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An ancient and atmospheric estate with a medieval garden and historic house
Godolphin Cross, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 9RE
Asset | Opening time |
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House | Closed |
Estate | Dawn - Dusk |
Garden | 10:00 - 16:00 |
Tea-room | 10:00 - 16:00 |
Outbuildings | 10:00 - 16:00 |
Ticket type | Gift aid | Standard |
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Adult | £13.20 | £12.00 |
Child | £6.60 | £6.00 |
Family | £33.00 | £30.00 |
1 adult family (3 children) | £19.80 | £18.00 |
Second hand bookshop - generally open from 10-4, but we may not have volunteer cover some days, so if you particularly want to visit the bookshop please call ahead to check.
Guided tours available on select days. Please call ahead for further information.
Please use What3Words to locate to Godolphin carpark: quit.warms.casually. We have three carparks on site, including an accessible car park, which is located at the top of the track, opposite the entrance. Please note the car park payment meters are cash only. National Trust members park for free. All day parking is £5.
The Piggery tea-room offers a range of hot and cold drinks, cakes and light lunches. There are children's and vegan options available. Last orders in the tea-room are 30 minutes before closing time.
Cycle parking is located opposite the Welcome Hut.
Toilets available in the Piggery and listed loos near the orchard. Accessible toilet available in the Piggery.
Dogs (on short leads) are welcome everywhere within Godolphin’s garden and outbuildings, including the tea-room. Assistance dogs only inside the house and King's Room. Dogs must also be kept on a lead on the farmland of Godolphin estate, including Godolphin Hill, due to livestock grazing. Dogs under close control are also welcome on the wider estate.
Uneven terrain with some steep slopes and steps. Accessible parking and drop-off point available. Powered mobility vehicle (Tramper) available to hire. Accessible toilet in Piggery tea-room. Also BSL tours on tablet, easy-read guide, large print guide and visual story available.
In the House when open.
Located in the Piggery tea-room.
Available in the Piggery tea-room and King's Room.
An electric mobility Tramper is available to hire with pre-booking essential via e-mail (godolphin@nationaltrust.org.uk).
Accessible parking available for all visitors with accessible requirements. This carpark is located at the top of the entrance driveway.
There is ramped access to the orchard and to the courtyard.
Induction loops at till points in welcome hut and Piggery. Induction loop facility also available for guided tours.
The terrain at Godolphin is uneven and sloping in places.
British Sign Language Tours on tablet available to hire from the welcome hut.
All terrain wheelchair available to hire from the welcome hut.
Please note that many SatNavs do not accurately locate Godolphin. We recommend using What3Words (///quit.warms.casually) and following signs to Godolphin. From Helston take A394 to Sithney Common, turn right onto B3302 to Leedstown, turn left, follow signs. From Hayle B3302 to Leedstown, turn right, follow brown signs. From West, B3280 through Goldsithney, turn right at Townshend. Please follow brown signs for the car park.
Parking: National Trust members park free, please scan your membership card for a ticket from the machine. Up to 1 hour parking is £1.50 per vehicle, up to 2 hours parking is £2.50 per vehicle, and all day parking charge is £5 per vehicle. Blue badge holders park for free. We have three small carparks, and 5 accessible car parking spaces.
Sat Nav: Please note that many SatNavs do not accurately locate Godolphin. We recommend using What3Words (///quit.warms.casually) and following signs to Godolphin.
Hayle 5 miles, Camborne 9 miles, Penzance 9.6 miles.
Bus No 39 Helston to Camborne via Sithney, Townshend and Leedstown, Bus No 39A Penzance to Camborne via Leedstown, then Bus No 39 from Townshend
We kindly request that cycles and scooters are parked in our cycle parking, which is outside the Welcome Hut.
Enjoy a festive visit to Godolphin this Christmas. See the house decorated in its Christmas finery, enjoy Carol singers and have a go at crafting some Christmas decorations.
Find out more about the upcoming events planned at Godolphin.
Godolphin is a two pawprint rated place. Take a gentle walk around the garden or head up to Godolphin hill for expansive country views. Find out all you need to know to enjoy your time here with your dog.
We have numerous ways to make your visit to Godolphin as accessible as possible. Find out all you need to know here.
One of Cornwall’s most important medieval gardens on the national Register of Parks and Gardens as Grade II*-listed.
More than 500 acres of countryside, including sheltered woods, river banks and Godolphin hill, all set within a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tea-room housed inside the Piggery with original slate stalls. Serving hot and cold drinks and cakes. Last orders are 30 minutes before closing time.
