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Trebah

Free admission

Trebah is a beach in the United Kingdom.

Trebah Gardens Tea Hut Polgwidden Cove information Plaque re the 26 US Division - geograph.org.uk - 3936186

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–3 h
Best time of year
Summer (Jun–Aug)
Nearest railway station
Penmere · 6.2 km
  • Free entry
  • Family-friendly
  • Dog-friendly

About

Trebah is a beach on the coast of South-West England. The site is within the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Camborne and Redruth parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Penmere, about 6.2 km away. Postcode area TR11.

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Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Trebah (Cornish: Lowarth Treverybow) is a 26-acre (110,000 m2) sub-tropical garden situated in Cornwall, England, UK, near Glendurgan Garden and above the Helford River (grid reference SW767273). Part of the parish of Mawnan, the gardens are set within an area of the same name, which includes the small settlements of Trebah Wartha and Trebah Woolas (both are of medieval origin).

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

In 1831 Trebah was acquired by the Fox family who built Glendurgan Garden. Trebah was first laid out as a pleasure garden by Charles Fox, a Quaker polymath of enormous creative energy who paid meticulous attention to the exact positioning of every tree. His son-in-law, Edmund Backhouse, M.P. for Darlington, took the work further.

Description

In 1907 Trebah was bought by Charles Hawkins Hext and inherited on his death in 1917 by his wife, Alice, who died in 1939. From 1939 to 1981 the garden fell into decline, since the substantial Trebah Estate was sold off in small packages, of which the house and garden was one.

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Coordinates
50.1009, -5.1220
District
Cornwall
Parish
Mawnan
Postcode
TR11 5LA
Parliamentary constituency
Camborne and Redruth
Nearest railway station
Penmere6.2 km
Opening
09:30 - 16:30

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Trebah?
Trebah is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR11 5LA), in the parish of Mawnan.
Is Trebah a protected site?
Yes — Trebah is part of the Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
Is Trebah free to visit?
Yes, Trebah is free to enter.
How do I get to Trebah?
The nearest railway station is Penmere, about 6.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR11 5LA.