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The Eden Project, set in an amazing location in the heart of Cornwall, gives you a unique view of the world of plants and human society. The Eden Project is the largest greenhouse ever built, the size of 30 football pitches. There are two massive conservatories:The…
Distance: 12.4 miles away

Surrounded by a deep moat and perched on a high mound, the huge circular keep of this castle, built at the turn of the 14th century, survives in good condition. Built as a symbol of wealth and status and once home to Edward, the Black Prince, it…
Distance: 9.7 miles away

St Catherine's Castle is a small 16th century castle fort built by Henry 8th to defend Fowey Harbour. Visitors can see gun ports, and two storeys of history. St Catherines Castle sits on the western side of the mouth of the river Fowey. The castle…
Distance: 8.3 miles away

Superb early 18th‐century mansion set in parkland and fine gardens. The house, containing collections of paintings, furniture and textiles, and home of the Carew family for almost 600 years, is faced in silvery‐grey Pentewan stone, flanked by colonnaded wings of mellow brick. The grounds were landscaped…
Distance: 10.6 miles away

Magnificent late Victorian country house with extensive servants' quarters, gardens and wooded estateOne of the most fascinating and complete late 19th‐century houses in England, Lanhydrock is full of period atmosphere. Although the gatehouse and north wing with magnificent 32yd‐long gallery with plaster ceiling survive from the 17th…
Distance: 12.2 miles away

Mount Edgcumbe House is the former home of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. Set in Grade I Cornish Gardens within 865 acres Country Park on the Rame Peninsula, SE Cornwall. The House was built between 1547 and 1553 for the renowned Edgcumbe family of Cotehele and…
Distance: 12.5 miles away