Grade I-listed house begun in the late 1400s with later additions. Family wealth hit by recession in the 19th century, resulting in the ghost of a great house you see today. Open to the public for the first week of every month, from the first Saturday to Thursday (except January).
Grade II-listed farm buildings demonstrating the change at Godolphin from a great house to a tenanted farm.
Mary's Wood incorporates barefoot trail, mud pie kitchen and circular stroll through this recently planted woodland area.
Find out more about all the exciting events we have planned this season.
Godolphin’s garden paths provide a natural space that’s rich in history. Find out how the garden provides a home to the native Cornish bee. Explore the orchard, side garden paddock and King’s Garden.
Enjoy a festive visit to Godolphin this Christmas. See the house decorated in its Christmas finery, enjoy Carol singers and have a go at crafting some Christmas decorations.
Godolphin House is open to the public for the first week of every month from the first Saturday to the following Thursday, except January. Find out more about our opening times here.
Take a look at what family-friendly events and activities we have at Godolphin. Get mucky in the mud-pie kitchen, explore nature up-close with the barefoot trail and enjoy the wide open spaces of nature in the gardens.
Discover the countryside and find out how a herd of cows can help butterflies to thrive. Take walks with far reaching views across the Cornish coast and discover local legend in this ancient landscape.
‘This is Me’ is one of seventeen artworks produced for Hello Stranger, a Cornwall-wide community engagement programme created by Wildworks and supported by National Trust properties in Cornwall and the communities they serve.
No visit to Godolphin is complete without a stop-off in the Piggery tea-room. Enjoy a selection of warm pasties, sandwiches, cakes, and cream teas which can be accompanied with a good choice of hot and cold drinks. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome in the tea-room. Please note that last orders are 30 minutes before closing time.
Get outdoors and get fit at Godolphin. Take part in our monthly Trust10 running trail and discover the countryside estate at the same time. Suitable for 5k and 10k running abilities.
This gentle ramble up to the top of Godolphin Hill will reward you with some of the most impressive views over West Cornwall you can find.
Take a walk up Trencrom Hill, not far from Godolphin, for breath-taking views from the top. It's the ideal hill for a quiet walk with a view.
Combining 17th-century luxury with modern décor, this large manor provides a memorable stay.
A sophisticated barn conversion with a timber-frame ceiling and views over Carminowe Creek.
A sophisticated wood cabin with expansive views over Frenchman’s Creek.
A traditional white-washed cottage with a thatched roof and a country rustic interior.
Perching above the Loe, this former gate lodge is the perfect lakeside location.
A lakeside hideaway with a country cottage interior and an enclosed garden.
A contemporary apartment in an 18th-century stable block on the Penrose estate.
A stay with a view, this remote hideaway perches just above Loe Bar Beach.
Get into the festive spirit with a Leach Pottery ceramics workshop at Godolphin House. Feather, swirl, comb and paint with slips and oxides to make a collection of 8 ceramic winter decorations.
Get ready for the festive season with us here at Godolphin, as we open Godolphin House for our special Christmas House Experience weekends.
Get into the Christmas spirit and join our resident bee keeper for a candle making workshop inside the seasonally decorated Godolphin House.
Get outdoors and get fit with the Trust10 running trail through the countryside of Godolphin.
Venture into Godolphin House and discover the rich history within the walls of this once great mining powerhouse. Find out more about those who lived here and lives they led, in what was once Cornwall's largest and finest house.
Discover Godolphin, rich in archaeology and wildlife. Travel back in time as you wander around the 16th-century garden, one of the most important historic gardens in Europe.
Explore the wider estate, boasting Leeds engine house and stack, the remains of the Godolphin family mine. Don’t forget to visit Godolphin Hill on the south-westerly reaches of the estate. Here you can breathe in some of the best views in Cornwall looking out over St Ives Bay to the north and the famous St Michael’s Mount to the south.
Disappear into the tranquil and mysterious woodland, where the years of mining have left an unnatural, undulating landscape.
Added to the UNESCO World Heritage list, Godolphin has special status. Find out about the people who lived here and how they created their wealth from the estate.
We are working to create 250 hectares of new species rich grassland at National Trust sites across Cornwall. The project, due to be completed by 2026, will help us rise to the twin challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change.
Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Godolphin on the National Trust Collections website.
Join today and help protect nature, beauty and history – for everyone, for ever. Enjoy access to more than 500 places with National Trust membership.