Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park

Mount Edgcumbe House is the former home of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. Set in Grade I Cornish Gardens within 865 acres Country Park on the Rame Peninsula, South East Cornwall.

Whether you are searching for a venue for a family outing or group visit, enthused by the magnificent Grade I Cornish gardens and famous historic house, combining your visit with a cruise of the River Tamar, looking for a civil wedding venue or viewing the national collection of camellias you are invited to come and explore, enjoy, learn its history or even dream awhile.

Mount Edgcumbe House was first built in the 1500s and was restored after World War Two. It is jointly owned by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council and is one of the regions most popular historic tourist destinations.

The House and Earl's Garden (admission charged) is now closed for the winter season. It will re-open next year, Sunday to Thursday and bank holiday Mondays between 11am and 4.30pm from Sunday 1 April to Sunday 30 September 2012. Group bookings can also be arranged in March and October. The House is available for civil wedding and civil partnership ceremonies plus conferences all year. Conference suites are also available to hire in the Barrow Park Centre all year round.

The wider park is open year round, daily from 8am to dusk and is free to the public. The free area of the park includes the National Camellia Collection and the majority of the formal gardens.

The Stables are open on Saturday and Sunday during the winter season from 10.30am until 4pm plus school half term holidays (24 to 28 October 2011 and 13 to 17 February 2012). The winter season runs from 30 September 2011 to 31 March 2012.

Refreshments and gifts can also be purchased at the Cremyll Shop inside the gate in the lower park which is open on Saturday and Sunday during the winter season.

What's new on the website.....
Hay wagon restoration [68KB] - making hay while the sunshines - not quite, but we are continuing our programme of preservation with the vehicles of times gone by.
Ice House Bridge renovation [314KB] - even the chilly winter winds can't stop the ongoing preservation programme at Mount Edgcumbe.
Metta Catherina Project [48KB] - with the help of a HLF grant the Metta Catherina will be brought to life at Mount Edgcumbe House.
Walks around Mount Edgcumbe and the Rame Peninsula - for more information on how to purchase this new guide
Making the most of Mount Edgcumbe - fun for all the family
History of the tapestries - find out information on Mount Edgcumbe's three tapestries which were designed to line the walls of a
Country park - discover some of the features of Mount Edgcumbe.