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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Bodelva, St Austell. Map B6.
Tel 01726 811911. Open Apr–
Oct: 9:30am–6pm daily (Jul &
Aug: to 8pm Sat & Sun); Nov–
Mar: 10am–4pm daily. Last adm:
1 hour 30 mins before closing.
Closed 24 & 25 Dec. & 7 0
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Building Eden Transport
Cornwall’s declining china clay industry left behind many disused pits, 3 St Austell. @ dedicated bus
and the Eden Project made ingenious use of this industrial landscape. service from St Austell.
After partly infilling a pit, the massive biomes were constructed using
a record 370 km (230 miles) of scaffolding.
Transparent hexagons made of
ultralight high-tech plastic

Crops and cultivation
The banana (Musa acuminata) is
one of the many plants on display
that are used in our everyday lives.
Rainforest Biome
This vast conservatory has a
treetop-level viewing platform
and aerial walkway.
The entrance to both the
Rainforest and Mediterranean
Biomes is via the Link, where
the Eden Bakery is located.

The Site
0 metres 150
Access to the site, Outdoor Gardens 0 yards 150
with its outdoor and 0 Pollination
covered biomes, is via q Cornish Crops The Link
the Visitor Centre.
w Plants for Taste
Rainforest Biome e Global Gardens The
1 Tropical Islands r Beer and Brewing Stage The Core
2 Malaysia t Rope and Fibre
3 West Africa y Hemp Eden
4 Tropical South u Steppe and Prairie Arena
America i Eco-Engineering Visitor Centre
5 Crops and Cultivation o Tea
p Lavender
Mediterranean Biome a Fuel Key
6 The Mediterranean s Myth and Folklore h Health Rainforest Biome
7 South Africa d Biodiversity and Cornwall j Flowerless Garden Mediterranean Biome
8 California f Play k Sense of Memory Land Train
9 Crops and Cultivation g Flowers in the Making Garden

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