Devon & Cornwall itinerary
Great Torrington (Devon) - Bodmin (Cornwall) - Eden Project (St Austell) - The Lost Gardens of Heligan (St Austell) - Falmouth
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Overview
South West England is home to many garden gems that range from the stately and formal to jungle like ravines with palm trees and 'subtropical' plants. Many of the subtropical plants in
Devon and
Cornwall were brought back as specimens from the Caribbean and the Americas over 300 years ago. Thanks to the gulf stream, these specimens are still flourishing today.
Day 1: Great Torrington - Bodmin
Great Torrington - Bodmin: 58 miles (94 km)
Totals for Day: 58 miles (94 km)
RHS Garden Rosemoor, Great Torrington, Devon
Rosemoor is a garden of national importance with many rare and interesting plants. Formal garden with 2,000 roses, colour-theme gardens, cottage garden, herb garden, foliage containing plants and grasses grown for their leaves as well as a winter garden. There is a bog garden, walled kitchen garden and canyon thickly planted with bamboos.
Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Cornwall
Cornwall offers a number of fine gardens.
Lanhydrock is but one, with a formal garden laid out 1857 in the grounds of a 17th century house. There are clipped yews, terraces, roses and colourful borders. The surrounding parkland has exceptional trees and shrubs collected since 1634 including magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons and hydrangeas and a stream with moisture-loving plants.
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