Station palm trees find home at tourist attraction

The palm trees stood at the railway station for decades, according to their new owners research

A set of palm trees that was removed from a train station as part of a building project has been replanted at a rail-themed tourist attraction.

The palm trees that stood next to Newquay train station for decades have been removed as part of works to reinstate a second platform.

They have been transferred to Lappa Valley, a tourist attraction near St Newlyn East, where they have been replanted along one of its heritage railway lines.

Operations director of the park Ben Harding said: "We’re really pleased to be in a position to give these palm trees a new home.

"From our research, we believe the trees have been welcoming visitors to Newquay for over 30 years.

"Their new home is very fitting, as our railway runs along the track bed of the former Chacewater branch line, which ended at Newquay station.”

Ben Harding said the trees continue the site's celebration of the area’s heritage.

Mr Harding added: “We are based around the workings of the old East Wheal Rose Mine, and in a small way these trees continue our celebration of the area’s heritage.

"Thank you to Network Rail, and their contactors Colas for their help in transporting the trees to their new home."