The Trust carried out a major conservation project of the architecture of the North Range (the historic front) to prevent it from further decay and collapse.

The estate measures 550 acres (220 ha) and includes Godolphin Hill which provides views over west Cornwall.

[2] The large village of Godolphin Cross (sometimes Crossroads), in the parish of Breage, adjoins the estate to the east.

[3] The house is approached from the north and consists of three wings around a square courtyard and the front wall of a further building on the south side.

[8] Three other structures on the estate, the stables,[9] the forecourt walls,[10] and a blowing house used for the smelting of tin are also listed at Grade I.

[24][25] The Godolphin Estate is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

These were paid in a large quart of strong beer, a loaf of wheaten bread and cheese of similar value and 2s 8d.