Walk alongside me, as we take a peaceful stroll from the orangery, passing by the mermaid fountain in the Italian garden, and up through the many layers of gardens, plants, birdsong, and hedged archways. Smell the lemony scents drifting through the Rose garden and feel calm as we walk down through the ferns, to the gently lapping barn pool beach.

Mount Edgcumbe Country Park and Estate is a free park to be enjoyed by all, on the banks of the river Tamar (opposite Plymouth Devon) along the remote coastline of the Rame Peninsula, in South East Cornwall.

The Original House was built nearly 100 years before the Mayflower set sail in 1620 and was the former home of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. It's 865 acres offers something for everyone: from Follies to mystical woodlands; secret beaches; cycling trails, gentle paths discovering camelias,  ...