National Trust - Glendurgan garden & North Helford countryside

National Trust - Glendurgan garden & North Helford countryside A valley of exotic plants and wildflowers leading down to Durgan beach on the Helford River. We welcome feedback – both positive and negative.
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Created by shipping agents from the nearby port of Falmouth, the Fox family, this 'small peace [sic] of heaven on earth' is a valley full of exotic plants and peaceful wildflower patches. Original features from the creation of the garden nearly 200 years ago still serve their purpose: a maze on a hill-side, a rotating swing, a small school-room building and the unspoilt village of Durgan at the bo

ttom of the garden next to the Helford river. We've got a small second-hand bookshop, cafe with covered seating area and miles of coastal walks if you're looking for a full day out. House rules: ​

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Dogs at Durgan staying cool this half term 🌊🐶Dog ice cream available at the Fish Cellar 🍦
27/05/2026

Dogs at Durgan staying cool this half term 🌊🐶

Dog ice cream available at the Fish Cellar 🍦

It’s May half term, time for a wild adventure 🌿✨Pick up your booklet and pencil at the garden entrance and set off to ex...
24/05/2026

It’s May half term, time for a wild adventure 🌿✨
Pick up your booklet and pencil at the garden entrance and set off to explore 🐾
Running until 31 May.

Happy World Bee Day 🐝The garden is bursting with colour and the bees are LOVING it 💐        🌿
20/05/2026

Happy World Bee Day 🐝

The garden is bursting with colour and the bees are LOVING it 💐

🌿

Orchids are popping up all throughout Glendurgan's meadows. 🌿💜With Early Purple and Marsh varieties growing side by side...
17/05/2026

Orchids are popping up all throughout Glendurgan's meadows. 🌿💜

With Early Purple and Marsh varieties growing side by side, it’s not always easy to tell them apart…

Do you know what to look for? 👀

Plant highlight: Puya chilensis, 'Chilean puya'A dramatic Chilean bromeliad with formidable hooked spines and towering f...
11/05/2026

Plant highlight: Puya chilensis, 'Chilean puya'

A dramatic Chilean bromeliad with formidable hooked spines and towering flower spikes. This architectural plant may take decades to bloom, but when it does, its unusual green-yellow flowers become a magnet for pollinators.

Plant highlight: Olearia cheesemanii 'Cheeseman's Daisy Bush'Native to New Zealand, the scientific name arises from 2 so...
28/04/2026

Plant highlight: Olearia cheesemanii 'Cheeseman's Daisy Bush'

Native to New Zealand, the scientific name arises from 2 sources; 'Olearia' named after Johann Gottfried Olearius, a 17th century German scholar, and 'cheesemanii' after Thomas Frederick Cheeseman (1846-1923) who was a New Zealand botanist and naturalist who, in 1906, produced The Manual of the New Zealand Flora.

This evergreen shrub can grow up to 12 meters in height, is hardy and wind tolerant. In April/May it is very floriferous, producing dense clusters of daisy-like flowers 🌸

Join us for a springtime wander through the garden 🌿Drifts of bluebells beneath the trees, to bright rhododendrons and s...
26/04/2026

Join us for a springtime wander through the garden 🌿

Drifts of bluebells beneath the trees, to bright rhododendrons and soft orchard blossom.

What's your favourite flower this season?

Dyslexia Cornwall at Glendurgan Garden Join us for a free volunteer led walk and learn more about dyslexia in a relaxed ...
09/04/2026

Dyslexia Cornwall at Glendurgan Garden

Join us for a free volunteer led walk and learn more about dyslexia in a relaxed setting.

Dyslexia Cornwall will be on hand with information, advice, and guidance, including details of their services and further support.

Saturday 18th April, 10:30am - 1pm
Saturday 23rd May, 10:30am - 1pm
Saturday 18th July, 10:30am - 1pm

📷 National Trust Images / Jason Ingram

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Glendurgan Garden, Mawnan Smith
Falmouth
TR115JZ

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