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.

  • Lost Gardens of Heligan

    Lost Gardens of Heligan

    Location: Pentewan

    Unveiled in 1992 after decades of neglect, the Lost Gardens have been restored to their previous...

  • Glendurgan Garden

    Glendurgan Garden

    Location: Mawnan Smith

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

  • Trengwainton Garden

    Trengwainton Garden

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

  • Potager Garden

    Potager Garden

    Potager is a new organic garden emerging from an old nursery near the Helford Estuary. The garden...

  • Cotehele

    Cotehele

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

  • Trevarno Estate and Gardens

    Trevarno Estate and Gardens

    Beautiful, unforgetable, a perfect day out for all the family! Do not miss a visit to the historic...

  • Trebah Garden

    Trebah Garden

    Location: Mawnan Smith

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

  • Lanhydrock House and Garden

    Lanhydrock House and Garden

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

  • Trewithen Gardens

    Trewithen Gardens

    Location: Grampound Road

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

  • Eden Project

    Eden Project

    With a worldwide reputation Eden barely needs an introduction, but this epic destination definitely...

  • Trerice

    Trerice

    Location: Kestle Mill

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

  • Trelissick Gardens

    Trelissick Gardens

    Location: Feock

    Perched at the head of the Fal Estuary, Trelissick boasts jaw-dropping views and a huge array of...

  • 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...

  • Trewidden Garden

    Trewidden Garden

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

  • Tresco Abbey Garden

    Tresco Abbey Garden

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

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