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Garden Name: Eden Project
Last Modified: 27/01/2011
Garden ID: 0192

pic: 0192_Eden.jpg

Owner: Tim Smit
Address:
Bodelva
St. Austell

Postcode: PL24 2SG
County: Cornwall

tel: 01726-811911
fax: 01726-811912
website: www.edenproject.com
email: CBarrett {at} EdenProject.com

Features: 


English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
Every day except 24th and 25th Dec; 
4th Jan - 18th Feb; 11am - 4pm, Mon - Fri; 9.30am - 1.30pm Sat; 9.30am - 7.30pm; Sun 9.30am - 4.30pm Sun.
19th Feb - 30th Oct; 10am - 9pm (last entry 7.30pm) check website for closing times
Rainforest Biodome closes at 1.30pm on January 4, 7, 11, 14, 18 and February 1, 22
Mediterranean Biodome closes at 2.30pm on March 2, April 22 & 24, September 4, 11, 18 & 25
Late night opening through summer & winter season (please check their website before visiting)

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
Quietest period is outside of the school holidays.
Spring
Winter

To see: 

Bulb Mania
Time of Gifts

National Collection: 


National Garden Scheme days: No
Comments: 

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: Group rates apply to groups of 10 or more. Need appointment.

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments: call 01726 811903 or e-mail cbarrett@edenproject.com 

House Open for Viewing: No
Comments: 

Admission Prices:
On the door: Adult £18; Child £6; Student £8; Over 60s £12.80. Child under 5 free
Adult £16.20; Child £5.40; Student £7; Over 60s £11.52. Child under 5 free
Winter Season: 2 Nov - 12 Feb after 3pm: Adult £10, Senior £7, Student £4 - check dates
Discount for on-line and group purchases, see own website.
Every ticket can now bring annual membership at no extra charge, just register on site.

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes
Teas: Yes
Refreshments: Yes
Picnics: Yes
Dogs allowed: No
Only on Lead: No
Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Best to arrive early in the morning or after lunch to avoid busiest period.
Many Special events
Time of Gifts ( Oct - Feb) Eden's winter festival centered around a magical ice rink.


Designer: Architect: Nicolas Grimshaw
Description of Garden:
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.


History: 
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.

Local Inns: 


Accomodation: 
Carnethic House
The Lodge at Carlyon Bay
Cotswold House Hotel, Falmouth

Restaurants: 


Village/Town/Sightseeing: 
St Austell