Cotehele is a medieval house with Tudor additions, situated in the parish of Calstock in the east of Cornwall, England, and now belonging to the National Trust.
It is a rambling granite and slate-stone manor house on the banks of the River Tamar that has been little changed over five centuries.
[2] For centuries a second home of the Edgcumbe family, hosting a royal visit from King George III in 1788,[1] it was the first property to be accepted by the Treasury in payment of death duty.
There are a number of formal gardens and a richly planted area in the valley; features include a medieval dovecote, a stewpond, a Victorian summerhouse and the eighteenth century Prospect Tower.
The mill was used to grind grain bought in Plymouth and brought up river on the barge Myrtle, and also to drive a sawmill and a generator for electricity.
The Grade II listed mill[9] has been restored to working order, producing flour for use in the restaurant as well as for sale.
In the grounds of Cotehele, directly East of the House close to the River Tamar, lies a peaceful, basic chapel.