Conservation works at Tehidy Kennels

Visitors to Tehidy Country Park may have noticed some changes to a set of derelict buildings hidden away at the top of Kennels Hill in the northwest of the site. The Victorian structures are former dog kennels associated with the Basset family, owners of the Tehidy estate until 1916. Recent clearance work has helped reveal the kennels so they can be surveyed and recorded in detail.

The current buildings probably replaced an older thatched kennels of 1734 and there are records that greyhounds were kept in 1756 and spaniels in 1791, whilst in the last days of the Bassets, retrievers were kept there. The complex is a rare surviving example of kennels of such quality, demonstrating the status which the Basset’s placed on their sport, and telling an important stary about the history and heritage of Tehidy.

We’re aiming to find new uses for the buildings so they can be preserved for you and future generations to enjoy. This may take some time, but the current conservation work is a first step towards a renewal of these buildings.

Some parts of the buildings are unstable at the moment so they have been cordoned off and we must ask everyone to keep out.

We’ll be consulting on the future of these buildings as plans develop, so please do keep and eye out for updates or sign up to follow this page for notifications.