Great Gardens of Cornwall & Devon Tour

Package Overview

From small private gardens to great estates, from rediscovered 18th and 19th-century masterpieces to world-famous, ultra-modern concept gardens, enjoy the great gardens of Cornwall and Devon in their English summer glory. This new 10-day tour also takes you to the gardens of some of the most famous names in modern garden and landscape design, including Sir Tim Smit and Isabel and Julian Bannerman. The beauty of the gardens is complemented by their situation: the dramatic coastline of Cornwall, the curious microclimate of the Isles of Scilly and the wild moors of Devon.

Explore
English garden history, from medieval herbs and simples to 18th-century landscape gardens
Stone keeps and great feudal estates, the castles and manors of Devon and Cornwall
The birth of the modern concept garden, from 19th-century exotics to contemporary biomes
Modern icons of innovation and design: Sir Tim Smit, Isabel and Julian Bannerman, the Wileys at Wildside
British environmentalism and conservation, from the National Trust to the Royal Horticultural Society and visionary philanthropy
50 Shades of Green: the beauty of the English countryside in early summer
HIGHLIGHTS

Key gardens visited

Rosemoor: the masterpiece of the Royal Horticultural Society
Trematon Castle, the Bannerman’s lush masterpiece
Sir Tim Smit’s Eden Project, an extraordinary exercise in conservation
Godolphin House, with its medieval gardens
Scilly’s Tresco Abbey Gardens and 19th-century exotics
Lanhydrock in Cornwall: from the Middle Ages to World War I
The Lost Gardens of Heligan, lovingly tended by generations of the Tremayne family
Lamorran House Garden, sub-tropics by the sea
Buckland Abbey, a flourishing Tudor recreation
Wildside, Buckland Monachorum: a visionary nursery and gardenReturn international/domestic air travel unless those flights take place during the tour
Special taxes and airport levies that can only be paid in cash at the destination. We will advise you of these charges (if any) before you depart
Costs involved in obtaining visas for countries visited, where required
Travel insurance. We require all participants to have comprehensive travel insurance. A typical policy for one of our tours will cost from $160 upwards, depending on your age, pre-existing medical conditions, the countries you are visiting and the overall length of your trip
Lunches and dinners not specifically mentioned as included in the itinerary
Personal expenses such as laundry and phone calls
Costs associated with any activity mentioned as “optional” in the itinerary, or any suggested free time activity

Inclusions

• Hotel
• Sightseeing
• Any flights mentioned in the itinerary that take place during a tour
• Land travel by private air-conditioned coach. Where appropriate public transport is also used for short distance travel on some tours
• All accommodation in hotels or apartments as stated in the itinerary
• Breakfasts, lunches and dinners specifically stated as included in the itinerary
• Drinks at welcome and farewell meals. Other meals may not have drinks included
• Background talks on tour, site notes and online resources
• Services of tour leader throughout tour
• All entrance fees to sites mentioned in the itinerary
• Local guides at some sites
• Tips for drivers, local guides and restaurants for included meals
• Airport Transfers
• Tours begin either at the arrival airport or the first hotel, depending on the itinerary. If you have booked your international flights with Academy Travel and arrive before the tour commences, we will provide airport to hotel transfers to the closest main city on your arrival, and to the closest airport at the end of the tour. These may be either individual or group transfers.

Exclusions

• Return international/domestic air travel unless those flights take place during the tour
• Special taxes and airport levies that can only be paid in cash at the destination. We will advise you of these charges (if any) before you depart
• Costs involved in obtaining visas for countries visited, where required
• Travel insurance. We require all participants to have comprehensive travel insurance. A typical policy for one of our tours will cost from $160 upwards, depending on your age, pre-existing medical conditions, the countries you are visiting and the overall length of your trip
• Lunches and dinners not specifically mentioned as included in the itinerary
• Personal expenses such as laundry and phone calls
• Costs associated with any activity mentioned as “optional” in the itinerary, or any suggested free time activity

Terms & Conditions

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