Dappled Light and Birdsong
Pencarrow, whose name in Cornish means “head of the valley” or “high fort”, lies at the foot of a sweeping valley between Bodmin and Wadebridge in Cornwall. The largely Georgian mansion is still owned and occupied by descendants of the family who settled there in the 1500s.
Pencarrow’s gardens are a combination of formal landscaping and woodland walks. The gardens were designed and laid out between 1831-55 by Sir William Molesworth, together with his head gardener, Thomas Corbett. Much of their collection came from botanical explorers.
After the Snowdrop Sundays in February, Pencarrow’s floral season begins in March with a dazzling display of camellias and rhododendrons (more than 600 varieties in total) which bloom through the spring. Bluebells and Wild Garlic carpet the woods in May/June; the Memorial Garden provides a summer display, followed by hydrangeas and fuchsias into the autumn.
Dappled Light and Birdsong
Pencarrow, whose name in Cornish means “head of the valley” or “high fort”, lies at the foot of a sweeping valley between Bodmin and Wadebridge in Cornwall. The largely Georgian mansion is still owned and occupied by descendants of the family who settled there in the 1500s.
Pencarrow’s gardens are a combination of formal landscaping and woodland walks. The gardens were designed and laid out between 1831-55 by Sir William Molesworth, together with his head gardener, Thomas Corbett. Much of their collection came from botanical explorers.
After the Snowdrop Sundays in February, Pencarrow’s floral season begins in March with a dazzling display of camellias and rhododendrons (more than 600 varieties in total) which bloom through the spring. Bluebells and Wild Garlic carpet the woods in May/June; the Memorial Garden provides a summer display, followed by hydrangeas and fuchsias into the autumn.