Heritage and Gardens
Here in Cornwall we are blessed with a huge selection of gardens, country homes, castles and coastline for you to explore.
Listed below is a small selection of some of the most popular places to visit in the area.
The most famous garden in the region is of course, the Eden Project which has been built specifically to house thousands of exotic plants from different regions of the world.
GARDENS
- Eden Project, Nr. St Austell, PL24 2SG
01726 811 911
From a clay pit in ?China Clay Country? rose one of the horticultural wonders of the world. The Eden Project provides a home for many thousands of exotic plants. - Glendurgan Garden, Nr Falmouth
01208 74281
Valley garden with fine trees, shrubs and water gardens. House privately occupied. - Lanhydrock, Bodmin
01208 73320
Very large 17th century house (party re-built) with 45 rooms open, including fascinating kitchen quarters and servants rooms. Beautiful gardens. - Trelissick Garden, Feock, Nr Truro
01872 862 090
Large garden with extensive park and woodland walks with beautiful views over the Fal estuary. House privately occupied. - Caerhayes Castle Gardens, Gorran, St. Austell
01872 501144
Fascinating shrub gardens and castle in a valley above Gorran - Lost Gardens of Heligan, Pentewan, Mevagissey
01726 844157
Fascinating restoration of historic gardens, including fruit and vegetable gardens which have been left untouched for decades. - Trebah Garden, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth
01326 250448
Beautiful garden with a host of interesting trees and shrubs.
COUNTRY HOMES AND CASTLES
- Prideaux Place, Padstow
01841 882597
Elizabethan House owned and lived in by the Prideaux-Brune Family, extensive grounds and deer park. - St Michael?s Mount, Nr Penzance
01736 710 507
A spectacular castle on a rocky island in Mount?s Bay, approached by a causeway at low tide or by boat. - Tintagel Old Post Office, Tintagel
01840 770 024
14th century stone house used in the 19th century as the letter-receiving office for the district and restored to that period and function. - Restormel Castle, Nr Lostwithiel
01208 872597
Historic castle ruins in dramatic hill top location, in the care of English Heritage. - St Mawes Castle, St Mawes
01326 270526
The pair to Pendennis Castle, guarding the Carrick Road, now in the care of English Heritage. - King Arthur?s Castle, Tintagel
01840 770329
Dramatic castle ruins on the cliffs. - Pencarrow, Washaway, Nr Bodmin
01208 84369
Historic Georgian house and garden owned and lived in by the Molesworth-St Aubyn family. Excellent contents and internationally known gardens. - Pendennis Castle, Pendennis Head, Nr Falmouth
01326 316594
Together with St Mawes Castle, forms a formidable defence for the Carrick Roads, the most westerly safe anchorage in the Channel. - Trerice, nr Newquay
01637 875404
An intimate Elizabethan manor and a Cornish gem, Trerice remains little changed by the advances in building fashions over the centuries, thanks to long periods under absentee owners
VIEW POINTS AND COASTAL AREAS
- The Lizard and Kynance Cove, Nr. Helston
01326 561407
Lizard Point, Britain’s most southerly point, offers dramatic cliff walks, wild flowers and geological features. Two miles north lies Kynance Cove, considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. - Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall
01637 860563
This is one of the most popular destinations on the Cornish coast. Spectacular clifftop views stretch across Bedruthan beach (not Trust-owned). - Boscastle
01840 250353
Much of the land in and around Boscastle is owned by the National Trust. This includes the cliffs of Penally Point and Willapark, which guard the sinuous harbour entrance - Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool, Nr. Helston
01326 561407
Loe Bar separates Cornwall’s largest freshwater pool, The Loe, from the sea. At Gunwalloe, beautiful beaches frame a medieval church.
Fowey Estuary to Pencarrow Head
Breathtaking natural beauty and a spectacular coastline, combined with the pride and vitality of a working Cornish port, lends this area its unique character and charm
