Huge geodesic domes, built in a former clay pit in Cornwall, contain two of the world's largest greenhouses. The Rainforest Biome holds a tropical jungle with a waterfall and a canopy walkway, and the Mediterranean Biome has olive groves and vines. Outdoor gardens fill the rest of the pit.
Allow most of a day. Tickets are cheaper online. In winter the domes host light shows and an ice rink. It's near St Austell, with buses from the station.
A grand late Victorian country house rebuilt after a fire in 1881, with a gatehouse and gallery from the 17th century.
A subtropical garden in a valley running down to the Helford River, planted by the Fox family in the 1820s.
A Tudor house of granite and slate above the River Tamar, kept almost unchanged for centuries, with tapestries, armour and old furniture in dim, atmo…
A 13th-century Cistercian abbey turned into a house, later bought by Sir Francis Drake after his voyage around the world.
The most southerly point of mainland Britain, with rugged cliffs, a lifeboat station and the white Lizard Lighthouse.
One of the most beautiful coves in Cornwall, with white sand, turquoise water and islands of dark red and green serpentine rock.
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