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| Trevarno - Lake and Victorian Boat house |
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The Lake and Victorian boat house at Trevarno provide one of this Cornish garden's most idyllic views. It is reputed to have been built by Christopher Wallis Popham in 1838. Ornamental planting around the lake was carried out by several generations of Bickford-Smiths. Beyond the boat house you can see the pinetum and the large tree on the island in the middle of the lake is the distinctive Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distchum). The water from the lake runs into a series of leats and waterways which lead to Trevarno Mill about half a mile downstream. |
Trevarno - National Museum of Gardening
The National Museum of Gardening at Trevarno houses one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of garden tools and memorabilia in the country.
Trevarno - Fountain Garden Conservatory
Trevarno's Fountain Garden Conservatory was originally the East wing of the house and contained a billiard room.
Trevarno - Italian Garden
The Italian garden at Trevarno is thought to have been created by William Bickford-Smith in the mid nineteenth century.
Trevarno Country Estate and Garden
At the heart of Trevarno are 70 acres of gardens featuring one of Cornwall's most diverse plant collections.
