National Trust - Glendurgan Garden - Falmouth

Hazel W.

Lovely gardens, very friendly National Trust staff. Steep paths, but manageable. Exotic plant areas. Love that it winds down to a cove on the Estuary. Great time in the maze. Fabulous local ice cream.

Petra V.

Spacious car park, friendly staff. Near the entrance there were a few refreshment shops, a NT shop, clean toilets. The garden was on the slope with mixed subtropical flora. Its biggest attraction was the chest high maze which was filled with happy children and adults running around. Several footpaths with a few benches with some leading towards the small pebble sea beach in about 25 min. There were a few buildings, one of them possibly serving coffee, ice cream and books. Suitable for children but not small ones.

Samuel B.

Great place, even earlier in the year when the flowers haven’t bloomed yet. Even better in the summer, even though it’ll be busier.

Nick H.

Beautiful hidden valley filled with a wonderful collection of trees and plants which guide you down a winding path to the waters of the Helford estuary. A special feature is the intriguing maze that adds an element of verdant mystery to this atmospheric garden.

Becky T.

Lovely National Trust garden with a variety of plants, nooks to explore, a small stone beach, and a hedge maze. It's larger than I expected as walked about 1.5-1.75 miles. Paths were fairly easy though hilly with steps in places.

The maze is quite nice though be aware there are bees and wasps living in there. It was mostly paved inside (vs dirt) with some steps.

There are a couple of benches throughout if wanting to enjoy the gardens.

Facilities: There is a lovely used bookstore and small cafe at the entrance, and small cafe kiosk at the beach. The toilets at the entrance are significantly nicer than the one lavatory at the beach.

Gravel car park is quite large and free for members.

Non-service dogs are not allowed within the garden.

Darya D.

Great place for a family day out. Gardens have two routes: purple and red. Purple is step free, easy with the pram. Red one isn’t overly challenging but does have some steps. Great layout, lots of little areas to stop and admire and a lovely little pebble beach. We tried the cafe too it’s nice with lots of choices. I will say though bringing a picnic is a good idea as cafe is situated at the front and the beach which feels like a final point of the walk - only has an ice cream shop. Really worth a visit!

Tom R.

What we describe as a 'small and cosy' National Trust Garden. One of the smaller sites to visit which can easily be fully explored in two hours.

The garden has a couple of trails to follow and during our visit had outdoor games, colouring and a bug hotel to explore.

Follow the trail to the coast and you stumble across a lovely small beach (note that this is outside of the National Trust site) which can get quite busy depending on when you visit. The highlight is the living maze which kept the children (5 and 3) busy whilst searching for the middle.

Facilities on offer include the usual National Trust cafe, a small shop and a book shop.

DEBAYAN D. (.

Oh my God, this garden is stunning! It has a maze and if you walk down the hill, you'll see a beach. Brilliant location to visit especially with friends and family members. Also, if you're a National Trust Member, it's free for you.