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e Lost Gardens of Heligan VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

These enchanting gardens formed part of an estate owned Practical Information
by the Tremayne family, who lived at Heligan House for over Pentewan, St Austell, Cornwall.
400 years. When 16 of the 22 gardeners were killed during Map B6. Tel 01726 845100.
Open Gardens & Estate: Apr–Sep:
World War I, the gardens began to run wild and lay forgotten 10am–6pm daily; Oct–Mar: 10am–
until Tim Smit (who went on to develop the Eden Project) 5pm daily. Closed 25 Dec. & 7
rediscovered them in the 1990s. Inspired by the story of the limited. = ∑ heligan.com
lost gardeners, Smit set about not simply restoring the gardens, Transport
but reviving the traditional low-impact farming and cultivation 3 @
methods that had evolved here over the centuries.
Vegetable Garden
Fruit, vegetables and
herbs – many of them
rare heritage varieties – Northern Lost Gardens
are grown here for the Gardens of Heligan
Heligan café kitchen.

Locator Map
Area illustrated
The Melon Yard and Pineapple Pit
is a walled garden where the
Victorian trend for growing exotic
fruits has been revived.
The Poultry Orchard
is home to rare-breed
The Thunderbox chickens, ducks and
Room is where geese, which roam
the gardeners signed freely in the orchard.
their names on the
eve of their departure
for World War I.

Jungle

Ancient Sikkim
rhododendrons
have been left to
grow wild, just as
they were when first
discovered by Tim Smit.
Woodland Walk
Sculptures here are made of natural
materials and emerge from the earth,
including the Mud Maid and Grey Lady.

Pleasure Grounds
Landscaped in the early 1800s and designed
for leisurely strolls, these grounds include a
Mediterranean-inspired Italian Garden, set
around a rectangular lily pond, and a historic
collection of camellias and rhododendrons.

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