This category of the Cornwall gazetteer lists stately homes (country houses). For other historic properties see our gazetter of historic buildings in Cornwall.
18th century house overlooking the Lynber River, home of the Carew family since the 15th century. Huge double hall, oak panelled rooms. Blessedly not over-furnished. Among the portraits is that of Rachel Carew, inspiration for Daphne du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel.
Torpoint,
Cornwall,
England,
PL11 2QA5
The unoccupied shell of an 18th century house with late Elizabethan foundations, set in the largest park in Cornwall. Boconnoc estate dates to at least the time of the Domesday Book of 1086. Boconnoc has been featured in several film and television series, including 'Poldark' and 'My Cousin Rachel'. In the grounds are a water powered sawmill, a 14th century church, a deer park and 20 acres of gardens.
Boconnoc,
Lostwithiel,
Cornwall,
England,
PL22 0RG
A Tudor house approached by way of a medieval barn, gatehouse, and three courtyards. Not much has changed since it was built between 1485 and 1539: the floors slope, the rooms are dark, and there is no electricity. Wonderful Tudor atmosphere, great hall doubles as an armoury. Tudor and later wooden furnishings. Working water mill on grounds, with wooded walks.
St Dominick,
Saltash,
Cornwall,
England,
PL12 6TA
A romantic Tudor mansion of grey granite stone set in extensive Elizabethan gardens. The house features an early Elizabethan stable block. The crenellated Stuart frontage hides a suite of informal Tudor rooms set on two floors.
Godolphin Cross,
Helston,
Cornwall,
England,
TR13 9RE
House, courtyard and church built 1640, though largely restored in 1881 following a fire. See both family and servants rooms, furnished in the Edwardian style, including extensive kitchens. Long (116 feet) Jacobean gallery survived the fire, and you can be glad it did, for it has a wonderful plasterwork ceiling.
Bodmin,
Cornwall,
England,
PL30 5AD
17th century diarist Samuel Pepys called Mount Edgcumbe "The Most Beautiful Place As Ever Was Seen". This early Elizabethan mansion with views of Plymouth was built for the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. The interior features portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds and a collection of 16th century tapestries, with period furniture throughout.
Cremyll,
Torpoint,
Cornwall,
England,
PL10 1HZ
Palladian house begun in 1765, approached along a wooded drive. Panelled library, music room. Many portraits of the Molesworth family, including 11 by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Bodmin,
Cornwall,
England,
PL30 3AG
Port Eliot is the home of the Eliot family, Earls of St Germans. The house has roots as ancient as the 5th century AD, making it one of the oldest buildings in continuous habitation in the UK. In 430 AD St Germanus of Auxerre founded a church here. That church grew in importance to become a bishop's seat and among the most important monastic sites in the south west. The priory was refounded as an Augustinian monastery in 1161.
St Germans,
Saltash,
Cornwall,
England,
PL12 5ND
Set in a deer park overlooking the Camel estuary. A mix of Elizabethan and Georgian styles, this house has been owned by the Prideaux family for over 400 years.
Padstow,
Cornwall,
England,
PL28 8RP
A delightful Elizabethan manor house, with ornate Dutch-style gables. The most famous feature of Trerice is its barrel-roofed great chamber. A traditional garden and apple orchard featuring old varities of trees surround the manor. In the hayloft is a museum detailing the history of the lawnmower.
Kestle Mill,
Newquay,
Cornwall,
England,
TR8 4PG
Georgian house set in justly famous gardens, looking over park and lake. What you see now was built in the mid 18th century. Ornate rooms, Chippendale furniture, and extensive collection of portraits.
Grampound Road,
Truro,
Cornwall,
England,
TR2 4DD
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