Official Tourist Board Guide

From small cottage gardens to large formal estates, dramatic ravine gardens to fine herbaceous borders, fro old neglected and rescued gardens to new planting projectss. Cornwall really does have it all.

Cornwall is often described as the 'garden capital of the world' as the lush vegetation and colour give garden lovers a feast for the eyes all year round.

Whether you are a serious horticulturalist, specialist gardener, enthusiastic amateur, holidaymaker or a day-tripper, Cornwall's magnificent gardens can show you everything from wild woodland to neatly manicured lawns, the small and unusual, those with eccentric features, to the large and famous – whose plants, flowers, palms and trees thrive in Cornwall’s mild coastal climate.50 glorious gardens to visit Enjoying the warmth of the Gulf Stream, the magical gardens in Cornwall are home to a wealth of exciting, rare and beautiful plants and trees, from wild woodland to neatly manicured lawns, from the small and unusual to large and famous. Browse through listings representing the best Cornwall has to offer. Use the left-hand filters to refine your search and help you find exactly what you're looking for.


Lanterns
Mylor, near Falmouth

Lanterns garden has a mature, lush, tranquillity. It is packed with interesting streamside and dry plantings and established unusual trees and shrubs. A magical sheltered jungle of colour and fragrance.

 

Port Eliot House and Garden
St Germans, near Saltash

A perfect outing for the family where children love to run free on the lawns. Wander amidst rhododendrons and camellias; get lost in the maze, picnic on the award winning Best Picnic Spot. One of the most beautiful places in Cornwall.


Caerhays Castle and Gardens
St. Austell

Caerhays Castle and Gardens is located in a sheltered valley overlooking Porthluney Cove on the south Cornish coast.

 

Trewithen House and Gardens
Truro

From champion trees to rare shrubs, from a wildflower meadow to woodland glades, exotic fern collections and tree top viewing platforms, it would be hard to find anywhere more beautiful or more intriguing than Trewithen's deservedly famous garden.

 

Penberth Gardens
Penzance

An unusual and spectacular 5 acre garden situated in a rocky valley leading down to the sea. The garden has an array of camellias, azaleas and other shrubs planted amidst huge natural boulders and a tumbling stream and bog garden.

