Suggested Itinerary
Day 1 – Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Board our private executive coach at your preferred pick up points – stop at a convenient property en route such as Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, a museum devoted to Devon and Exeter’s rich history and global connections and, following a £24 million transformation, is home to a fine collection of paintings by British artists dating from the 16th to 20th century – travel on to the 3* New Continental Hotel in Plymouth.
Day 2 – Eden Project & Lanhydrock
A guided tour of the Eden Project explores the plants, crops and landscapes from the humid tropics and warm temperate regions including olives, vines and citrus fruit from the Mediterranean, South Africa and California – the National Trust’s Lanhydrock property, one of the most complete late 19th century houses in England, offers period atmosphere and extensive servants’ quarters and the garden features a stunning collection of magnolias, rhododendrons and camellias.
Day 3 – Cotehele & Saltram
The National Trust’s Cotehele property near Saltash is a Tudor house containing a fine collection of textiles, armour and furniture set in an extensive riverside estate with formal terraces overlooking a richly planted valley garden – the National Trust’s Saltram property, standing high above the River Plym in a rolling and wooded landscaped park, was largely created between the 1740s and 1820s by three generations of the Parker family and features some of Robert Adam’s finest rooms, exquisite plasterwork ceilings, original Chinese wallpapers and an exceptional collection of paintings including many by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Angelica Kauffman.
Day 4 – Pencarrow House & Prideaux Place
Guided tour of the Georgian Pencarrow House, the family home of the Molesworth-St Aubyns, with a fine collection of pictures, furniture and porcelain and whose grounds include a beautifully proportioned sunken Italian garden and over 700 different varieties of rhododendrons – guided tour of Prideaux Place, the home of the Prideaux family for over 400 years and filled with royal and family portraits, fine furniture and the Prideaux Porcelain Collection.
Day 5 – Kingston Lacy Mansion
Guided tour en route home of another National Trust property such as Kingston Lacy Mansion in Wimborne dating from the 17th century with one of the greatest family picture collections in the UK and with beautiful interiors and garden.
Tour Features
Half board accommodation
All excursions & guided tours included
Executive coach throughout
One free place per 10 paying passengers
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Eden Project
Lanhydrock
Cotehele
Saltram
Pencarrow House
Prideaux Place
Kingston Lacy Mansion
Hotel
Four nights on half board basis at the 3* New Continental Hotel. Situated in the heart of Plymouth, this Grade II listed Victorian hotel has a restaurant and bar and all rooms are en suite.
Tailor-make this tour
Your tailor made tour
Here are some more suggested places of interest you might like to include:
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Trelissick Garden - a one way scenic cruise on the River Fal to this beautifully positioned garden at the head of the Fal Estuary commanding panoramic views over the area
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Greenway House & Gardens - cruise from Dartmouth along the Dart Estuary to the house that was bought by Agatha Christie in 1938 and boasts an atmosphere of wildness and timelessness and wonderful views of the Dart Estuary
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Lost Gardens of Heligan - the award winning gardens feature eighty acres of walled gardens with a huge kitchen garden
Tour Reviews
Reviews for Art & Gardens of Cornwall
Date of tour: May 2024
A big thank you for organising our trip to Cornwall. Everyone really enjoyed the trip. May I say thank you to everyone at Tailored Travel for arranging yet another fantastic trip. Looking forward to the next one!
BA, Midhurst
Date of tour: October 2018
Our trip to Cornwall was just fantastic. All the arrangements were perfect and the hotel was brilliant. Our driver was very attentive and he was proud to keep his coach spic and span. All the passengers had a great time and they were very complimentary about Tailored Travel. Thank you for making it all possible.RL, Richmond
Date of tour: June 2018
We have just returned from a wonderful holiday in Cornwall. This is just a preliminary note to say how well it went. Being group leaders was hard, but enjoyable work. It was immensely enhanced by your immaculate preparation for each visit. We had everything we needed when we needed it! Thank you. We were met at each location by very friendly and efficient guides and the hotel looked after us very well. Mike, our driver was very good. He drove through the motorway traffic and the Cornish lanes with equal skill and was always cheerful and helpful. Thank you and Damian for the cheque. We were able to give a farewell party for the group and to enhance the gratuities with it.BJB, Barbraham
Date of tour: May 2017
Well, we are back again safely having had a great five days! All went very well and I found myself enjoying my position as Tour Leader! The hotel was comfortable, the food was delicious and the dining room staff looked after us extremely well. Some enjoyed the pool which was a nice temperature. Alex was a good driver, a most agreeable person to have around and nothing was too much trouble. Our visits went extremely well. We had a lovely stop at the SS Great Britain and everyone enjoyed it tremendously, especially as it was a lovely sunny day - always makes such a difference! It was a shame that our one rainy day was our visit to the Lost Gardens of Heligan but everyone tramped around and I hope enjoyed it. Barbara Hepworth’s house and garden were lovely. I have visited before, but everyone was enchanted. St Micheal’s Mount was a splendid trip. We had to cross to the castle by ferry (as we knew) but over there we had two wonderful guides. Lanhydrock was free flow with lovely helpful guides round the house which was so interesting. Gardens were at their best. Prideaux Place was a tad disappointing as the place had a film crew and things were topsy turvey (we did know about this). Knightshayes was a gem! Beautiful house and wonderful gardens; a fantastic kitchen garden and lawns stretching away for ever. All flowers seemed to be at their best and of course the wonderful sunshine helped. All your the arrangements were excellent, coach driver lovely, members of the Society behaved themselves impeccably and we all had a really fun time.
BS, Windlesham
Date of tour: October 2015
All was well with the Cornwall tour and the wonderful weather really lifted everyone's spirits. The hotel was good and well situated for easy access East and West. The food was good and the staff most amenable. Our driver Derek hailed from Bovey Tracey and so knew the roads like the back of his hand. All the trips went well. Many thanks.
PL, Hampton
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