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Cotehele is a medieval house and was the home of the Edgcumbe family from 1353. The grey granite Cotehele was built mainly between 1485 and 1627 and stands high on the hillside above the River Tamar.

The Edgcumbe family left Cotehele towards the end of the 17th Century and the house has remained largely unchanged since then, and is remarkably well preserved as a result. Inside many of the rooms are hung with taperstries, with original furniture and suits of armour.

Cotehele has formal gardens and a valley garden with medieval dovecote, stewpond and a Victorian summer house. You can also visit the working mill, an arts and crafts gallery, part of the National Maritime Museum and Shamrock; a restored Tamar sailing barge moored alongside Cotehele quay.

The Great Hall and kitchen are accessible to the disabled. The garden is steep with gravel paths.

Attractions near Cotehele include Plymouth, Buckland Abbey at Yelverton, Antony House near Plymouth, The Armada Centre at Plymouth, Mount Edgcumbe House & Country Park near Torpoint, Saltram House at Plymouth, Launceston Steam Railway near Launceston.