Our Great Cornish Heritage Festival returns
Nearly 1000 visitors headed to Enys Gardens last Saturday to celebrate everything that makes Cornwall special at Awenek, our Great Cornish Heritage Festival – and what a day it was! […]
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Programme announced for our Awenek! heritage festival
It’s just over a fortnight to go until our Cornish heritage extravaganza Awenek and we’re thrilled to announce the full programme of activities, demonstrations, re-enactments and performances that will be […]
Cornwall Heritage Trust’s wellbeing ‘Lowena’ project supports care experienced young people
Our series of pop-up wellbeing days for care experienced young people got off to a flying start last week, with our first group of 11-16-year-olds heading out to explore Caer […]
Young Rangers get experimental with land management at Tregonning Hill
Experimental land management was top of the agenda for our Youth Rangers this week as they spent the day supporting our team at Tregonning Hill near Helston. Our award-winning Young […]
Cornwall Heritage Trust members enjoy exclusive Restormel Castle to Duchy of Cornwall Nursery Guided Walk
Cornwall Heritage Trust members enjoyed a walk into Medieval Cornwall this month with an exclusive guided tour of Restormel Castle with Dr Jeremy Ashbee, Head Curator of Properties at English Heritage, […]
Project to uncover possible hidden stone circle in Cornwall hosts first in series of free community talks
This autumn will see an exciting four-week archaeological excavation taking place near Bodmin, which hopes to uncover a possible hidden stone circle at a unique prehistoric ritual site called Castilly […]
Cornwall Heritage Trust takes on care of East Pentire Headland for future generations
A historic site in Newquay, thought to have been inhabited since prehistoric times, has been protected for future generations by our small, independent charity. Cornwall Heritage Trust has taken ownership […]
Cornwall Heritage Trust awarded £50,000 grant by Garfield Weston Foundation
Cornwall Heritage Trust has received a revenue grant of £50,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation. Founded in 1985, the Trust protects historic places across Cornwall, which are all free for […]
Guided walk and creative workshop with Artist in Residence offers chance to get inspired by Cornwall’s historic landscape
Keen artists and creative minds had the chance to explore the stunning historic landscape at Sancreed Beacon and create a beautiful folded concertina book to take home with our current […]
History lives at Sancreed Beacon as part of the Festival of Archaeology
Flint knapping workshops, special guided walks and the chance to explore a Bronze Age Living History Encampment were all on offer last week as Cornwall Heritage Trust celebrated the Festival […]
Young Rangers make hay while the sun shines
Traditional hay making was the call of the day for our Young Rangers this week as they headed to Skyegrove – a small-scale farm near Liskeard which promotes the use […]
Carrying the torch for our 40th birthday!
Cornwall has a long and proud history of lighting beacons at times of celebration, so it seemed very fitting for our small, independent charity to mark our 40th anniversary by […]
