A charity garden open day will be held in Camborne on Sunday, April 19 as part of the National Garden Scheme.

Roswarne is set in six acres of historic grounds within Holman Park right in the centre of the town and is described as ‘a secret serene oasis in the heart of Camborne’.

It will be open for the National Garden Scheme for the first time since 1961 from 2pm to 5pm this Sunday.

The c1812 house is an elegant backdrop to a garden of around 15 ancient magnolias, bluebell woods, a tree fern grotto, rhododendrons, camellias and beech trees.

Rolling lawns surround Moroccan, Mediterranean and Japanese inspired gardens and many majestic mature trees, including a notable Chinese Cork Tree, Phellodendron chinese.

Afternoon tea will be served in the Orangery with its vast granite pillars and curved windows overlooking the garden.

Plants will on sale, while dogs on leads are welcome. Visitors are advised to park in the nearby Council car park.

Money raised from entrance charges will go to a range of nursing and health charities such as Marie Curie, Macmillan Cancer Support and Parkinson’s UK.

For more information, visit: findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/4559/roswarne