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a Country Park in the town of Torpoint, in the county of Cornwall

Bluebells growing in woodland overlooking Plymouth Sound, Mount Edgcumbe country park

About Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

The earliest landscaped park in Cornwall, Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is also home to Mount Edgcumbe House; the former home of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. Set in superb Grade I Cornish Gardens within 865 acres Country Park on the Rame Peninsula, South East Cornwall, overlooking Plymouth Sound and the river Tamar.

There are 50 listed buildings within the park, a bronze age burial mound dating 1200BC, a small fort dating c 1545, a folly, and lots of other historic buildings and features to see, making Mount Edgcumbe House & Park a great day out for all the family.

Size: 865 acres
OS Grid Ref: SX451527

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