Trerice

Over het museum

Trerice is a manor house in mid-Cornwall that was begun in 1572 by John Arundell V, whose family had inherited the estate through marriage and were well connected at the royal court. His son Sir John Arundell VI became known as John for the King after defending Pendennis Castle for Charles I in the Civil War, and a later Arundell was made a baron after the Restoration.

In 1675 a marriage brought the estate to the Acland family of Devon, who held it for generations but rarely lived there. Long periods under absentee owners meant that the house escaped the building fashions of later centuries and is still little altered. The Great Hall has an enormous table made for the room, which cannot be taken out, and a window of 576 tiles of 16th- to 19th-century glass. The Great Chamber has a decorative plasterwork ceiling whose design inspired the knot garden.

The Elton family arrived as tenants of the last private owner and stayed on when the National Trust bought Trerice in 1953; John Elton paid for repairs to the roof and the remaining parts of the house. Today the house shows life from the 1500s to the 1950s and contains 17 clocks, including a longcase clock by Thomas Tompion from about 1680, as well as Cornish paintings and a Tudor bed. The grounds include an Elizabethan-style knot garden, an orchard of Cornish apple varieties and a lawn where visitors can play the old Cornish game of kayles.

Hoogtepunten

• Great Hall with a large table and a window of 576 glass tiles
• Decorative plaster ceilings, including the Great Chamber
• 17 clocks, including a longcase clock by Thomas Tompion (about 1680)
• Elizabethan-style knot garden, orchard and kayling lawn
• Tudor-style costumes and games in the hayloft

Vaste collectie

• The manor house – Rooms from the 1500s to the 1950s, with plasterwork ceilings, a large table in the Great Hall, 17 clocks and Cornish paintings.
• Garden and orchard – A small garden with an Elizabethan-style knot garden, cottage borders, an orchard of Cornish apple varieties and a lawn for kayles.

Beheerder

National Trust

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices are standard admission without the Gift Aid donation; with Gift Aid an adult pays £16.50, a child £8.30, a family £41.30 and a one-adult family £24.80. Entry is free for National Trust members. The property is covered by the Explorer Pass, which the National Trust describes as giving entry to most of its places.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Ground and first floor access to the house is limited, and mobility scooters can only be used on the ground floor. The grounds are partly accessible, with steep slopes, narrow paths and loose gravel; an access map is available from visitor reception. There are 8 accessible parking spaces on a tarmac and gravel car park. A limited number of manual wheelchairs can be hired by phone (01637 875404). Fixed induction loops are at visitor reception, the barn café and the shop, and ear defenders for children are available from reception. Braille room guides are available in the house. Seating is provided in each room, and the barn café and hayloft are reached by sloping access.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Doe- en voelstations
• Verschoonruimte
• Speeltuin / speelhoek

Families can play Cornish kayles and other garden games, make brass rubbings and try on handmade Tudor-style costumes in the hayloft, and look for hidden mice in each room of the house. Family events run in school holidays. Baby-changing and feeding facilities are available. Pushchairs and buggies may meet steps, and a step-free map is available on request. A wildlife and children’s play area is at the Mowhay field.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Trerice is off the A3058 at Kestle Mill; follow the brown signs towards St Newlyn East, 1½ miles from the A3058 junction. Cycle parking is in the main car park, and the property lies on National Cycle Network route 32.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel
• Kluisjes

The barn café serves hot and cold drinks, light lunches, cakes and cream teas. The shop sells gifts, homeware and local produce, and a second-hand bookshop is in the undercroft. Lockers are available for food, drink and large bags while visiting the house. Toilets are in the rear court next to the café.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

The Barn, Great Hall, hayloft and summerhouse are licensed for civil weddings. The Elton Room in the barn can be hired for functions such as family gatherings, christenings and meetings.

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