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Eden Project tel: 01726-811911 Area: Cornwall |
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| Visitor Information | www.edenproject.com | |||||||||||||
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| Eden Project Cornwall All details updated* as of: 19/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||||||||||
Every day except 24th and 25th Dec; |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Group rates apply to groups of 10 or more. Need appointment. |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes call 01726 811903 or e-mail cbarrett@edenproject.com |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: Quietest period is outside of the school holidays. Spring Winter |
To
see: Bulb Mania Time of Gifts |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||||||||||
| Adult £15; Child £5; Student £7; Over 60s £10; Family £36. Child under 5 free Group (10+) Adult £11; Child £4; Student £6; Over 60s £8 Every ticket can now bring annual membership at no extra charge, just register on site. |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Best to arrive early in the morning or after lunch to avoid busiest period. Special events Bulb Mania (Feb- May) Spring festival Sexy Green Car Show (22nd- 31st May 08) The world's greenest car show! Time of Gifts ( Oct - Feb) Eden's winter festival centered around a magical ice rink. |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Architect: Nicolas Grimshaw |
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| Eden is a gateway into a fascinating world of plants. Its home is a dramatic global garden the size of thirty football pitches, nestling like a lost world in a crater overlooking St Austell Bay. One of its giant conservatories is a majestic rainforest cathedral, where the tropical plants found in products are used every day. The slightly smaller is home to the plants of the Mediterranean and the flowers of South Africa and California. A walk amongst the orange and lemon trees is reminiscent of those holiday smells. Outside crescent-shaped terraces tell the story of plants that have changed the world and those which could change our future too. Lavender, sunflowers and hemp are to be found here, andtea too. The whole family will delight in the unique experience, although it is advisable to plan a visit carefully as the garden is enormously popular, attracting over 1.8 million visitors last year, but wherever you are in the world you will instantly recognise this spectacular place, with its stunning architecture and breathtaking living plant collection, as the Eden project, Cornwall. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||||||||||
| Cornwall's spectacular Eden Project fully opened in spring 2001. It had previously been a disused china clay pit. The project cost £80 million and entailed the construction of two enormous geodesic domes. | ||||||||||||||
| Nearby Cornwall Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Carnethic House The Lodge at Carlyon Bay Cotswold House Hotel, Falmouth |
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Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: St Austell |
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