Day two into our trip down to Devon and my mum and I decided to visit Cotehele, National Trust. We didn't expect it to be as big as it was but we enjoyed our day very much. We had planned to visit Buckland Abbey on the same day but visiting Cotehele took us all day to wander around.
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| Cotehele house with a view of the terraces. |
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/buckland-abbey
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cotehele
Although technically in Cornwall, Cotehele was close enough to where we were staying to visit. Cotehele is a much older garden than Stourhead which we had visited the previous day. There was so much to see. We explored Cotehele House adorned with Tapestries, we meandered our way through the gardens and found our way down to Cotehele Quay and Mill. The whole site is a testament to the changing use of the area throughout the centuries since it was built in the 1400s.
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| View of the terraces and down onto the local town from next to the house. |
My favourite area of the garden was the terraces outside the house. These could be viewed from the house as you look. Purples, pinks, whites and blues were spilling down terraces like a sea of flowers.
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| So many flowers. A great display. |
I am definitely looking forward to spending more time down in Devon in the future and I still want to visit Buckland Abbey.
Here are some more photos from my visit:
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| Alstroemeria in the Walled Garden. |
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| Silver and Gold border. |
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| Cotehele watermill |
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| Gunnera manicata in next to the watermill. |
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