"It is beautifully designed and, in summer at least, full of flowers, tree ferns and gunnera plants, all planned around a series of ponds connected by streams."
"Loved the layouts and overall effect."
"Lovely gardens with huge plants to give a rain forest feel."
"Great walks, impressive giant plants and trees arranged around a deep valley."
"Well maintained sub-tropical gardens with a variety of unusual (for the UK) plants and trees."
"So many beautiful plants, bamboo, ferns, trees etc."
"Walking through giant rhubarb and a sea of hydrangea is absolutely breathtaking."
Cons:
"Beautiful place but to be honest I was a little disappointed. The Gunnera and bamboo are spectacular, but, along with the hydrangea, there is an awful lot of it so I found the garden a bit samey."
"Some of the outer areas look a bit work-in-progress."
"Only thing I would like to see is extension of the amazing planting to all extremities of the garden."
"The only disappointment was the private beach... it was pebbled and quite boring and dull."
Beach and Sea
Pros:
"The beach is lovely, and there is picnic tables for you to eat some lunch or have an ice cream in the warmer months."
"Loved the private beach, we just sat there for an hour and had ice-cream."
"Sat by the beach very calming."
"Lovely little pebble beach with crystal clear waters."
"The beach although very stoney is a nice little.place to sit and relax for a bit have an ice cream or drink from the hut that's there."
"The beach is very cutely tucked away from the rest of the world."
"The beach slopes gently to the sea."
Cons:
"Beach was quite bleak."
"Down on the beach no toilets and cafe sells ice cream and tea coffee only."
"No toilets at the beach area so use the toilets in the building at the top."
"Could do with loo's at the beach area and food not just ice cream and bad coffee."
"No toilets at this cafe, only at main entrance to gardens."
"Take swimming stuff for the beach but it's a bit hard on the feet as it's pebbles."
Accessibility and Facilities
Pros:
"Staff are friendly and majority of the site is dog friendly."
"The walks are clearly signposted one way (under Covid-19 guidelines) with plenty of options for accessible routes."
"It has recently undergone an accessible upgrade, making it the perfect walk for abled and disabled people alike."
"It's an amazing place and is wheelchair friendly and dog-friendly."
"Very accessible routes for those that require them, as well as alternative routes with steps."
"Well signposted throughout with many different routes through the garden for people of all abilities (including step free routes.)"
"Different routes to allow Wheelchair or Pushchair to see the garden without steps."
Cons:
"Perhaps not ideal if you have a very reactive dog as paths are narrow."
"I imagine those with trouble walking hilly areas would find most of this garden inaccessible."
"Even though it’s wheelchair accessible it’s steep."
"The map was exceptionally difficult to understand and not really enough sign posts around."
"They had scooters available for hire, but we had mum in a wheelchair. I wish we had been told the terrain was rough for the wheelchair not impossible, but was hard work on the way back up."
"Whole place is dog friendly but must be kept on leads even on the beach."
"Some of which have good wheelchair access, but not all."
Value and Cost
Pros:
"The price of the ticket is on par with others in Cornwall."
"£15 entry fee (adults) is reasonable."
"Not Expensive to get in."
"The adult tickets are £15 each."
"Entry price to the gardens is very reasonable (cheaper than various National Trust places, Eden and Heligan)."
"Reasonable entry fees compared with other gardens in the area, so very affordable."
"The entry price is soooo worth it."
Cons:
"Sad to see they’re charging so much for entry, when they aren’t claiming VAT back through Gift Aid on their tickets."
"The entry fee at £10,50 for one adult is a bit steep, but definitely worth it."
"Disappointed that the Gardeners World 2 for 1 offer is not applicable to use at these beautiful gardens......the price of £16.50 per person is rather steep."
"Feel you really need to have a passion for plants to pay this sort of price....I know many people who wouldn't dream of paying this sort of price...."
"Unfortunately when we arrived it turned out to be still closed due to COVID, although I still paid a full price for the tickets."