Eden Project (Cornwall)

The eden project is a masterpiece of modern botany and is the only place of its like in the country. It's not cheap to gain entry to the place and even then they want more money from you by leaving pots around asking for donations! The gardens themselves which you walk through first are lovely unleass the weather is bad! but then you get to the domes, each one is has a different theme and is full of plants and insects native to that particular area of the globe. One warning though, take plenty to drink because it gets incredibly hot inside the domes! Its nice to see some of the fruit trees, there were loads of different banana trees when we went ...

I visited the Eden project earlier this year. My first impression on arriving and looking down onto the domes was that it was smaller than I expected. Once I had walked down the hill and was much closer to the domes I realise how big the eden project was and just how huge the domes are. The domes are split into 2 climates, the larger dome is the tropical climate. This is a fantastic experience, I have been in a rain forest and the climate and 'look' is really well created. It is very easy to forget you are in a giant glass dome in cornwall and you could easily be in South America! The smaller dome is a more temperate climate and contains plant life from North ...

My Dad had to go to a conference at the Eden Project regarding sustainable housing. As he is disabled he needs a carer to go places with him in case he is ill or gets into some form of trouble. Normally his wife goes but as she was in hospital I got to go. (It put me in a bit of a difficult situation really as I was really chuffed to be going but not because of the reasons)! Basically I had a whole day, (9am – 5pm), to wonder round with my pass and little I.D. card round my neck just enjoying the scenery and soaking it all in. I even got to meet Tim Smit, the chief executive and brains behind not only the Eden project but also the Lost Gardens of Heligan! All ...