Visiting Eden

The Eden Project is one of Cornwall's premier tourist attractions and is situated in an old China Clay Pit near St Austell.  It is a good place to go on a cold, wet and blustery day.  The following links will provide more information:

http://www.edenproject.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Project

 The Biomes - Large Greenhouses!

The Entrance to the tropical Biome

 Inside the tropical biome

 A waterfall

 The Malaysian Village

 Viv taking a breather - it was very muggy

 There were a few people there the day we visited

 Bananas on Display

Growing Bananas

 Inside the warm temperate Biome (Mediterranean Climate)

Lanhydrock House is a National Trust property not far from the Eden Project.  It is a property that Viv and myself like to visit frequently.  As well as the house and gardens, there are magnificent woodland and riverside walks.

 Wild flowers at the start of the walk - the bluebells are just beginning

 A water feature beside the road

 A view of Restormel Castle, a Medieval castle nearby

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restormel_Castle

 A wall and a tree on the walk

 Viv on the banks of the river Fowey

Respryn bridge - the beginning and end of the walk

http://www.historic-cornwall.org.uk/a2m/medieval/bridge/respryn%20bridge/respryn_bridge.htm