Historic Gardens

Fancy a bit of history with your horticulture? Cornwall’s gardens boast a wealth of history dating as far back as the Iron Age. Discover a fascinating landscape of grand estates, castle gardens and grounds, manor houses, all teaming with green-fingered tales of yesteryear.

Caerhays Castle Gardens

Location: Gorran

Nestled in a secluded valley above Porthluney Cove, this 100-acres of woodland gardens is one of...
Carwinion Garden

Twelve-acres of wild Victorian gardens nestled in the Helford Valley, Carwinion is home to one of...
Bosahan Garden

Close to the Helford River, Bosahan serves-up horticultural bliss with a breathtaking view to the...
Enys Garden

Come and explore the rare and historic treasures of one the oldest gardens in Cornwall. Tucked away...
Boconnoc

Boconnoc is 3 miles east of Lostwithiel. The grounds are the largest park in Cornwall and the...
Trebah Garden

Location: Mawnan Smith

Trebah is a uniquely beautiful, wooded 25 acre sub-tropical ravine garden with its own beach on the...
Cotehele

Built c1485-1627 and was a home of the Edgcumbe family for centuries. Its granite and slatestone...
Ince Castle Gardens

From a striking location at the end of the peninsula overlooking the River Lynher, these gardens...
Trerice

Location: Kestle Mill

An Elizabethan Manor House with fine interiors and delightful garden.
Challenge the family to a...
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park

Restored Tudor mansion house, past home of Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. French, Italian and English...
Lost Gardens of Heligan

Location: Pentewan

Discover the mysteries of The Lost Gardens, on an exploration through Victorian Productive Gardens...
Tregrehan

Location: Par

Large woodland garden created over the last 200 years, forming an exotic green gene bank of known...
Tresco Abbey Garden

Venture a stone's throw beyond the tip of the mainland and experience what is perhaps the UK's most...
Trewithen Gardens

Location: Grampound Road

Explore under the lush canopies of woodland and discover the horticultural secrets of one of the...
Trengwainton Garden

Experience stunning views and an abundance of exotic trees and shrubs in a garden cradled just...
Longcross Victorian Garden

Beautiful and idyllic restored Victorian Gardens in a maze-like layout with water and granite...
Prideaux Place

Prideaux Place is one of the very brightest jewels in Cornwall's crown; one of the West Country's...
Antony House and Garden

Overlooking the beautiful tidal Lynher River this grand 18th-century mansion is nestled in parkland...
Penjerrick Garden

Spring flowering garden with camellias, rhododendrons, tree ferns, trees and ponds. Very tranquil,...
Lanhydrock House and Garden

One of the most beautiful National Trust properties in Cornwall, Lanhydrock House and gardens are a...