Trevarno, Cornwall

Trevarno is a private country estate in south-west Cornwall, England, UK, near the village of Crowntown, 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Helston.

Bickford-Smith was a rich local businessman turned Liberal politician, whose interests included tin mining and the Helston Railway, which ran through the estate and of which he was co-developer and chairman.

He supplemented the existing well-developed Georgian garden to create a merger of Georgian-Victorian styles, adding:[3][4] In the locally mild climate, rare tender plants, trees and shrubs could easily flourish.

[5] After four generations of occupation, in 1994 the Bickford-Smith family sold the residual 750 acres (300 ha) estate to the two directors of a local electronics company.

[6] Following the sale of the manor house, the Helston Railway which has 1 mile (1.6 km) of track running across the estate lands came to an agreement with the new owners to allow continuation of the operation of their line.

The classical view across the lake to the listed Victorian boathouse
The gardens at Trevarno