Step into Summer with the National Trust in Cornwall 2025

    Across Cornwall, National Trust gardens are bursting with summer colour, and historic houses are full of life and stories. This season brings everything from family trails and open-air theatre to beach cleans and creative workshops. Every time you enjoy a National Trust day out, you’re helping protect these special places for generations to come. Here’s what’s happening near you this summer—don’t forget to check property websites for opening days and times.

    Antony 

    Cornwall in Conflict
    Daily. 12.30-4.30pm  From the English Civil War to the Second World War, the Carews of Antony have been involved in local and international conflicts. Learn more about these clashes, read their war stories, and discover the treasure trove of militaria that the Antony collection holds. 
    Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.  

    Guided Garden Tour at Antony  27 July & 24 August. 2.30-3.30pm  Explore the seasonal highlights of the garden, learn about the species of plants found in the Summer Garden, marvel at the Champion Trees around the grounds of the house, and discover how our gardeners maintain and conserve the amazing collection of plants found at Antony.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking required. 

    Summer of Play
    20 July – 31 August. 12 noon-5pm
    Head to Antony this summer for days jam-packed with fun for all the family. See who can build the best block tower, complete our giant games the quickest, or win in a game of tennis. Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.

    Cotehele  

    Nature Walks  29 June, 27 July & 31 August.  11am-1pm  Discover seasonal highlights, what the Rangers have been doing to care of the estate, and learn about all the flora and fauna that can be found on our patch of the Tamar Valley. 
    Price: Free event. Booking required.  

    PondLife! at Cotehele Quay  7 June, 5 July & 2 August. 10.30am-1pm  Join in as we hunt for the creatures which live in (and on!) the pond. Watch the water closely, or have a go at pond dipping, and identify any insects, fish, or amphibians you may find.  Price: Free event. Booking not required.  

    Mosaic Birds workshop
    11 June.  10.30am-1.30pm  Join local mosaic artist Kirsty Freeman to make your own unique hanging bird ornament.  Price: £45pp. Booking required.     PGS Theatre: The Pirates of Penzance
    28 June. 6.30-9pm  Meet the legendary characters of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Pirates of Penzance' in the grounds of Cotehele.  As this is an open-air theatre event, please bring camping chairs or blankets as well as extra snacks to enjoy during the performance.  Price: £12.50 per adult, £7.50 per child. Booking required.  

    Summer of Play at Cotehele
    July-August (daily from 19 July). 10am-5pm  Get out and play at Cotehele this summer.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required. 

    Carne & Pendower  

    Community beach cleans (Pendower)
    First Monday of each month, 2-3pm  Soak in fantastic views and fresh air whilst helping to keep this beautiful beach clean.  Price: Free event. Booking not required.  

    Veryan Bunker Tours 2025
    22 June, 20 July & 17 August.  11am-12.30pm & 1.30-3pm  Join a tour by local experts Lawrence and Jean-Paul, along with the Royal Observer Corps team to hear the stories behind what went on in a nuclear bunker and the neighbouring starfish bunker. The nuclear bunker is the only preserved ROC nuclear bunker in the South West open to the public on a regular basis and the decoy command bunker is the only known preserved one of its type in the UK. Together they make Veryan Bunkers a unique site to visit.  Price: £5pp. Booking required.  

    East Pool Mine

    Music installation at Michell's Engine House
    6 June – 31 July. 11am-1pm
    Hear the Four Lanes Male Choir sing the rousing verses of "Camborne Hill" as you ascend the floors of Michell's Engine House.
    Price: Admissions apply, see website for details. Booking required.

    Catching Copper - an exhibition by Sovay Berriman
    Mon – Thurs, July – August. 11am – 12noon & 12 noon-1pm
    This exhibition, Catching Copper, is inspired by the short story of the same name written by Sovay, and published in 2023. It is part of Sovay’s wider MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh body of work, and speaks further to the origins of that project. Catching Copper is about loss, change, and power. It pays attention to the impact of small moments, considers how people, place and experience form who we are; it wonders about relationships to land, labour, what we leave behind and what we take forward.
    Price: Admissions apply, see website for details. Booking not required.

