The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Really wonderful, fulfilled dream. A six hour, on, and off, stroll around 250 acres, or so, during the first week in September 2023. Able to keep cool walking through lots of woodland (some steep paths), including rope walkway over ravine. Not disappointed.

We spent a full day here and seen everything. It is a place I definitely would really highly recommend. Tickets can be pre booked online or on the day. There are many different walking trails, some more adventures than others. The play park is great for all ages and has rope bridge to explore. I would suggest bringing a bottle of water as It doesn't sell bottled water, only in cans, which wasn't good on a warm day when walking. This is a dog friendly park and gardens. Was much better than the Eden project.

Great gardens. Lots of steep pathways that leads to interesting themed planting area. Make sure you have lots of time to explore. Great on site cafes too, although they can get very busy and queues can be long.

If you love plants then this an absolutely perfect place to visit. Lots of gorgeous greenery and flowers. Wonderful play area for children, and plenty of places to sit to admire the flora on display. There are places where you can get something to eat and drink. Plus, a lovely shop selling a vast array of gifts, and plants (of course!) Oh, and there's a rope bridge if you're feeling brave!

Had a brilliant day out at The Lost Gardens! It’s got plenty to do and see from charcoal making to a nice walk through the floral gardens and loads more. This was my first time there and definitely not the last, I bought a membership for £37 as it gives you free access to the gardens and discount on everything there. It’s very accessible with a big car park and specific bus route to it. They do regular events in correlation with the seasons such as wreath making, squash and pumpkin and all things root veg picked from the gardens them selves to have a look at, dining experiences and lantern making. As I have become a member I can attend these events throughout the year. There’s a lot of land to cover, my partner and my self covered about 1/3 of it in 2 hours. We went to the floral gardens, Jungle trail and woodland trail (with some added detours) and it was a blast. The jungle trail is incredible with lots to see and very interesting plants plus a rope swing! There’s also a farm area with animals such as goats, pigs and horses and in terms of free range animals we spotted pheasants and spent a long time looking for the beavers they have created a habitat for. My only slightly negative things I can say it’s not ideal for less mobile people apart from the top gardens, there isn’t a lot of signage to tell you where your going either other than maps but I did find it makes it more fun just to explore the grounds. At the end of it all they have a gift shop and farm shop with butchery (we were too late to check out the farm shop, but I will update this when I’ve been) Overall a lush experience friendly staff and plenty to do and see I recommend to all. Didn’t want to post to many photos of all the hidden bits around the site, there’s plenty to explore and find for yourself no matter what trail you pick.