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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

Pauline, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA May 2022

I just spent 5 lovely nights at the Fox’s B&B at Glendurgan. My bedroom looked out over the garden filled with rhododendrons and azaleas! Beautiful! The bed was very comfortable, the breakfasts were perfect, and Caroline’s dinners were absolutely delicious! Charles drove me to the Eden Project one day and to Falmouth for a ferry and lunch in St. Mawes on another. I walked through the garden several times and along the SW Coast Path in both directions. It was a wonderful visit and I hope to go back very soon.

Sarah, Dorset Sep 2021

We've recently returned from a wonderful stay at Glendurgan House whilst dropping our son off at university. It was the perfect place to stay - the house and gardens are beautiful, with stunning views of the estuary (also from our bedroom!). Charles and Caroline made us feel very welcome and we would love to visit again. Thank you!

Rosalynd, North Petherton Sep 2021

I loved my stay at Glendurgan. The tranquility and Cornish beauty of both the house and surrounding gardens were memorable. Caroline and Charles were warm and welcoming hosts which made the whole stay a joy.

Peter, Bath Sep 2021

We were made to feel immediately welcome by Caroline. The house is charming and very comfortable. The guests comfort is obviously uppermost in our host’s focus. We had 2 delicious dinners. Caroline is a most engaging person and chatting with her over breakfast was a joy. We will be back for sure.

Alan, Cullompton Aug 2021

We had a lovely 3-night stay with Caroline and Charles at a beautiful house at the top of the NT Glendurgan Gardens. We were made very welcome, thoroughly enjoyed Caroline's cooked breakfasts and the one evening meal that we had at Glendurgan. We walked down through the National Trust gardens and along the coast path to the Ferry Boat on the other 2 evenings. We learnt a lot of local history both about Glendurgan and about the Donald Healey motoring connections with Trebah Gardens next door. Hopefully we will return one day.

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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.