    Glendurgan

    Summer of Play at Glendurgan
    24 July – 7 August. 10.30am-5pm
    Get ready for a summer of fun at Glendurgan Garden.
    Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.

    Meet Anna Maria Fox
    19 – 22 & 24 June. 10.45-11.15am & 2-2.30pm
    Step into the 19th century and explore Glendurgan Garden through the eyes of Anna Maria Fox, Quaker philanthropist, diarist, artist, cultural pioneer, and a member of the influential Fox family of Falmouth.
    Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.

    Godolphin

    Godolphin Woods Walking Mining Tours
    June – September (see website for dates). 1.30-2.15pm 
    Enjoy a short walk through a mining landscape, with one of the volunteer guides, who will highlight the features of mining that remain and tell you more about the historic relationship between Godolphin and mining.  Price: Free event. Booking not required.  

    Guided wider estate walks at Godolphin
    Every Monday, June- September. 11am-1pm  Experience a walk in nature and the dynamic countryside of the Godolphin estate by join one of our volunteers for a refreshing walk.  Price: Free event. Booking not required.  

    Visit the house at Godolphin
    First week of the month, June-September. 10.30am-5pm  Venture into Godolphin House and discover the rich history within the walls of this once great mining powerhouse. Find out more about those who lived here and lives they led, in what was once Cornwall's largest and finest house.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.  

    Trust 10
    22 June, 27 July & 24 August.  8.30-11am  Join a fun, free and friendly trail run around the beautiful Godolphin estate. Two loops of 5km with stunning views throughout.  Price: Free event. Booking not required.  

    Miracle Theatre presents Twelfth Night
    4, 5 July.  7.00pm-9.00pm   Join us as Miracle Theatre revisits Twelfth Night - Shakespeare’s joyous, chaotic comedy, where love knows no boundaries!  Price: Charges available on website. Booking required. 

    Summer of Play at Godolphin
    26 July – 31 August, 10am-5pm  This summer, play is on repeat at Godolphin. Come along and take part in your very own summer of fun with many fun-filled activities for all the family to enjoy. 
    Price: Free event. Booking not required. 

    Lanhydrock  

    25 things to do at Lanhydrock in 2025
    Daily, June-September. 10.30am-4pm  Grab a bookmark at the Park Cafe, Visitor Reception or Gatehouse and have a go at 25 things to do at Lanhydrock in 2025. There's something for everyone to try in every season. Head to the Park Cafe once you've completed the list to collect a sticker.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.  

    Guided walk at Lanhydrock
    19 June. 11am-12.30pm  Come for a guided walk around Lanhydrock's countryside. Accompanied by a member of Lanhydrock's ranger team, this is an opportunity to discover more about the unique landscape at Lanhydrock and how the countryside team care for it.  Price: Free event. Booking not required.  

    Big Butterfly Count at Lanhydrock
    July-August (see website for dates). 10.30am-5pm  Take part in Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count in Lanhydrock's beautiful formal gardens.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.  

    Summer of Play at Lanhydrock
    July-August (daily from 24 July). 10.30am-4pm  Get out and play at Lanhydrock this summer.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.    

    Meet the Machines with the Ranger Team at Lanhydrock
    29 July, 12 & 19 August.  11am-3pm 
    Come along to the parkland to meet Lanhydrock's Ranger Team and some of the machines they use to take care of Lanhydrock's more 900 acres of countryside.  Price: Free event. Booking not required.  

    Lizard Point & Poldhu

    Guided Walks at Lizard Point Check website for dates and times available.  Series of volunteer led walks and hikes. Please see website for details on the different routes and types of walks available.    
    Friends of Poldhu beach clean
    First Friday of each month.   9-10am  The Friends of Poldhu meet on the first Friday every month, next to the cafe, for a beach clean. It is open to everyone, no need to book just turn up. Meet at 9am April to September, 10am October to March. 
    Price: Free event. Booking not required.  

