DOWNS BARN FARM
Visit Gardens
The gardens of Cornwall are home to a wealth of the most exciting, rare and beautiful plants and trees in the British Isles. The lush vegetation and colour give garden lovers a feast for the eyes all year round. Plants, flowers, palms and trees thrive in Cornwall’s mild coastal climate.
Trebah – This beautiful 26 acre garden is listed among the 80 finest in the world. The steeply wooded ravine descends to a secluded beach on the Helford River. A stream cascades over waterfalls and water gardens with ponds full of Koi carp. Huge 100 year old tree-ferns mingle with a forest of rhododendrons, magnolias and camellias under a canopy of ancient oaks and beeches.
Other gardens include Cotehele, Trelissick, Trevarno and Trewithen.
Bluebell wood, St Loy
A 20 minutes’ walk from the farm takes you through the lovely bluebell woods and finishes at the quiet and tranquil St Loy Cove.
Trengwainton
Tender and exotic trees and shrubs flourish in this sheltered and virtually frost-free garden. There are unique walled gardens with sloping beds stream and pond gardens, and a terrace with fine views across Mount’s Bay to the Lizard.
Lost Gardens of Heligan
In 1990, after 75 years of neglect, the Lost Gardens were re–discovered and thereafter restored on a shoestring budget by a small band of enthusiasts. The estate has been brought back to life to thrill a new generation.
Lanhydrock
National Trust property Lanhydrock is located near Bodmin, and is a magnificent late Victorian country house with extensive gardens and a wooded estate.
Eden Project
The Eden Project is popular a visitor attraction in Cornwall, nestling like a lost world in a reclaimed china clay pit, 5 kilometres from the town of St Austell. The Eden Project with its artificial biodomes, is a dramatic global garden the size of thirty football pitches, with plants that are collected from all around the world.
Glendurgan
Glendurgan is a steep and sheltered sub–tropical valley garden on the Helford river, with a display of trees, rare shrubs and wild flowers and a living Maze.
