The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Pentewan

My family and I (parents, one adult child and two teenagers) had a great day out at Heligan with our dog in August. The gardens and jungle (my favourite bit) were varied, interesting and well laid out. There is plenty of variety and considering how long we were kept entertained for it was pretty good value for money on a family ticket. The flower meadow was absolutely spectacular and we must have chanced upon the best week of the year to see it judging by the astonishing number of flowers. The queue for the rope bridge was fairly painful (about 30 minutes) and none of the rest of the family could be bothered. Dogs are not allowed on the bridge under any circumstances. The length of the queue is simply a result of its popularity though and no-one made me wait. I enjoyed it when my turn finally came. The only negative aspect of our visit was the rather mediocre cream tea that we had at the Steward's House. A cup of very ordinary tea in a paper cup is no substitute for a pot of tea and some extra hot water. The scones were nothing to write home about and considering its ordinariness, the cream tea was over-priced. That said, we all really enjoyed the day and I have every intention of returning.

We absolutely loved it here. Staff were fantastic and the place is stunning. My 5yo loved the tree stumps area where they can climb and play. Gorgeous place and we will certainly go back again. Loved how a silver bracelet I dropped was returned to a member of staff and then handed back to reception. That was a lovely surprise to get it back.

Mostly a great place to visit. It's a fantastic story but one or two details for me were letting it down. Some really interesting plants and trees on the walk but very little in the way of labels, so you don't know what it is that you are looking at. Cafe, not convinced on paper plates and cream for cream teas in little plastic pots. Proper cutlery and wash?

Excellent. Better that my expectations. It was just great for all with brilliant gardens and play areas. The silent disco was brilliant especially the bee track. Plan to eat early to avoid crowds and try out the BBQ shed. Don't use the ice cream shed near the entrance as it took an age to be served. The ice-cream was lovely.

A huge garden with a wide variety of things to do and see from a walled kitchen garden to woodland walks. Play area for the kids to a Burmese rope bridge across a gorge. You can't see it all properly in a day. Eating to cater for lots of people, plenty of toilets and a large car park. Really enjoyed this but be warned the drive to get there contains some very narrow roads.