The Lost Gardens of Heligan, St Austell

A visit to The Lost Gardens of Heligan will never be a disappointment. It is a unique place with beautiful gardens and so much of interest that it would really need more than one day to fully appreciate it. At a small price visitors can also obtain a ticket to give free access for the remainder of the year similar to that offered at the Eden Project. There is a cafe on site offering a wide range of meals and the expected gift shop. A visit is highly recommended.

Others may find it brilliant, it has extensive gardens but we went some years back and to us it was like discovering a lost garden then. It has been revamped somewhat and this could be due to safety issues. We payed for the history walk and found this very good. It takes you around the gardens to the quieter parts. We didn't think much of the food. The Cornish pasties were very gristly. Wish we had taken our own food. Alongside there is a caravan site which we walked through. This looked very nice with about a mile and half walk into Mevagissy downhill on the way there but a bit of a climb coming back.

Incredible wildlife and fauna from the local area. Great day out with family and fun activities for all ages to do whilst there. Lovely cafe and a generally lovely place to enjoy a sunny afternoon

Quite a nice walk. The jungle walk with route bridge is pretty good. The best part was surprisingly a demonstration of the wood shop. The is a guy who spends his free time making wooden spinning tops and was very entertaining. Overall not bad but with it if using the joint ticket with the Eden project

Good accessibility, large car park and plenty of toilets. Food is good but on the pricey side. In the local farm shop is decent selection if pastys, wine, beer, organic jams, meat and vegetable. Though veg & fruit are not only local, so be prepared for London prices. Overall the garden is huge... If you walk the whole garden it can take you between 3 to 5 hours. Great for active kids, families and dog walkers. There are farm and wild animals around you, so your dog should be other animals friendly :D.