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Festival of Blossom

A woman holding up her child with a blossom tree behind them in the Orchard at Cotehele, Cornwall
Visitors enjoying the blossom in the Mother Orchard. | © National Trust Images/Trevor Ray Hart

Discover Cotehele's orchards brimming with blossom and buzzing with pollinators. This year we're celebrating with a special program of blossom themed events and activities across the entire Tamar Valley and north of Plymouth.

Blossoming soon in 2025

The Festival of Blossom will return in 2025, check back soon to hear what we have planned at Cotehele, in the Tamar Valley and within the north of Plymouth this year.

A family sat on deck chairs beneath a blossom covered apple tree.
Visitors enjoying the blossom in the Mother Orchard. | © Trevor Ray Hart
The East Terrace in the frost, Cotehele, Cornwall

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