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A Day Out To – Trebah Garden A Winter Walk

Starting the year as I mean to go on! Sharing some of our days out, and what we get up to when we’re not busy working or chilling at home! To begin the year on a crisp afternoon, we headed to Trebah Garden!

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At the beginning of January, in between all of the rain(!) there was a brief sunny day, and we decided to make the most of it; and check out somewhere, quite nearby here in Cornwall, that we’d never been before.

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Trebah Garden

Located in Mawnan Smith (near Falmouth) Trebah is a beautiful valley garden on the coast, boasting its own private beach as well as several walkways leading the four miles through the many plants, flowers and trees. You can check out the Trebah Garden website for more information including a map, and admission prices.

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As well as the garden and beach; there is also Trebah Kitchen, where you can grab something hot or cold to eat and drink; (In the summer there is also The Boathouse cafe on the beach.) As well as two gift shops, and a plant store which is closed in the winter months. We also noticed two play areas, suitable for younger and older children, and that dogs on a lead are welcome.

It could be a little hilly and uneven for those who struggle walking; though there are wheelchair-friendly routes indicated on the map.

Our Day:

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Trebah Garden

We arrived around midday to find ample parking, it was fairly busy, though walking around was still a peaceful experience. Greeted in the reception area, we purchased our tickets (prices are seasonal so you pay more to visit in Summer months, we paid £5 each to visit in January and our ticket remained valid for one week so we could have visited again during that time.)

Then we were given a map, and a printout telling us particular plants of seasonal interest, to look out for on our walk. We were told that the only facilities are located in the main building; as well as the cafe and gift shops. We stopped for a cup of tea and some cake (because this is a blog post; and I have to provide this sort of information of course!)

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There was plenty of choice of hot and cold food and the cafe had a pleasant atmosphere. There is a seating area to one side for people visiting with dogs which I thought was really nice.

We set off, walking around; there is a lot to see from Champion Trees and flowers, which of course was mostly greenery as we visited in winter, but still beautiful!

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Two ponds, one with its very own “monster”! There were a few fun things to spot as we were walking around! As if a peaceful wander wasn’t enough!

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And my personal favourite, the water garden! Isn’t is so beautiful! Lots of little waterfalls and pretty statues, with lush greenery, even at the beginning of the year! It was so tranquil with the sounds of the water, and the birds in the trees.

Check out our day out to Trelissick in this post.
A water garden with ornamental heron

We then headed down to check out the beach which looked gorgeous, you’d never think it was January! Just look at that lovely blue sky!

Trebah Garden beach

We had such a lovely time, slowly wandering around the “Bamboozle” which is of course a sort-of maze like path through many kinds of tall bamboo!

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And there’s even a chance to find a little Dalek to keep those of us who need a daily dose of nerdiness happy!

We really enjoyed our walk; there is so much more to see, and we’ve already said we will visit again at a later season; when there is a little more colour in the garden. Overall we stayed just over three and a half hours, and had a great time. It was a perfect wintery day out!

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It was such a lovely day, extremely well spent! I can’t wait to explore more days out here in Cornwall and share them here on the blog!

Have you visited Cornwall before? Do you have any favourite places?

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