8½-acre elevated valley garden with paddocks, woodland, kitchen garden and ornamental areas. The ornamental garden consists of 2 plantsman areas with specialist trees and shrubs, walled rose garden,...

Navas Hill House, Falmouth

Sun 3 May

Penmilder - Open Garden for NGS

This is a gently sloping, S-facing garden of approx 2½ acres. Lawns with mature borders and a lily pond with plenty of wild life.

Penmilder, Liskeard

Fri 8 May

Moyclare - Open Garden for NGS

Gardened by one family for over 90yrs; mature trees, shrubs and plants (many unusual, many variegated). Once most televised Cornish garden.

Moyclare, Liskeard

Fri 8 May

East Down Barn - Open Garden for NGS

Garden laid down between 1986-1991 with the conversion of the barn into a home and covers almost ½ acre of East sloping land with stream running North - South acting as the Easterly boundary.

East Down Barn, Liskeard

Fri 8 May

VE Re-enactment at Flambards this May Bank Holiday

Travel back in time this Bank Holiday weekend as Flambards marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Be immersed in the realistic re-enactment of a World War 2 camp set up on the lawns of the Park.

Flambards Clodgey Lane Helston

Fri 8 May to Sun 10 May

Caribbean Invasion at Pirate’s Quest

Calling all prospective privateers! Visitors to Pirate’s Quest, in Newquay, will need to prepare themselves for a Caribbean Invasion this May Bank Holiday Weekend (Friday 8th – Sunday 10th May).

Pirates Quest St Michaels Road Newquay

Fri 8 May to Sun 10 May

Penryn VE Day

Penryn will be hosting VE Day celebrations in line with the National VE75 timetable. There will be a service at the Memorial Gardens with Last Post.

Penryn Town Centre

Fri 8 May

The Beach Boys® Tribute Show

Beach Boyz Tribute Band Now in the fifth year of touring, Tommy, Andy, Terry, Cliff and Graham, The Beach Boyz Tribute Band continues to enhance their reputation.

Regal Theatre, 6 Fore Street, Redruth

Sat 9 May

Edgelarks - Out Of The Ordinary II

Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin) embark on another tour of the unusual and adventurous. Combining exquisite folk with influences as diverse as blues, Indian classical, and beatboxing, the...

Carnglaze Caverns, St. Neot, Liskeard.

Sat 9 May

South Lea - Open Garden for NGS

In the front a path winds through interesting landscaping with a small pond. Tropical beds by front door with palms, cannas, etc.

South Lea, Saltash

Sun 10 May, Sun 28 Jun

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The Japanese Garden - Open Garden for NGS

Discover an oasis of tranquillity in a Japanese-style Cornish garden, set in approx 1 acre. Spectacular Japanese maples and azaleas, symbolic teahouse, koi pond, bamboo grove, stroll woodland, zen...

The Japanese Garden, St Mawgan

Sun 10 May and Mon 11 May

Anvil Cottage - Open Garden for NGS

Essentially a plantsman’s garden, with new features added each year. Winding paths take you through a series of themed rooms with familiar, rare and unusual plants.

Anvil Cottage, South Hill

Sun 10 May

Windmills - Open Garden for NGS

Next to medieval church and on the site of an old rectory and there are still signs in places of that long gone building.

Windmills, Callington

Sun 10 May

Pinsla Garden - Open Garden for NGS

Surround yourself with deep nature. Pinsla is a tranquil cottage garden buzzing with insects enjoying the sheltered sunny edge of a wild wood.

Pinsla Garden, Bodmin

Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May, Tue 9 Jun, Wed 10 Jun, Tue 7 Jul, Wed 8 Jul

South Bosent - Open Garden for NGS

This garden is an example of work in progress currently being developed from farmland. The aim is to create a combination of interesting plants coupled with habitat for wildlife over a total of 9.

South Bosent, Liskeard

Wed 13 May, Thu 14 May, Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun, Wed 8 Jul, Thu 9 Jul

Cornwall and Brittany in Song

Nick Hart’s award winning Canoryon Lowen is a St Neot based choir with members drawn from Devon and Cornwall who sing a repertoire from Tallis to Tavener, Bach to Boogie and everything in between.

Carnglaze Caverns, St. Neot, Liskeard.

Sat 16 May

Party in the Park Family Tribute Festival

Party in the Park is a family music festival held at Monkey Tree Holiday Park near Newquay in Cornwall.

Monkey Tree Holiday Park Scotland Road

Sat 16 May and Sun 17 May

Alverton Cottage - Open Garden for NGS

Alverton Cottage is a grade 2 listed Regency house. The garden is modest in size though large for a Penzance garden, S-facing and sheltered by mature trees incl elms.

Alverton Cottage, Penzance

Sun 17 May

Trebartha Estate Garden - Open Garden for NGS

Historic landscape gardens featuring ponds, streams, cascades, rocks and woodlands, incl fine trees, bluebells in spring, ornamental walled garden and private modern country garden at Lemarne.

Trebartha Estate Garden, nr Launceston

Sun 17 May

Beastly Buccaneers at Pirate’s Quest

It won’t be the sea sickness making new recruits queasy at Pirate’s Quest this May Half Term. Discover some disgustingly fun facts about real life beastly buccaneers and putrid privateers at...

Pirates Quest St Michaels Road Newquay

Sat 23 May to Sun 31 May

Dinosaur Week at Flambards this May Half Term

Look out, look out, a T-Rex is about! Venture down to Flambards this May Half Term for a ‘roar’some time.

Flambards Clodgey Lane Helston

Sat 23 May to Sun 31 May

Bokelly - Open Garden for NGS

The 7-acre garden surrounds a beautiful C15 barn and lichened stone outbuildings. It has been expanded and rejuvenated with new plantings to suit the varied levels and soil types, incl woodland...

Bokelly, Bodmin

Sun 24 May

Gardens Cottage - Open Garden for NGS

Set in tranquil location on edge of Luxulyan Valley, work commenced on creating a one and a half acre garden from scratch in winter 2015.

Gardens Cottage, St Blazey

Wed 27 May

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