Gardens

Gardens in Cornwall

Tresco Abbey Gardens

'A perennial Kew' - home to 20,000 exotic plants with species from 80 countries, ranging from Brazil to New Zealand and Burma to South Africa

One of the great sub-tropical gardens of the South-West on the Helford Estuary.

National Trust owned Tudor and Stuart Grade 1 mansion complete with Elizabethan stables.
Surrounded by formal gardens (c.1500), orchards, bluebell woods and extensive estate.

Burncoose Woodland Gardens

30 acre woodland garden and attached nursery. Owned by the Caerhays estate from where many of the trees and shrubs came.

Antony House & Woodland Gardens. Superb early 18th-century mansion set in parkland and fine gardens. Located near Torpoint in Cornwall

Caerhays Castle & Gardens. An imposing 19th century castle designed by John Nash set in 60 acres of woodland gardens and a private beach

Tranquil garden near Truro with wonderful views of the River Fal. Set on many levels, containing a superb collection of tender and exotic plants

Said to be the oldest gardens in Cornwall, Enys Gardens date back to the early 1700s. Spread over 30 acres there are formal gardens, open meadow and woodland. One of the best times of year to visit is in spring when the ancient meadow of Parc Lyre comes alive with a carpet of bluebells.

Medieval house with superb collections of textiles, armour and furniture, set in extensive grounds

Cornwall's best known attraction. The site consists of 2 vast landscaped space age greenhouses, or biomes, containing a variety of temperate and tropical plants.

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