Outdoor kids

Far from a day out exclusively for grown-ups, many of Cornwall’s gardens are a feast of fun for both big and little botanists. Why wait for a rainy day to show the kids a rainbow when you can experience breathtaking explosions of colour whatever the weather.

  • Lanhydrock House and Garden

    Lanhydrock House and Garden

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

  • Trewidden Garden

    Trewidden Garden

    Enjoy the peaceful beauty of this intimate woodland garden that is home to one of the largest...

  • Trevarno Estate and Gardens

    Trevarno Estate and Gardens

    Trevarno, a 35 acre Victorian garden, set in a wooded valley near Helston. Includes the National...

  • Trengwainton Garden

    Trengwainton Garden

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

  • Lost Gardens of Heligan

    Lost Gardens of Heligan

    Recently voted 'The Nation's Favourite Garden' by BBC Gardeners' World viewers, the award-winning...

  • St Michael's Mount

    St Michael's Mount

    This iconic island rises gracefully to the church and castle at its summit. Accessible on foot at...

  • Cotehele

    Cotehele

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

  • Trewoofe Orchard Garden

    Trewoofe Orchard Garden

    Get away from it all in this private and peaceful paradise lying at the head of the Lamorna Valley...

  • Trebah Garden

    Trebah Garden

    Steeply wooded, sub-tropical 25 acre ravine garden, falls 200 feet from 18th Century house to...

  • Glendurgan Garden

    Glendurgan Garden

    A valley garden of great beauty, created in the c1820's and running down to the tiny village of...

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