    Porth  

    Community beach cleans (Porthcurnick)  First Monday of each month. 10-11am  Gloves, bags and litter-pickers provided. Just bring your enthusiasm to help out for an hour or so. Please also feel free to bring your own gloves if you'd like.  Price: Free event. Booking not required.  

    St Anthony Head  

    Discover St Anthony Battery
    3 August.  11am-12.30pm & 1.30 – 3pm  St Anthony Head is great to visit all read round, with far reaching views out to sea and over the Carrick Roads to Falmouth beyond. Have you ever wondered what it used to be like when the headland was a bustling military site?  Price: £5pp. Booking required. 

    Levant Mine & Beam Engine

    Women at work - Bal Maidens of the Tin Coast
    Daily. 10am-3.30pm
    Hear the toils and tales of the Bal maidens of the Tin Coast.
    Price: Admissions apply. Booking required.

    Trelissick 

    Miracle Theatre presents Twelfth Night
    10 - 12 July, 6.30-8.30pm  Miracle Theatre revisits Twelfth Night - Shakespeare’s joyous, chaotic comedy, where love knows no boundaries.  Price: Charges available on website. Booking required.  

    Summer of Play at Trelissick
    19 July - 2 September, 10am-5pm   Play on repeat this summer at Trelissick where every winding path leads to a way to play.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.    Outdoor yoga at Trelissick with Apricity Yoga
    20 July, 9.30-10.30am  Get closer to nature with an outdoor yoga experience in the Trelissick garden lead by Apricity Yoga.  Price: Charges available on website. Booking required.   

    Quantum Theatre presents Alice Through the Looking Glass at Trelissick
    20 August. 4.30-6pm  Quantum Theatre bring their lively brand of comedy, music and magic to Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic, Alice Through the Looking Glass for summer 2025. They'll be at Trelissick on Wednesday 20 August for a matinee performance.  Price: Charges available on website. Booking required.     The Duke's Theatre Company present Shakespeare's Macbeth
    3 September. 6.30-8.45pm  The Dukes Theatre Company's production of Macbeth offers a dynamic reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy held in the walled garden at Trelissick.  Price: Charges available on website. Booking required.  

    Trelissick 70
    Daily June – September. 11am-4pm
    70 years ago, in 1955, Ida Copeland generously gifted the garden and estate of Trelissick to the National Trust. This year we celebrate her donation with exhibitions that tell the story of both the Copeland’s Trelissick and the Trelissick we know... Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.

    Trengwainton 

    Father's Day at Trengwainton
    15 June. 10am-5pm  This Father's Day, why not bring dad along to the garden for the gift of time spent with loved ones in nature?  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required. 

    Summer of Play at Trengwainton
    20 Jul-31 Aug. 10am-5pm  Get set for family fun at Trengwainton with our Summer of Play activities, including wild art, tug-of-war, skittles, painting, bean bag toss and lots more. With over 10 activities to choose from you can try them all, then come back for more. A great way to leave with happy-tired kids, plus check out our website nearer the time for details of den building days. Summer of Play is sponsored by Starling Bank.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.

    Trerice  

    Archaeological tour of Trerice
    6 & 20 June, 4 & 18 July. 2-3pm  Learn about the archaeological and architectural history of Trerice on an hour long guided tour of the gardens. Find out about key features of the property and how they have changed over time, as well as archaeological digs and finds across the whole site.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.  

    Costume days at Trerice
    28 July, 4, 11, 18, 25 August. 11am-3pm
    Bring history to life get the whole family dressed up in Tudor-inspired costumes made by the volunteer costume group here at Trerice. There is something fit for everyone, not just the kids! 
    Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required. 

