Eden Project Cornwall
August 2007
The Eden Project- 'Wow what a spectacle and how it has changed...'
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Welcome to the Eden Project Cornwall. Dominating the site are the two huge biomes: The Humid Tropics Biome, and The Warm Temperate Biome. There are even future plans for a third Semi Arid Biome. Look down on the Education Resource Centre- with its spiral roof, opened in September 2005. See the 70 tonne Seed, hewn from a single block of Cornish granite.
Tropical rainforest biome
Or more properly called The Humid Tropics Biome
Over 200m long, up to 50m high- one of the largest greenhouses in the World.
Gaze in awe at the spectacle in front of you.
Containing tens of thousands of plants and trees from the lush rainforests of South America,
West Africa, the Oceanic Islands and Asia.
During one of our visits we saw:
coffee plants with green coffee beans, already the size of a mans little finger;
coconut palms growing on their own sandy beach; papaya and the wrinkled pods of the cocoa bean.
On another visit pineapples planted in neat rows ripe and ready for picking, sugar cane eight foot tall.
Bananas too, their huge leaves reaching skywards, green fruit the size of a person's index finger.
And yes 'wow hasn't the Humid Tropics Biome grown so much...'
The Warm Temperate Biome. We suggest you visit this Biome first.
Cork trees from the Mediterranean. Notice the family of piglets?
An ancient olive grove containing trees up to one hundred and fifty years old- their bark so knarled.
The copper sculpture of a bull representing Dionysus.
A vineyard. During one visit citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons were ripe.
During another visit we saw capsicum, and the lavender striped aubergine.
Out of Doors -The Third Biome. The whole of the out of doors site is in effect
a huge biome in its own right.
This, has in part, been planted with species found in our own British temperate climate.
An apple orchard. Plants unique to Cornwall,
both native and introduced and thriving in the mild Cornish climate. A tea plantation.
Over 300,000 daffodil bulbs, in bloom from early March to May-
bulbmania in all its glory. In late summer a dazzling display of sunflowers, and also of lavender in rows- their scent
wafting in the breeze .
However no two visits are ever the same.
Part of the enjoyment is seeing Eden evolve,
not just through the Seasons, but over the years.
Eden Project Accommodation
Accommodation near Eden Project Cornwall , from cornish cottages, to holiday parks and camping in a field, to bed and breakfast to hotel Late Availability too. Cornwall. NB None of these are endorsed by TheEdenProject. Holiday Guides.
Opening Times Every Day except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Summer Opening: From 9.30am to 6pm (last entry at 4.30pm) .
Later closing 8pm certain days during Summer.
Winter Opening: from 10am to 4.30pm to be confirmed (last entry at 3pm) .
Expect crowds at busy times.
Our Tips for visiting.
Wednesday's are particularly busy,
whilst the days at the end of the week including Sunday are often quietest.
On wet summer holiday days the biomes can become very crowded.
During the last two hours before closing you may be lucky and be one of few visitors remaining.
Incidentally when the photographs on this page were taken.
You should allow 2 or 3 hours for your visit. Check opening times before setting out.
Getting There
Follow the brown tourists signs from the A390 at St Austell
and the A30 Bodmin Bypass.
Winter Festival - the Ice is back.
Skating Rink returned to Eden.
From October 20th 2007 until February 24th 2008 the lake is transformed into a covered skating rink.
(Closed Xmas Day and Boxing Day). Why not book a skating session and then explore the
floodlit biomes?
EdenProject Tickets
Fast-Track Tickets are available from the St Austell TIC - at same price as the normal entrance fee but saving likely queuing on the day. Tel/ fax: (01726) 879500 Please mention Cornishlight when calling.
Why not Order a Guide through the Official Fowey and The Cornish Riviera Web Site ?
