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Tresco Abbey

Tresco Abbey
Tresco
Isle of Scilly

TR24 0QQ

tel: 01720-424105
fax: 01720-422868

Area: Cornwall
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.tresco.co.uk/the_abbey_garden

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Tresco Abbey
Cornwall
All details updated* as of: 18/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

Every day 10am - 4pm.

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: No

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:

To see:

Admission Prices

Adult £9; Children under 16 Free; Weekly ticket £20 (7 days); Group (10+) rate £8.25; Group guided tours £40.

Onsite Facilities

Parking: No
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: No

Dogs Allowed: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
New Garden Visitor Centre with licenced restaurant, gift shop, history room and facilities for the disabled.

Garden Features

St. Nicholas Priory
Sculptures - Ghia, Tresco Children
Mediterranean Garden
Valhalla Figureheads.

English Heritage Garden Grade: I

National Collection: Acacia

Description of Garden

Designer: Augustus Smith

Built on a series of terraces, this famous garden, favoured by a temperate climate, is home to over 20,000 exotic plants from over 80 countries, including South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America and the Mediterranean. Even at the Winter Equinox more than 300 plants will be in flower, so it could be said that Tresco is Kew without the protecting glass - a horticultural world tour enclosed in 17 spectacular acres.

History of Garden

The garden at Tresco Abbey was created by Augustus Smith - Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly who built the Abbey. The garden and plant collections have been added to ever since by successive members of the Dorrien-Smith family, who still own the property.

Nearby Cornwall Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Island Hotel - 25 mins walk

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
New Inn - 20 mins walk

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Cromwell's Castle
King Charles's Castle
Blockhouse
Village & Store

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*Information Updates
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(Most recently requested in Jan - Feb 2008)

The garden information above was last updated on 18/02/2008

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