    Cornish chough talks at Trerice 14 & 19 June, 3 July. 11am  Listen to an informative talk about the Cornish Chough, detailing its return to Cornwall and emblematic link to Trerice.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required. 

    St Agnes Silver Band performances at Trerice
    29 June, 20 July. 12:30-1:30pm  Come along and listen to St Agnes Silver Band in the beautiful surrounds of Trerice. They will be playing a selection of tunes on the parade ground; feel free to bring a chair or picnic blanket to enjoy an afternoon of music.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required. 

    Choir performances at Trerice
    22 June, 6, 8, 13, 17 & 22 July. 2-3pm  Hear a selection of choirs in outdoor performances at Trerice, including inTune Choir, Halwyn a Gan and the Trerice Volunteer Choir. 
    Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required. 

    Miracle Theatre presents Twelfth Night
    16 July. 6:30-8:30pm 
    Miracle Theatre revisits Twelfth Night - Shakespeare’s joyous, chaotic comedy, where love knows no boundaries!  Price: Prices available on website. Booking required. 

    Summer of Play at Trerice
    19 July – 2 September. 10:30am-4:30pm  Come and enjoy the great outdoors with our summer of play activities at Trerice. Head down to the mowhay field to have a run around and challenge your family to an obstacle course and crazy golf. Get creative amongst the long grass and winding paths and have a go at some outdoor games.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required. 

    Family-friendly archery at Trerice
    Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 22 July – 28 August. 11am-3pm 
    Try your hand at archery with family-friendly arrow kits and targets on the parade ground at Trerice. 
    Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required. 

    The Dodman 

    Hemmick beach cleans
    7 June,  5 July & 2 August.  10-11am 
    Can you spare half an hour or so to help us keep Hemmick beach looking beautiful, and safer for wildlife?
    We meet on the first Saturday of each month.  Price: Free event. Booking not required.    

    Teneriffe Farm Campsite  

    Teneriffe Farm Campsite Walk  28 June.  1.30-3.30pm 
    Everyone is welcome to join us for a social walk starting at Teneriffe Farm Campsite, taking in the surrounding countryside and dramatic coastline along the south west coast path.
    The walk is approximately 3.5 miles and led by volunteer walk leaders, offering the opportunity for fresh air and time in nature. Everyone welcome of all walking experience. 
    Price: Free event. Booking not required.    

    Penrose 

    Penrose family walks - Penrose Hill
    8 June. 10-11.30am  Everyone is welcome to join us for a gentle family friendly walk from Penrose Hill car park taking in the parkland at Penrose.
    Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.  

    Penrose social walks (Chyvarloe)  17 June.  10am-12noon  Everyone is welcome to join us for a gentle walk from Chyvarloe car park taking in the parts of the south west coast path and views across Loe Pool and Loe Bar, as part of our social walk series.  Price: Free event (normal admissions apply). Booking not required.  

    Drolla story telling bench and Celebrating People and Place photography exhibition
    11 June – 31 August. 10am-4pm
    Drolla the story telling bench continues its journey across the protected landscapes. Now stopping at Penrose, alongside a photography exhibition displaying the winning photos from Cornwall National Landscape’s 2024 photography competition.
    Price: Free event. Booking not required.

    CAST-Off school holiday art programme
    Every Saturday from 26 July – 23 August. 10am-12noon & 2-4pm There will be a wide range of activities to get involved with each Saturday, including making natural pigments, painting and drawing, miniature printmaking, woodworking, willow weaving, making cyanotypes and kaleidoscopes – and opportunities to do things with clay at every session.
    Price: Free event. Booking not required.

    Pentire 

    Trust10 trail run at Pentire
    22 June, 27 July & 24 August.  8.30-11am  Join in at Pentire for a free 10k waymarked trail run, that takes place the fourth Sunday of every month. Enjoy the coastal views including of the Rumps. Runners of all abilities are welcome to take part in the trail runs at Pentire, but this is a challenging route on a rugged section of the South West Coast Path.  Price: Free event. Booking not required.  

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