Hotels City Rating

Swiss Court Guest House Keswick  4 stars

Keswick (Cumbria) Great

Athena Hotel - B&B London  3 stars

London Nice

St Paul'S Hotel London  4 stars

London Great

St James Hotel, BW Premier Collection Nottingham  4 stars

Nottingham Very good

Crescent Hotel Harrow  3 stars

Harrow Nice

Lace Market Hotel By Compass Hospitality Nottingham  4 stars

Nottingham Very good

The Gallivant Hotel Rye  4 stars

Rye Great

The Snooty Fox Hotel Tetbury  3 stars

Tetbury Great

Mermaid Inn Rye  3 stars

Rye Great

Imperial Hotel London  3 stars

London Very good

The Clermont London, Victoria Hotel  4 stars

London Very good

The Tower Hotel London  4 stars

London Great

Hilton London Metropole Hotel  4 stars

London Very good

Strand Palace Hotel London  4 stars

London Very good

London Town Hotel  3 stars

London Very good

Melia White House Hotel London  4 stars

London Very good

St. Ermin'S Hotel, Autograph Collection London  4 stars

London Very good

Gothic House Bed & Breakfast East Grinstead  4 stars

East Grinstead Great

The Hoxton Shoreditch Hotel London  4 stars

London Great

Brook Farm Bed & Breakfast North Curry  3 stars

North Curry Great

Sheraton Heathrow Hotel Hillingdon  4 stars

Hillingdon Very good

The Oakley Court Hotel Windsor  4 stars

Windsor Great

Dalhousie Castle Hotel Bonnyrigg  4 stars

Bonnyrigg Very good

Caledonian Hotel Newcastle upon Tyne  3 stars

Newcastle upon Tyne Very good

Hilton London Heathrow Airport Hotel Hillingdon  4 stars

Hillingdon Great

The Westminster London, Curio Collection By Hilton Hotel  4 stars

London Great

Malmaison Oxford Hotel  4 stars

Oxford Great

Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington  4 stars

London Very good

The Zetter Hotel London  4 stars

London Great

The Montague On The Gardens Hotel London  4 stars

London Great

Park Plaza County Hall London Hotel  4 stars

London Great

The Scotsman Hotel Edinburgh  4 stars

Edinburgh Great

Holiday Inn Heathrow M4, Jct4 West Drayton  4 stars

West Drayton (Middlesex) Very good

The Rembrandt Hotel London  4 stars

London Great

Cooperage Hotel St Austell  4 stars

St Austell Very good

Camelot Castle Hotel Tintagel  3 stars

Tintagel Great

The Belfry Hotel And Resort Sutton Coldfield  4 stars

Sutton Coldfield Nice

Hilton London Paddington Hotel  4 stars

London Great

The Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel London  4 stars

London Great

Premier Inn London County Hall  3 stars

London Great

Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington  4 stars

London Very good

Central Park Hotel London  3 stars

London Very good

Park International Hotel London  4 stars

London Great

The Bristol Hotel  4 stars

Bristol Great

Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel Harlington  4 stars

Harlington (Greater London) Very good

Holiday Inn Kensington Forum London  4 stars

London Very good

The Clermont London, Charing Cross Hotel  4 stars

London Great

Berkeley Square Hotel Bristol  4 stars

Bristol Very good

Club Quarters Hotel, Trafalgar Square London  4 stars

London Great

London Hotel Paddington  3 stars

London Nice

Old Mill Inn Pitlochry  4 stars

Pitlochry Great

Hilton Edinburgh Carlton Hotel  4 stars

Edinburgh Very good

The White Horse Hotel York  3 stars

York Great

Leonardo Royal Hotel London City  4 stars

London Great

Doubletree By Hilton Stratford-Upon-Avon Hotel  4 stars

Stratford-upon-Avon Great

Citadines Trafalgar Square Aparthotel London  4 stars

London Great

Titanic Hotel Liverpool  4 stars

Liverpool Great

Dean Street Townhouse Hotel London  4 stars

London Perfect

Holmes Hotel London  4 stars

London Very good

Hilton London Kensington Hotel  4 stars

London Very good

Sir Christopher Wren Hotel & Spa Windsor  4 stars

Windsor Very good

Generator London Hostel  3 stars

London Very good

Oyo Seven Stars Inn Durham  3 stars

Durham Guest rating

The Milton Hotel  3 stars

Dumbarton Great

The Chase Hotel Ross-on-Wye  3 stars

Ross-on-Wye Very good

Ashburn Hotel London  4 stars

London Great

Great Cumberland Place Hotel London  4 stars

London Very good

Ballygally Castle Hotel  4 stars

Ballygally (Larne) Great

Park Plaza London Riverbank Hotel  4 stars

London Great

London House Hotel  3 stars

London Very good

Tamburlaine Hotel Cambridge  4 stars

Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) Great

Holiday Inn London Mayfair  4 stars

London Very good

The Cavendish London Hotel  4 stars

London Very good

Georgian House Hotel London  4 stars

London Very good

The Raven Hotel Much Wenlock  3 stars

Much Wenlock Great

The Wishing Well Hotel Selby  3 stars

Selby Very good

The Resident Kensington Hotel London  4 stars

London Great

The White Mare Hotel Beckermet  4 stars

Beckermet Very good

London Marriott Hotel Kensington  4 stars

London Very good

Yha London Central Hostel  4 stars

London Great

Rosehall Hotel Edinburgh  3 stars

Edinburgh Very good

La Suite West - Hyde Park London  4 stars

London Nice

Luna And Simone Hotel London  3 stars

London Great

Pine Lake Resort Carnforth  4 stars

Carnforth Great

Ibis London Earls Court Hotel  3 stars

London Very good

Poets House Hotel Ely  4 stars

Ely Very good

Apex City Of London  4 stars

London Great

Park Plaza Victoria London Hotel  4 stars

London Great

Novotel London West  4 stars

London Very good

The Mandeville Hotel London  4 stars

London Very good

Gravetye Manor Hotel East Grinstead  4 stars

East Grinstead Perfect

Park Lane Mews Hotel London  4 stars

London Nice

Sandbanks Hotel Poole  4 stars

Poole Very good

Staybridge Suites Birmingham  4 stars

Birmingham Great

Barnsley House Hotel Ampney Crucis  4 stars

Ampney Crucis Very good

Hard Days Night Hotel Liverpool  4 stars

Liverpool Great

Macdonald Holyrood Hotel Edinburgh  4 stars

Edinburgh Great

Premier Inn London Heathrow Airport T2 & T3 - Bath Road Hillingdon  3 stars

Hillingdon Great

St. James' Court, A Taj Hotel, London  4 stars

London Great

Hilton London Canary Wharf Hotel  4 stars

London Great

Sloane Square Hotel London  4 stars

London Very good

Principal York Hotel  4 stars

York Very good

Wentworth Hotel Aldeburgh  3 stars

Aldeburgh Great

Macdonald Compleat Angler Hotel Marlow  4 stars

Marlow (Buckinghamshire) Very good