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Caervallack

Romantic garden arranged into rooms, the collaboration between an artist and an architect. Colour and form of plants structured by topiary, hedging and architectural experiments in cob, brick, slate & concrete. Grade II listed farmhouse and ancient orchard. Roses and wisteria a speciality. 30 yrs in the making. 2 acre field turning into native grassland/woodland.

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About Caervallack

This is our 30th. year gardening at Caervallack , and although the structure of the garden has been in place for decades , every year we hope it gains a bit more atmosphere and sophistication.
Its a mature garden of rooms , and Architectural experimensts The current occupants arrived at Caervallack , a Listed cob and stone farmhouse in 1995 and have spent the last 30 years adding and subtracting to the garden. They were inspired by classic English Romantic gardens arranged into rooms: Sisinghurst, Hidcote, Jeky.l, Lutyens etc.

Artist(Painter) Louise chooses the plants for colour and form ; Architect Matt does the hard landscaping, walls, topiary and mulch. We both weed and trust each other’s opinion, most of the time. Our design skills are then necessarily supplemented by Craft gardener Nick Chandler and his team once a month .

We spend our years trying to finish projects that have already been started – the National Garden Scheme is helping us achieve this goal!
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Website:

https://www.mattrobinsonarchitecture.co.uk

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Location details

Caervallack,
Helston,
Cornwall,
TR12 6DF

Directions to Caervallack
Go through Mawgan village, over 2 bridges, past Gear Farm shop; go past turning on L, garden next farmhouse on L. Parking is in field opp entrance.

Caervallack openings

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Tea & home-made cakes; scones, clotted cream & jam.
Admission Adult: £6.00
Child: Free
Opening times 13:30-16:00

Visit by Arrangement

This garden opens for By Arrangement visits from 25 April to 26 September for groups of up to 30.

Please contact the garden owner to discuss your requirements and arrange a date for a group or bespoke visit.

Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: Free

Accessibility

  • Partial wheelchair access but if you can negotiate the opening 2 steps, some of front garden will be accessible. Brick, grass and gravel paths.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Yes, coaches are accepted at Caervallack. Please get in touch with the owners for details.

Yes, dogs are welcome at Caervallack. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Caervallack, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Sorry, Caervallack does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

Yes. Caervallack seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.