Visiting Trerice with your dog

Dog walking on a lead — Dog walking | © National Trust Images

As part of the Dogs Welcome trial, well-behaved dogs on short leads will be allowed in the garden. Discover where you can and can't go with your dog at Trerice.

Our pawprint rating system

We’ve been working on making it easier for you to find out how dog-friendly your visit will be before you and your four-legged friend arrive. To help with this, we've created a new pawprint rating system and given all the places in our care a rating. You can find this information in the National Trust members’ handbook.

Trerice is a two pawprint rated place.

These places have water bowls and dog bins. You’ll be able to take your dog into some areas, but not everywhere. If there’s a food and beverage outlet, you can have a cup of tea with them outside. Read on to discover exactly where you can take your dog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dogs will be allowed to explore all areas of the property, except for the house, shop, potager and mowhay field. This is because the potager is a food produce area, and the mowhay field is a wildlife and children's play area.

Dogs are welcome in the rest of the garden, visitor welcome, hayloft and secondhand bookshop. They can only accompany visitors in the café whilst ordering food and drink, but there is plenty of outdoor seating.
Trerice is a fairly small property and as such only well-behaved dogs on a short lead (not a flexi or retractable style) will be allowed to enter the garden. If you don't have the right kind of lead, our friendly Welcome Team will offer you a lead-swap for your visit. Please bring bags to dispose of any waste and adhere to Trerice's canine code.

Please also note that there are no long dog walking routes at Trerice.

Assistance Dogs

Assistance dogs are of course allowed to access the property and garden at Trerice at all times and are welcome in all areas.

A close up of a dog and visitor — Looking forward to fresh air | © National Trust Images/Annapurna Mellor

Trerice's Canine Code

We’ve worked with our partner Forthglade to come up with this Canine Code, which helps to make sure everyone can enjoy their day:

Keep them close: Please keep dogs on short, fixed leads in all areas of the garden. Retractable leads are not suitable and we have fixed leads to borrow if needed.
Pick up the poo: Please always clear up after your dog. There are waste bins in the car park and by the top gate next to the kayling lawn.
Watch the signs: Keep an eye on signs and notices that indicate where your dog is and isn't allowed. Mown grass areas are fine (on leads), but please keep dogs out of beds, borders and long grass.
Stay on the ball: Remember that not everyone loves dogs, and some people fear them. So make sure your dog doesn't run up to other people, especially children.

We welcome your feedback

As part of the Dogs Welcome trial, we want to hear about your experience in the garden and how we can make visiting with your four-legged friend even better. Please let us know your thoughts and feedback.

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