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The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Recently restored to their magnificent 19th Century glory, the Lost Gardens of Heligan boast year round horticultural splendour. Voted a winner as ‘Best Outdoor Attraction ’ in The Which Guide to Tourist Attractions 2000, and described as ‘Magical ’ by The Gardener’s Guide to Britain, it is recommended that you reserve at least half a day for your visit here. Sturdy footwear is advisable, especially if the weather has not been particularly clement! Dogs are welcome on short leads.
For more information please telephone:01726 845100, or visit
www.heligan.com
Lanhydrock House
This National Trust property is late Victorian, with a 17th century gatehouse and long gallery. This magnificent house belonged to the Robartes family for generations. The extensive servants’ quarters are marvellously evocative of the upstairs-downstairs culture of the 19th century, and the family rooms are elegant and unpretentious. Lanhydrock was used as a film location for The Three Musketeers (1993) and Twelth Night (1996). The house is surrounded by beautiful bluebell woodland and Victorian formal gardens. These gardens are full of colour throughout the year, in summer with a superb display of magnolias and tulips, and in autumn a glory of
golden colours.
Prideaux Place
For approximately 400 years, this house has been the home of the Prideaux-Brune family. Built in 1592 by Nicholas Prideaux, this elegant house remains in the hands of the Prideaux family, who are direct descendents from William the Conqueror. The formal gardens with terraced walks span 40 acres of land with a temple, Roman antiquities and a 9th century celtic cross within an ancient deer park, overlooking the camel estuary.
St Michael's Mount
This mediaeval castle is steeped in myth and legend. This island ‘other-world’ boasts over one thousand years of very special history. At low-tide you can follow the footsteps of pilgrims to ascend to the picturesque castle, or take a short boat trip at high tide. It is a surprise to see the formal gardens, impossibly clinging to the near vertical granite cliff-face, but these gardens have been cared for since 1780. The warmer weather even gives ideal conditions for a number of exotic plants.
www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk
Trebah 'Garden of Dreams'
This 26 acre ravine garden boasts its very own, secluded beach on the Helford River. Trebah is Cornish for ‘house on the bay’, and is recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086. Like Heligan, Trebah degenerated after the two world wars, but in 1981 the house was bought by its present owners, who chose to restore the garden to its former glory. The garden is listed as one of the 80 best gardens in the world.
Gardens in Cornwall
This website is host to a selection of beautiful gardens in Cornwall. The site is developed for Cornwall’s Gardeners, Gardens and their visitors in order for you to harvest the greatest experience whilst visiting some of Cornwall’s finest horticulture and gardens. Take a look and discover the beauty that lies around Cornwall and its coastline.
www.gardensincornwall.co.uk
