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Glendurgan

Falmouth, Cornwall
Bed & Breakfast
+44 (0)1326 250326

Per night
£180

2 rooms

Rooms sleep 2

Wend your way down steep paths to Durgan beach, explore the magic of Charles’s wonderful garden and feast on Caroline’s super breakfasts

Per night
£180

Contact the owner directly to check date availability and secure your booking.

The Experience

Glendurgan has been in Charles Fox’s family for over 200 years. It’s a magical, exotic and wooded place, and there’s a sense of discovery as you set off down steep paths to Durgan beach. Come in spring for the mass of magnolias, bluebells and primroses. While summer, to quote Charles’s excellent book, “breaks in a wave of whiteness, with eucryphia, hoheria, myrtus and that ‘bombe Alaska’ of rhododendrons, ‘Polar Bear’, and autumn is awash with bulbs – amaryllis, colchicum, crinum and nerine.” In the winter this is still an important garden with its collection of fine trees, and, even in the wildest weather, it’s a deeply romantic place to be.

Charles’s paintings of plants and trees line the stairwell up to bedrooms with sensational Helford river views; Violet and Magenta are as your Edwardian aunt would have liked – no TV but a grand piano, harp, and books to browse. Caroline trained as a cook and her breakfasts are delicious with homemade bread, jams and marmalade and locally produced eggs and bacon.

Charles, garden designer and leader of tours, has lots of tips about what to visit and where to eat. Falmouth is just 15 minutes, so if you’re visiting the university it’s easy to come back to this gracious home.

We think you'll love

The abundance of character, history, books and art
Exploring the garden and visiting all the other interesting ones nearby
Caroline's generous home-cooked breakfasts

You should know

You'll need to wait till the children are older to bring them

Essentials

EV charger
Swimming pool
Hot tub
Garden
Open fire / woodburner
Breakfast included
Breakfast available
Meals available
Vegetarian meals
Oven
Parking on premises
Free parking nearby
Accessible by public transport
WiFi
Television
Spa
Central heating
Limited mobility
Wheelchair access
Mobile reception
Hob
Bar
Barbecue
Licensed premises
Paid parking nearby
Air conditioning
Relaxation areas
Washing machine
Tennis court
Microwave oven
No smoking
Credit cards
Working farm
Owner has pets
Dishwasher
Pets welcome

Family friendly

Baby monitor
Books and toys
Children welcome
Babies welcome
Stair gates
High chair
Fire guard
Cot available

Nearby

Pub/bar within 3 miles
Restaurant within 3 miles
Shop within 3 miles

Activities

Bikes available
Food courses
Kayaking
Other courses
Sailing
Surfing
Wild swimming

Pricing

Nightly price: £180
Surcharges: Singles £115.

2 Twins: £180

Information

Booking information

Check in: Flexible
Check out: Flexible
Other details: Single occupancy, £115 per night.
Closed: Occasionally.
No smoking: Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Owner has pets: Animals living on the property
Meals: Restaurant within walking distance.

Reviews

Helen, Burgess Hill Jun 2025

A peaceful, elegant home, full of interesting paintings and collections. We received a warm, personal welcome from Charles and Caroline. We were walking the South West Coast Path and found Glendurgan to be a delightful place to stay. Highly recommended.

Lorraine, Derry Jun 2025

Our stay with Caroline and Charles was while walking part of the SW Coastal Path. Despite our dirty boots and wet clothes we were warmly welcomed by Caroline into her stately home. Couldn’t have been more awestruck! It was like taking a step back in time…wonderful comfort and so interesting with artwork, photos, collectibles. Perfect way to end off a 2 week adventure.

Allison, Banks, Oregon Jun 2025

What a lovely home, only surpassed by the garden. We spent two sun-filled days hiking the area, seeing the various gardens, enjoying the local Art Walk and the beach. Caroline was a welcoming host who makes the best marmalade I've ever had!

Alexandra, Rome May 2025

It is a disservice to describe Glendurgan as a 'B&B'. It is so much more - as other reviewers have mentioned - you feel as though you are staying in a friend's home. Caroline and Charles are kind, welcoming and the most thoughtful hosts. The food was wonderful and the advice on what to do with our time there was spot on. Glendurgan itself is full of interest - art, flowers and books - not to mention the garden. Thank you, Caroline and Charles - our stay was everything we hoped for and more besides.

Fiona, Andover May 2025

We had such a comfortable stay at Glendurgan which is well placed for the Penzance Ferry. We had a warm welcome and our beds were very comfortable, in a lovely bedroom with a wonderful view through the gardens to the Helford River. Everything was spotlessly clean and we couldn't have been better looked after. We had delicious food and would thoroughly recommend Glendurgan to anyone travelling nearby.

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Location

The neighbourhood

Glendurgan is a mile or so from Mawnan Smith village. You can walk east along the coast into Falmouth, where there is the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, or west to Helford Passage. These footpaths connect by foot ferry with the coastal path which runs around Cornwall. There are numerous circuitous routes from the house, and a local walk can be as short or as long as you want. There are gardens galore to visit in the area; nearby are Trebah and Penjerrick, which were created by members of the Fox family, and then further afield: Trelissick, Trewithen, Heligan and Caerhays; Bonython on the Lizard Peninsula; Trengwainton near Penzance, where you can visit all the art galleries too.

Local points of interest from Charles & Caroline Fox

Great walks nearby and along the coast - explore the footpaths and take in the views!
Visit the charming Trebah and Penjerrick gardens nearby
Plenty of shows and exhibitions to see for all at National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Head towards Penzance for St Michael's Mount, Tremenheere sculpture garden or Penzance Penlee House Art Gallery, which houses the Newlyn School paintings

Introducing

Charles & Caroline Fox

Your hosts Charles and Caroline Fox are hugely warm and welcoming, their sweet little dog is very friendly too, and B&B visitors are treated like house guests. Charles, having lived in Cornwall all his life and trained as a garden designer, has decades of experience taking visitors around Cornish gardens and as an artist he is always abreast of exhibitions and what is worth seeing in local galleries.