Got to Experience The Lost Gardens of Heligan

The Lost Gardens of Heligan were rediscovered from the brambles of time by Tim Smit and John Willis, who were the catalysts for a 30-year project that continues to this day. Heligan remains one of the most loved and romantic gardens in the UK, appreciated as much for its beauty and mystery as for the groundbreaking restoration project. 

This January and February, The Lost Gardens of Heligan are inviting visitors to set their own admission price as part of their revolutionary new Free Range Pricing experiment, which will run every day through to February 28th, including February half-term and the Global Pasty Championships. 

On arrival, visitors will be asked to choose how much they would like to contribute to Heligan’s pioneering nature and learning programmes, which include its beaver reintroduction, a successful programme that saw babies, or kits, born on the Heligan estate last year (2025). Also thriving thanks to Heligan reintroductions are water voles and glow worms and coming later this year is a new red squirrel habitat and breeding programme, as well as tree-planting and outdoor education programmes promoting connection to nature for young people.

The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Pentewan, St Austell PL26 6EN
01726 845100
www.heligan.com