Caerhays Castle and Gardens  Caerhays Castle was undertaken in 1807 with the commissioning of  John Nash (architect of the Brighton Pavilion, Regent Street, Regent Park and Buckingham Palace).  Now, on a great sloping hillside 100 acres in extent and leading down to the edge of the sea, it has one of the world's great collections of camellias, magnolias and rhododendrons and much else besides.  In 1905/06 some of the first imported specimens of Chinese flora were planted at the estate and many of these are still in their original sites.  Later introductions were sent from China via the Arnold Arboretum in the USA and one of the great botanists of the time, Professor Sargent.  The founder of the garden was John Charles Williams famous for the Williamsii camellias and the Williamsianum rhododendron. It is a plantsman's paradise.

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Glendurgan Gardens  Mawnan Smith.  Set in a wooded valley rich in trees and exotic plants, Glendurgan is noted as one of the great sub tropical gardens of the South West.  At the foot of the garden on the Helford Estuary is the waterside hamlet of Durgan.  The laurel maze dating from 1833 was reopened in July 1994 after 3 years of restoration.  National Trust owned.

Godolphin   Near Helston.  15th century house with displays of horse drawn vehicles, reproduction maps, prints and documents as well as arms and armour

Mary Newman's Cottage  Saltash.  Legend has it that this was the childhood home of Mary Newman, first wife of Sir Francis Drake and mayoress of Plymouth during Elizabethan times.  A small, medieval 15th century cottage, furnished by the Victorian and Albert Museum with gardens overlooking the Tamar bridges.

Minack Theatre and Exhibition Centre  Near Penzance.  Cliff top open air theatre overlooking the sea with 17 week season of plays and musicals by top British amateur companies.  Exhibition centre containing photographs, models and audio visual displays telling the history of the Minack's founder, Rowena Cade, and the theatre she built.
Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park  Torpoint.  Historic home of the Earls of Mt. Edgcumbe restored in the 1960s.  Family paintings and furniture.  Earl's garden with ancient trees, shell seat and summer houses.  The Country Park consists of 800 landscaped acres beside the sea and includes 5 historic formal gardens with wild deer herd.