The Lost Gardens of Heligan – Fern Gully loop from Mevagissey

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The Lost Gardens of Heligan – Fern Gully loop from Mevagissey

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The Lost Gardens of Heligan – Fern Gully loop from Mevagissey

02:29

9.02km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 4.76 km for 146 m

Customers only

After 5.21 km for 457 m

Customers only

After 5.76 km for 241 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.08 km

Giant's Head Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

A fun statue of a troll

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3.09 km

The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Highlight • Natural

The jungle

The Lost Gardens of Heligan is one of the most famous gardens in England. It is located eight kilometers south of St Austell near Mevagissey in Cornwall. Originally …

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3.31 km

Mud Maid

Highlight • Natural

Don't steal her heart or you'll have a lava monster on your hands

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3.90 km

Leaping Fox

Highlight • Monument

Very beautiful sculpture

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4.11 km

Fern Gully

Highlight • Forest

Truly a magical place, and thankfully no Tim Curry singing a weird song

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4.91 km

Rope bridge in Cornwall National Landscape

Highlight • Bridge

If king Charles can go across it then anyone can

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4.92 km

Suspension Bridge at the Lost Gardens of Heligan

Highlight • Bridge

9.02 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.73 km

2.63 km

400 m

265 m

Surfaces

5.21 km

1.59 km

957 m

756 m

510 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

11°C

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Comments

June 6, 2023,SWCP - Ausflug zu den Lost Gardens of Heligan

Today we stopped in the quaint fishing village of Mevagissey to visit the Lost Gardens of Heligan. An incredibly spacious area with gardens, forests, pastures that used to belong to a large country estate. At the beginning of the 20th century the gardens were tended and tended by a team of 13 gardeners. During World War I, 9 of this …

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June 11, 2023,🌺The Lost Gardens of Heligan🌺

England has many wonderful gardens and we have visited four of them. The first was The Lost Gardens of Heligan south of St Austell. It is one of the most famous gardens and the most visited garden in England.

In Tudor times, Heligan came into the possession of the Tremayne family. 1780 - 1790 the gardens were designed as we …

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July 12, 2024,Lost Gardens of Heligan — Cornwall AONB

This garden is one of the most famous in England. Created between 1750 and 1914, it fell into disrepair after the First World War. It was not until 1990 that work began to uncover it again. There is a jungle in which exotic plants thrive. Due to Cornwall's favorable location, there is no frost here, so all kinds of palm …

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