Top attractions in Cornwall

Editor's Choice Cornwall

Explore Cornwall’s diverse heritage through its most significant landmarks and gardens. This selection features the Eden Project’s massive biomes built in a reclaimed clay pit and the restored Victorian landscapes of The Lost Gardens of Heligan. Historical sites include the unique circular shell keep of Restormel Castle and the Iron Age courtyard houses at Chysauster Ancient Village. Mount Edgcumbe House completes the journey, offering a Grade II listed stately home surrounded by expansive parkland overlooking Plymouth Sound.

Editor's Choice Cornwall — Map

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Eden Project

The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay pit, located 2 km from the…

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The Lost Gardens of Heligan

The Lost Gardens of Heligan are located near Mevagissey in Cornwall, England and are considered to be amongst the most popular in the UK.

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Mount Edgcumbe House

Mount Edgcumbe House is a stately home in south-east Cornwall and is a Grade II listed building, whilst its gardens and parkland are listed…

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Restormel Castle

Restormel Castle lies by the River Fowey near Lostwithiel in Cornwall, England, UK.

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Chysauster Ancient Village

Chysauster Ancient Village is a late Iron Age and Romano-British village of courtyard houses in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which is…

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