Trerice
An Elizabethan manor run by the National Trust, with well-preserved Dutch gables and ornate plasterwork ceilings, and traditional Cornish 'kails' wooden skittles to play.
Trerice was built around 1572 as the home of the Arundell family and sits in a quiet valley about 5 km southeast of Newquay. The house is not large, but it retains rare curved Dutch gables, huge hall windows and fine Elizabethan plasterwork ceilings. The rooms display antique furniture and clocks.
The gardens include knot beds and an orchard, and on the lawn you can play 'kails', the traditional Cornish wooden-pin skittles game. Adult entry costs about £14. In winter, only the gardens are open for part of the time.
Opening hours
Approx. Mar–Oct, 10:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Newquay Zoo
- Lusty Glaze
- Blue Reef Aquarium Newquay
- Towan Beach & Newquay Harbour
- Huer's Hut
- Fistral Beach
- Mawgan Porth
- Watergate Bay