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attraction, Eden is also fast-becoming a unique resource for education and knowledge towards a
sustainable future.

Museums

Porthcurno Telegraph Museum In its heyday this tiny village was at the centre of world
communications, as a terminal for the Victorian equivalent of the World Wide Web. In 1870 the
picturesque valley of Porthcurno became the epicentre of global telegraph communications when,
using the most advanced technology of their day, the first undersea telegraph cable was
connected between Porthcurno and Bombay. This historic event saw the beginning of high-speed
communications around the world and the small village become the most important
communication centre in the world. Eastern House, Porthcurno, Penzance.

St Germans

Port Eliot House & Gardens, (pictured) the
stately home of the Earl and Countess of St
Germans, set in stunning gardens with
wonderful heritage and art. Gaze at
masterpieces from Reynolds to the
Lenkiewicz mural. Picnic in the grounds or
explore the maze and walk along the secret
estuary. It has the rare distinction of being a
Grade 1 listed house with a Grade 1 listed
park and garden. Like most houses, Port
Eliot has a front door and about there the similarity ends. There are 11 staircases, 15 back doors
and 82 chimneys. The roof covers half an acre and not once in living memory has it been
completely watertight. Port Eliot Estate, St Germans.

St Austell

The Lost Gardens of Heligan These magnificent award winning gardens are thought to be the
largest garden restoration project in Europe. They consist of over 80 acres of magnificent gardens,
which until 1991 were lost and forgotten under seventy years of ivy, bramble, laurel and fallen
timber. Take a deep breath and cross the rope bridge above a sub-tropical jungle garden. At 100ft
long, it’s the longest rope bridge in Britain. Pentewan, St Austell.

Wheal Martyn Museum is home to the UK’s only china clay mining museum. The museum tells the
story of Cornwall’s largest mining industry, an industry still alive today. The museum, set in 26
acres of grounds and, incorporating a preserved Victorian clay works, gives an insight into
this important industry which shaped the lives, landscape and economy of Cornwall’s Clay Country
and beyond.

Falmouth

National Maritime Museum The multi-award winning National Maritime Museum Cornwall has 15
galleries, over five floors illustrating the past, present and future of this island nation. Winner of
Large Attraction of the Year at the 2012 Cornwall Tourism Awards, the Museum features a
number of exhibitions dedicated to the sea, boats and Cornwall. Discovery Quay, Falmouth.

Trebah Gardens A 25 acre sub tropical garden. All year round colour; water gardens with water
falls and koi carp, glades of 100 year old tree ferns and 18 feet high giant Gunneva (rhubarb). The
rolling canopy of rhododendrons over a 2 acre valley of blue and white hydrangeas leads down to
a private beach open to visitors. Childrens play area and trails, coffee shop and garden and plant
shops. Mawnan Smith,Falmouth.