Open Gardens - Meadowside

A sunny photograph of Meadowside farmhouse and garden, featuring a variety of shrubs and trees.

Credit: Esme Plunket

Open Gardens - Meadowside

Location:
Meadowside, Trevarth, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 6AE
A beautiful 5 acre garden designed and managed with wildlife in mind - and a local band playing!

Event details

Date

Time
2:00pm - 5:00pm
A static map of Open Gardens - Meadowside

About the event

A 5-acre wildlife garden, managed and designed with wildlife in mind, featuring a large vegetable garden, wildflower meadow, 3 large productive polytunnels, an orchard, fruit cage, walled garden with herbaceous and shrub borders and a south-facing gravel garden, both specifically planted to attract pollinators.

The orchard features a wide variety of fruit-bearing trees and bushes, including some unusual ones. There is also a small arboretum of unusual flowering trees, specifically planted to attract pollinators year-round, along with two ponds and a couple of beehives. The garden is managed with wildlife in mind and attracts a large variety of birds and insects. Hedgehogs are also often seen along with many rabbits, foxes, deer, and the odd badger.

A local part-instrumental, half-vocalist band, Garker Street Band, will also be present at this event. 

Booking

Price

£6 on arrival (cash and card accepted. Card payments will be dependent on mobile signal).
Free for under 16’s

Suitable for

Families, Adults

Know before you go

Dogs

On a lead

Mobility

Grassy but level areas.

Wheelchair access

Toilet not accessible for wheelchair users

What to bring

To quench your thirst and sweet cravings, we will have delicious volunteer baked cakes, tea, coffee and other drinks for sale, so remember to bring cash. You can also buy a plant (or two or three) from the plant stall. All proceeds will go to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust.

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Parking information

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Facilities

Toilets
Shop
Cafe/refreshments

Contact us

Sam Lucock - Community Fundraising & Support Officer

An exciting opportunity to become part of the team... Could you be our next Open Gardens Volunteer Co-ordinator? 

Our Open Gardens programme is managed entirely by dedicated volunteers. Our talented coordinators help us in finding suitable gardens, communicating with garden owners, and overseeing the event days themselves - all contributing to create a Cornwall where nature can thrive.

We are looking for new volunteer coordinators to join this wonderful team. Find out more and apply below. 

Open Gardens Volunteer Co-ordinator