Prince William to open restaurant at Duchy of Cornwall's Nursery
The Duke of Cornwall will visit their new restaurant, The Orangery
Last updated 10th Jul 2023
Prince William will visit the Duchy of Cornwall’s Nursery, based near Lostwithiel, Cornwall, to open its new restaurant.
The royal visit today (Monday 10th July) to The Orangery, is part of a nine-month extension project to create sustainable visitor spaces at the Nursery.
Upon arrival at the Nursery, The Prince will visit the building’s new central atrium where he will meet with Nursery staff, as well as Duchy of Cornwall employees involved in the extension project.
Continuing through to the Glasshouse, part of the original Nursery building and home to the most comprehensive range of indoor plants, cacti, succulents and air plants for retail in the South West, The Prince will then visit the Bumblebee Garden.
Finally, The Prince will officially open the new restaurant, The Orangery, that overlooks Restormel Castle, which serves seasonal menus using herbs from the Kitchen Garden at the Nursery and takes influence from local farms and the Cornish coastline.
The Duchy of Cornwall Nursery opened, after originally being a slate quarry, by producing forest trees in the late 1960s. It started to sell plants to the public in 1974 and went on to become one of the largest nurseries in the South West.
It prides itself in using sustainable practices, where horticulture is celebrated and nature is allowed to flourish.
Using extra space and working alongside the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, the Nursery has planted a patchwork of different flowers to create the perfect home to aid the declining bumblebee population.
The project has inspired visitors to create bumblebee habitats within their own domestic gardens.