View ending green walk
Walk view
"....it was my first ever vsit. During one of the wonderful perambulations around the Estate, he confided to me that Caerhays is his favourite place on earth! I can quite see why, please add me to the ranks of seriously committed and gobsmacked!!!!"
Liz Tirard
Caerhays Castle is an English Heritage Grade 1 Listed Building which was built by the famous architect, John Nash, for the Trevanion family. Building work started in 1807 and was completed by 1810.
The Trevanions must have been stretched by the construction cost of Caerhays since, by 1825, they had taken out a mortgage (incumbrance) with The Bank of England for £20,000. Further mortgages accumulated along with their gambling debts and, by 1842, the Trevanion family fled to Bruges and their estates were acquired by their creditors.
By 1855 the roof had fallen in and the Castle was derelict with geese said to be nesting in the Drawing Room. At the second auction Michael Williams of Burncoose and Scorrier acquired the Castle and some of the estate. It was to take a further 4 years to refurbish and make the building habitable again.
For more history of the castle, gardens and general estate please click on the pictures below
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