How big are the gardens?
Over 81 hectares or 200 acres now fall within our lease.
Related FAQs
We suggest a minimum of 4 hours to get a taste of the Northern Gardens, the Jungle and the Hide.
Yes, we welcome dogs and well-behaved owners all year. Please click here to be taken to our dedicated Dogs page.
A bus stop within our car park links St Austell and Mevagissey to The Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Heligan enjoys an off-road link with the Coast & Clay Cycle Trail (Route 3 of the Cornish Way) and there is a public footpath from Mevagissey. We can provide contact details for taxis.
You can download our map by clicking here.
The Tremayne family has owned the gardens and estate for over 400 years. They lease the gardens to us. Heligan House is now separately owned and not open to the public.
Local service buses stop just off the road, inside our shaded car/coach park.
They are incorporated into our daily lunch menu, and surplus crops may occasionally be given away to lucky visitors.
Beyond the Ticket Office, along Woodland Walk.
On the right hand side of the exit path, before you reach the toilets.
When purchasing your tickets, please let our team know that you'd like to revisit and we'll upgrade your tickets to a seven day pass at no extra charge.
With several websites claiming to offer discount to The Lost Gardens of Heligan, we’d like to share details of all valid discounts and discount schemes.
Please click here for further discount information.
Here at Heligan, we continually work to ensure that all our visitors, whatever their ability, can gain the most from their visit and have the best possible access to our facilities and services.
Should you require additional assistance for your Heligan visit, we offer free tickets for accompanying carers.
The Lost Gardens of Heligan are spread over a 200 acres estate. Approximately 13 acres of this can be accessed via even paths including; Productive Gardens, Pleasure Grounds and Home Farm as well as access to the Steward’s House.
For further accessibility information, please click here.
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