Lost gardens of Heligan or Eden Project

[bjonesreborn]

Hello wise mumsnetters.
has anyone been to both of these and advise which is better?
we are staying equidistant from both and I can’t decide and won’t have time to visit both.
I love a garden, wisley is one of my favourites but also interested in environment.
can anyone help thanks

Heligan.

Haligen definitely

We did both last July, whilst I really liked Eden Project, it's expensive and a little underwhelming for the cost.
I loved Heligan, it was so nice to get lost walking round, they have a few animals, lovely outdoor areas for food and a nice gift shop.

I haven’t been for years but out of the two Heligan (I also adore Wisley and Wakehurst )

Heligan

Even as a teen I preferred Heligan to Eden when visiting with my parents shortly after it opened.

We had to make that decision a few years back, without the benefit of a MN thread to advise us, and we went with Heligan. Sounds like I made the right choice!

It was absolutely magical - even the DCs loved it, and I thought they'd be bored stiff.

Oh definitely Heligan. I went 7 years ago and then to Eden on the way home and it was totally underwhelming. If I had made the trip just for Eden I would have been gutted.

Heligan. A magical experience.

Eden. Scruffy, expensive and smells of chips. We couldn't wait to leave.

Heligan, I found the Eden project so packed and shuffling through the different biodomes was a bit grim.

Eden Project felt like a bunch of overpriced grubby cafés with a scruffy greenhouse attached. Was expecting to be awed but felt underwhelmed and exploited.

Heligan!

Went to Eden not long after it opened and it felt special. Returned last year and thought where has its soul gone? Where is its sense of purpose and eco-passion? PP was right - shuffling through the biomes felt so miserable.

Heligan is alive; varied; natural and soothes the soul. It’s a lot of walking and can be steep bits to see it all. But we go there every year whereas I don’t think I’ll ever bother with Eden again.

I never expected this many responses. Thank you all so much. We are definitely going to Heligan!! Can’t wait

I loved both, but I want to live in Heligan.