Short answer: A Winter Welcome at Lanhydrock runs from 10 December 2026 to 28 February 2027, 10.30am to 4.30pm daily, in the Hub Building near the main car park. It is free and needs no booking. The National Trust has not yet published the activities. Non-members pay £2 to £6 to park.
Lanhydrock near Bodmin is one of Cornwall's most visited National Trust places, and winter is the quiet season. For 2026/27 the Trust is running a free seasonal programme called A Winter Welcome from mid-December right through to the end of February. The activities have not been announced yet, but the dates, times and practical details are published.
The National Trust event page describes a seasonal programme in the Hub Building near the main car park, offering "a little extra festive cheer this winter". It says the specific activities will be announced soon, so we cannot yet say whether it means crafts, trails, hot drinks or something else. The Hub is wheelchair accessible, with accessible toilets and parking nearby.
It runs through the February half term (13 to 21 February 2027), so it is a handy rainy-day option then, though the programme for that week may be different from the rest of winter.
The National Trust's winter guide did not list winter hours for the house when we checked, only autumn hours (on 21 October the house was open 11am to 4.30pm and the garden 10.30am to 5pm). The Trust often closes parts of its houses over winter for conservation work, so check the Lanhydrock page for the dates you want. The estate, parkland and cycle trails are open dawn to dusk.
The Trust lists 2026 admission as £24 for adults without Gift Aid (£26.40 with), £12 for children aged 5 to 17 (£13.20 with), and £60 for a family (£66 with). Under-5s and members are free. Parking for non-members is £2 for up to an hour, £4 for up to two hours and £6 all day, and members park free. A visit to the Hub on its own is listed as free, but check whether the car park charge applies to you.
Four walks are listed: the Deer Wall (4.3 miles), Parkland (3.1 miles), Great Wood and Beech Avenue (2.5 miles) and the Respryn Ramble (1 mile). The shorter Respryn Ramble is the best option with small children, and for flatter ground our guide to flat easy walks near Bodmin has other ideas. A weekly Walks for Health session runs on Wednesdays from 11am to 12 noon until 30 December, with the Trust listing 28 October as the start. The gardens are known for magnolias in spring, but the garden is described as having colour all year round.
Dogs are allowed in the gardens (except the Herbaceous Circle), the parkland, the courtyard and the cafés, and assistance dogs only in the house and shop. Our dogs at Lanhydrock guide covers it in more detail.
Because the Winter Welcome runs daily for almost three months, there is no rush to pick a date, and the best advice is to choose a dry day for the walks and keep the Hub in reserve for a wet one. Ring the property on 01208 265950 or email lanhydrock@nationaltrust.org.uk if you need to know whether the programme is running on a particular day, and look at the Trust's opening times calendar before you set off, since hours shift through the winter months.
Yes. In December you can pair a Lanhydrock visit with the Bodmin steam trains; see Santa trains at Bodmin and Lanhydrock. For the town itself, there is the Bodmin guide, and National Trust Christmas in Cornwall 2026 lists the other properties' festive events. Lanhydrock has 4.8 from 7,343 Google reviews.
You can reach Lanhydrock by bus, train and bike, which is worth knowing because parking costs non-members £2 to £6.
The walk from Parkway goes through woodland, so in December and January expect mud and early dusk. The Winter Welcome closes at 4.30pm, so plan to be back on the path before the light goes. Take a torch or phone light if you are walking back to a late train.
If you are driving, the main car park has a 2.5m vehicle width restriction at the entrance. The Trust's page for the Winter Welcome says accessible parking is close to the Hub. See the National Trust Lanhydrock page for details.
The Hub Building, where the Winter Welcome is held, is wheelchair accessible, with accessible toilets and accessible parking close by, according to the National Trust event page. The rest of the estate is more mixed.
For pushchairs, the courtyard and Hub area are the simplest, while woodland paths in winter can be wet and rutted. The shorter walks listed earlier in this guide are better with a robust buggy. Ring the property on 01208 265950 before you set out if you need to know what ground conditions are like.
There are two cafes on site, according to the National Trust: the Park Cafe, at the hub, and the Stables Cafe in the courtyard. Dogs are allowed in both.
The Park Cafe is next to the main car park and the Winter Welcome venue. It is rated 4.1 from 234 Google reviews. Google lists it as open 9.30am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 9.30am to 4pm on Sunday, though winter hours may be shorter, so check. Reviewers mention a wood burner, indoor and outdoor seating, and a children's play area close by. One reviewer says it gets very busy at peak times and suggests coming early, and another would prefer a dog-free area, so a busy winter lunchtime may be noisy.
Because the Winter Welcome runs from 10.30am to 4.30pm, a sensible plan is to walk first, eat around 12 or 1pm and spend the early afternoon at the Hub. If you want something away from the estate, Bodmin is about 2½ miles from the Park Cafe, and our flat easy walks near Bodmin guide lists places to walk before or after.
From Thursday 10 December 2026 to Sunday 28 February 2027, daily, 10.30am to 4.30pm.
Yes. The National Trust says it is free and booking is not needed. Car park charges apply to non-members.
They have not been announced yet. The National Trust says details are coming soon, so check the event page.
For non-members, £2 up to an hour, £4 up to two hours, £6 all day. Members park free.
Dogs are allowed in the gardens (not the Herbaceous Circle), parkland, courtyard and cafés. Only assistance dogs are allowed in the house and shop.
Transport for Cornwall lists route 482 to Treffry Roundabout, about a 10 minute walk from the house, and routes 26 and 57 to Bodmin Parkway, then a walk of around 2 miles. Check winter timetables.
The event is in the Hub Building next to the Park Cafe, and there is also the Stables Cafe in the courtyard. Opening hours in winter were not confirmed, so check on the day.
Yes. The National Trust gives about 1¾ miles along the original carriage drive, signposted from the station car park. Expect it to be muddy in winter and dark by late afternoon.
Times, prices and dates are the businesses' and organisers' to change, so check before you travel. Spotted something we've got wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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