Historic Houses, Castles & Gardens:

Cotehele: (18 miles)
Superb mediaeval house 1485-1627 by Tamar River (National Trust).

Lanhydrock:  (12 miles)
17th century house, some rebuilt 1881 in beautiful park overlooking Fowey River (National Trust).

Antony House: (12 miles)
18th century house (National Trust).

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park: (14 miles)
16th century house, partly rebuilt, in 865 acres of park. 

Trelissick Garden: (40 miles)
Lovely in all seasons. By King Harry Ferry (National Trust).

St Michael's Mount: Helston (65 miles)
Spectacular 14th century castle (National Trust).

Heligan Manor: (25 miles)
Lost gardens of Heligan.

Trerice: (30 miles)
Small manor house rebuilt 1571

Tintagel Old Post Office: (33 miles)
14th century building on plan of mediaeval manor house (National Trust).

Tintagel Castle: (33 miles)
Built 1145 on site of King Arthur's castle. Path descends to Merlin's Cave.

Glendurgan Garden: (40 miles)
Valley garden on Helford River with maze (National Trust).

Castle Drogo: (50 miles)
Granite castle, 900 ft. above sea level, built 1910-1930 by Sir Edwin Lutyens (National Trust).

Buckland Abbey: (20 miles)
Bought by Sir Francis Drake in 1581. Now a naval and Devon folk museum (National Trust).

Saltram: (18 miles)
George ll mansion and park. Fine interior (National Trust).

Killerton: (56 miles)
Built 1778. Houses Paulise de Bush collection of costumes.

Restormel Castle: Lostwithiel (12 miles)
Once the home of the Black Prince. 

Compton Castle: nr. Torquay (45 miles)
 Possibly finest mediaeval fortified manor house in Devon, dates from 1320, 1440 and 1520  (National Trust).