The white pyramid entrance at the front of Trelissick, in the autumn, with the orangery at the right of the picture — Trelissick House in the autumn | © National Trust Images/Hilary Daniel

Houses and buildings in Cornwall

Discover a vast range of houses and buildings to visit in Cornwall, from a Victorian mansion and Tudor homes to heritage mining buildings and lesser-known gems.

Friends sat in the house tearoom having tea and cake overlooking the river, Trelissick, Cornwall

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Visiting Trelissick house

Enjoy a tea or coffee in the south-facing rooms while taking in the view from the eighteenth century house at Trelissick.

Two visitors look up admiring the details of the Great Hall at Cotehele, Cornwall

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Things to do in Cotehele house

Cotehele house contains eclectic historic artefacts that tell many stories about the medieval building’s long history, from rare tapestries to whale jawbones.

A close up view of the Dutch gables featured on the manor house, Trerice, Cornwall

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Visiting the house at Trerice

Explore inside the house to see decorative plasterwork and collection items including a large table, Cornish paintings and a 300-year-old clock.

Book onto a tour and explore the history of mining in Cornwall. Or discover the Tin Coast and the iconic crown engine houses.

Visitors at the winding house at Levant Mine and Beam Engine, Cornwall.

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Levant Mine and Beam Engine

Discover old mine buildings and a working steam-powered beam engine. See the wider natural landscape and wildlife that lives here.

View of East Pool Mine, Taylor's engine house and chimney stack

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East Pool Mine

Join a guided tour to explore the surface workings of a tin mine, see one of the largest Cornish beam engines and discover what life was like for the people who worked here.

A view down to the Botallack mines on the rocky coastline in springtime, Cornwall

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Botallack

Explore the wild Tin Coast, part of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site and see the iconic engine houses clinging to the cliff face.

Visit houses and buildings with limited opening, which are full of history and interest.

A collection of metal discs that rotate producing music inside a polyphon at Overbeck's, Sharpitor, Devon

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Lawrence House

A Georgian townhouse on Castle Street in the centre of Launceston, currently used as a local museum and civic centre.

The Lizard Wireless Station at Bass Point, Cornwall

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The history of the Marconi radio stations on Lizard Point

Discover how Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi developed ground-breaking technology on these remote Cornish clifftops that paved the way for today's instant worldwide communication.

Exterior view of Trevithick cottage and garden , Cornwall.

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Trevithick Cottage

In the mining heartland of Cornwall and once the home of Cornish mine engineer Richard Trevithick. Open by pre-booked tour.

A view of the arched window from inside the main bedroom at Godolphin, Cornwall

Visiting the house at Godolphin

Godolphin House provides a unique place for guests to stay and is open to the public for the first week of every month from the first Saturday to the following Thursday, except January. Check opening times here.

Visit a castle on an island in Mounts Bay, or find the mill building central to the workings of an estate.

Wheelwrights workshop at Cotehele Mill, Cornwall

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Cotehele Mill

Cotehele Mill is a 19th-century watermill that still produces flour from local grain today. It also has baking demonstrations, Victorian workshops and local wildlife to explore.

A view across the water at low tide at St Michael's Mount in the distance

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The castle on St Michael's Mount

Explore the iconic rocky island of St Michael’s Mount. Step inside the castle, stroll through the subtropical garden and soak up the spectacular views.

An adult and a child standing on scaffold and admiring the intricate plaster ceiling at Lanhydrock

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Things to do in Lanhydrock house

Lanhydrock is a Victorian country house packed with layers of history and family stories. Discover a major conservation project on the Mansion route as the Long Gallery ceiling is restored, explore the lives of the Agar-Robartes children on the Family route, and meet the costumed servants below stairs who cared for the house and family.