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Please use the following format and info on your own site to link to your page in Gardens-Guide.com: at Gardens-Guide.com http://www.gardens-guide.com The premiere directory of open gardens in the UK and Ireland today Ask your friends and suppliers as well to link to your page in Gardens-Guide as well. Every link we get into your page helps rankings for both of us in search engines. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** Garden Name: Trevarno Estate & National Museum of Gardening Last Modified: 31-01-2011 Garden ID: 0191 pic: 0191_Trevarno.jpg NOTE: If this says "missing", then please send us a picture for your page which is at least 1000 x 1000 pixels in size. Thanks! Owner: Mr. M. Sagin and Mr. N. Helsby Address: Trevarno Manor Helston Postcode: TR13 0RU County: Cornwall tel: 01326-574274 fax: 01326-574282 website: www.trevarno.co.uk email: enquiry //at// trevarno.co.uk English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.trevarno.co.uk All Year round except Christmas day and Boxing day; 10.30am - 5pm. (Honesty Box on those two days) Best Times of Year to Visit: March April/ May To see: Spring garden Bluebells National Collection: National Daffodil Collection Showgarden with 2,500 varities National Garden Scheme days: No Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: by appointment only. Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: No Comments: Admission Prices: Adult £6.85; Child £2.40; Over 60s £5.95; Disabled £3.45; Family £18 adults Season £22.00; Family Season £45. all prices include both garden and museum. Group discounts for 12+ people - advance booking essential. From 1st Apr: Adult £7.50, child £2.50,, over 60s £6.60, disabled £3.75, Family £20 Groups £ 4.75, seniors £4.25, student £1.50. Season Ticket, Adult £23, Senior £19, family £47 Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: Yes Only on Lead: Yes Events: Yes Other Facilities: Craft workshops, crafts for sale. Limited facilities for the disabled. Members of CATA (Cornwall Association of Tourist Attractions), Great Gardens of Cornwall, HHA and accept RHS individual members. Family Fun Days every Wednesday in school holidays, 10.30am-4.00pm. Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday 24th April 10.30am-4.00pm Fri 12th August, 7.30pm, Theatre Set Up present Much Ado About Nothing - ticket prices to be confirmed Features: National Museum of Gardening. Largest collection of gardening antiques, implements, memorabilia and ephemera in the country. There are also 2 more museums, a Vintage Soap Collection and the Toy Museum. Woodland Adventure Play Area. Extended Estate Walk and Viewing Platform. Designer: Description of Garden: An unforgettable gardening experience combining beautiful Victorian gardens with the splendid Fountain Garden Conservatory, unique range of crafts and the amazing National Museum of Gardening. The tranquil gardens and grounds feature a cascade, lake, grotto and pinetum, and the visitor can view the progress of major restoration projects. The site also contains Britain's largest and most comprehensive collection of antique tools, implements, memorabilia and ephemera, creatively displayed to illustrate how gardens and gardening influences most peoples' lives. History: The history of these gardens dates back to 1246 when Randolphus de Trevano first gave the estate his name. It has been privately owned since then by a succession of noble families. Now open throughout the year for the first time in 750 years. Local Inns: The New Inn Blue Anchor, Helston The Hazlephron Inn, Gunwalloe Accomodation: The Alverton Manor Hotel, Truro Colvennor Farmhouse, Helston Mullion Cove Hotel Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: Crown Town Helston - Flora Day 6th May