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Christmas at Cotehele
Celebrate Christmas with a festive day out to Cotehele. Our team are busy preparing for Christmas 2025, so check back nearer to Christmas to hear more about our plans for this year.
Cotehele’s Christmas Garland
Every year Cotehele’s gardeners build a 60-foot garland from thousands of flowers grown on the estate. A tradition since 1956, the garland adorns the Great Hall throughout Christmas. The number of flowers varies each year depending on the growing season.
Preparations for the garland began in January when the flower seeds are sown in the Cut Flower Garden. Our team of garden volunteers and staff then start picking flowers from late April which are then dried over the summer and autumn before the garland is put together over two weeks in November.
Dates for your 2025 diary
- Building of the pittosporum base starts outside on Monday 10 November 2025 from 10.30am-4pm,
- Work then moves inside the hall from Tuesday 11 - Thursday 20 November 2025, 10.30am-4pm,
- See the completed in all it's glory daily from Saturday 22 November 2025 - Monday 5 January 2026, 10.30am-4pm. (Closed 25-26 December).
You do not need to book to visit Cotehele, for groups with a party size of 15 or more booking in advance is essential. Contact our team to book your group visit to Cotehele this Christmas via cotehele@nationaltrust.org.uk or calling 01579 351346.
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Creating Cotehele's Christmas Garland - take a peek behind the scenes
In this video hear from Head Gardener Dave Bouch who, in 2024, celebrates his 20th year of creating the Garland at Cotehele. Find out more about the months of hard work and preparation that go into creating this beloved Christmas tradtion.
Come back soon
We're busy planning for Christmas 2025 and will be updating this page as soon as things are planned. Check back nearer to Christmas to hear what we have planned for 2025.
Places to stay at Cotehele this Christmas
Cotehele Dairy Cottage
A quiet and luxurious cottage, with access to Cotehele's house and garden.
Hall Court
An apartment in Cotehele’s atmospheric Tudor house, with stacks of historic charm and all-hours access to the gardens, river and estate.
Elbow Cottage
A pretty former gamekeeper’s cottage perched next to woodland on the Cotehele estate.
Malt House
A unique house on the Cotehele estate with a tower room and stylish interiors.
Cotehele Quay Lodge Cottage
This snug gate lodge, perched near the Tamar River on the Cotehele estate, is especially cosy in the evenings when the stove is lit and the shutters closed for the night.
Cotehele Engine Cottage
A holiday cottage with a history, this cosy retreat is tucked into the valley on the Cotehele estate.
Danescombe Cottage
A traditional whitewashed cottage in a tranquil corner on the Cotehele Estate.