of the garden later this week. All details below. There has been much ongoing pruning and planting during the winter months in preparation for 2024. There has also been a good bud set on the main spring flowering genera which bodes well for a colourful early season. We are very much looking forward to welcoming garden visitors again this year.
Tom and Jo Hudson.
Mid March 2024.
Any queries regarding your visit please use the contact option on this website.
Spring Opening Details 2024
The Garden is open in 2024 from Friday March the 15th until Friday May 31st, 4 days of the week.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 10:30am - 5:00pm.
Summer and Autumn Opening Details 2024
The Garden is also open from June 5th - October 30th, Wednesday afternoons 1:00pm - 4:30pm.
Also open at other times by appointment. Group visits are also welcome at other times by arrangement.
Prices and Ticketing
All entry fees and proceeds from plant sales contribute to the maintenance and upkeep of the important living botanical collection. There is no requirement to pre book your visit, we don’t run a ticketing system.
Adults; £10.00.
Children under 16 free.
Group visits are available @ £10.00 pp; this includes an introductory talk from the head gardener. We also welcome garden tours which are approximately 1.5 - 2 hours for groups of over 10 people. These are fully guided tours, please arrange through the Contact page on the website.
Anyone wishing to purchase a Seasons Pass for £25.00 please either let us know when you are to visit or make yourself known to a member of staff at the garden entrance. The cost of your visit will be deducted from the Seasons pass.
Concessionary rates
Historic Houses Association (HHA) - All members/friends of the HHA have free access. Please fill out the HHA Members and Friends access form in the Entrance Area with your ticket number.
Great Gardens of Cornwall - The Great Gardens membership situation allows a reduction of £1 pp on the entry price. Details are available from the GG Website.
*Concessionary rates above do not apply to group visits or charity open days.
Garden Entrance
The Loos are located handily beside the garden entrance carpark in a separate small wooden building. They are suitable for disabled visitors. In the entrance there are teas/coffee and light snacks for sale including ice creams. If there is no one about please ring the bell located by the door leading into the garden and someone will assist with entry, buying plants and making teas and any other queries.
Elderly and Disabled
There is plenty of parking within a short walk of the garden entrance. The loos situated next to the car park are equipped with fold down bars and access is on level ground. The Walled Garden, Glasshouse Range and top half of the garden is all accessible to wheelchairs via graded pathways. Please ask if in doubt where the most user-friendly routes are in the garden.
Health and Safety
Please keep children under observation at all times as due to the nature of a mainly woodland garden there are areas of water, uneven banks and some steep drops. All paths are regularly inspected and mown where appropriate. But stout footwear is still advisable especially if the weather has been unsettled. Very occasionally the garden will have to close due to extreme weather such as high winds. The garden was laid out well before modern regulations were invented; therefore we cannot eliminate all health and safety risks. Common sense with regard to handling plants and avoiding physical hazards is a joint responsibility between visitors and ourselves.
Dogs
Dogs are permitted to exercise in the parkland on a lead. When sheep are present please keep dogs well clear especially when lambing. Unfortunately dogs aren't allowed in the main garden but there are plenty of shaded areas in the car park to leave pets while visiting.
Location
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The Garden entrance is signposted off the A390, 1/2 mile west of St Blazey and 2 miles east of St Austell, on the north side of the road.
Please be aware that there is a formal Council highway road sign pointing towards Tregrehan just west of the garden entrance, this needs to be ignored. The garden entrance is well signposted nearly opposite the Britannia Inn on the A390 through granite gateposts.
Tregrehan Garden Cottages
Click on the website link below to find out more about staying in the garden cottages.