Bluebells in Cornwall

Cornwall's bluebells will soon be in full bloom with thousands of these gorgeous flowers carpeting woodlands, verges, hillsides and Cornish hedges. Already in places such as Tehidy Woods, the bluebells are beginning to open. Our native species of bluebell is Hyacinthoides non scripta, not to be confused with the garden escape Hyacinthoides hispanica, the Spanish bluebell.

In the language of flowers which became popular in Victorian times, the Bluebell is the flower symbolising 'constancy', very apt as these beautiful flowers, emerge year after year to provide their wonderful display.

Flowering in April and May woodland bluebells make the most of the sunlight penetrating the forest floor. Later in the year, when the trees are in full leaf the dense canopy restricts the light and the bluebells die back. Out of their flowering season the bluebell bulbs are hidden away underground awaiting the next spring when they burst forth again.

Bluebells are a protected species so please enjoy them in their natural environment and don't pick them. Take a photograph instead.

We have selected a number of the best bluebell locations throughout Cornwall. These include free admission sites and gardens with an admission charge.

If you've found a lovely bluebell location in Cornwall why not share it with us on intoCornwall on Facebook or intoCornwall on Twitter.

Enjoying Bluebells on the Land's End Peninsula

Cot Valley, near St Just
Free

Kenidjack Valley, near St Just
Free

St Ives to Pendeen Coast, Dog friendly.
Free

St Loy Valley, near St Buryan.  Dog friendly.
Free

Small woodland at Mount Misery near Alverton, Penzance Dog friendly.
Free

Trevaylor Woods, near Newmill. Dog friendly.
Free

Newmill hillside. Dog friendly.
Free

Tremenheere Woods. Dog friendly. Free

 

Enjoying Bluebells on the Lizard Peninsula

Penrose Estate, Helston
Free

The NT estate surrounding Loe Pool. Dog friendly.
Free

Godolphin House and Garden, Helston
If you wish to visit the house and formal gardens an admission charge applies.

Free access to woodland walks. Dog friendly
Free.

Kennack Sands  Walking the coast path behind Kennack Sands West and Kennack Sands East, the path and cliff tops are covered in Bluebells  Free 

Rosemullion Head Dog friendly
Free

Enjoying Bluebells in the Truro - Falmouth Area

Glendurgan Garden, near Falmouth This superb garden is fantastic for families, full of fun, natural beauty and amazing plants. Wander through the garden down to the beautiful hamlet of Durgan on the Helford River and walk beside the carpets of bluebells amongst fragrant rhododendrons. Maze.
No dogs.
Admission charge Adults £10 Children £5 Family (one adult family with up to 3 children) £15 Family £25 

Trebah Garden
Trebah on the Helford River is a beautiful sub-tropical garden with lots to see and enjoy.
Dog friendly.
Admission Charge Adults £10.50  Children 5-15 £5 Children under 5 Free.

Cowlands Creek and Coombe Walk
A lovely spring walk through bluebell woods. Parking is at Cowlands Creek. Take the footpath from the head of the creek and follow it downstream to Coombe. The path will take you through a stand of old Kea plum trees, part of an ancient orchard. When you reach Coombe you can continue along a footpath to Halwyn Quay. Dog friendly.
Free

Trelissick Gardens
The parkland walks are free. Parking charge only.
NT members park for free.

Kennall Vale Nature Reserve
CWT woodland.
Free

 

Enjoying Bluebells in the Redruth - St Agnes Area

Illogan Woods Dog friendly
Free

Tehidy Country Park, Camborne
The largest area of woodland in West Cornwall with 9 miles of paths and 250 acres of woods and lakes to explore. In April and May, the woods are carpeted with bluebells. The majority of the woodland is dog friendly. Cafe, picnic area, toilets.
Free

Burncoose Gardens and Nursery
Admission Charge Guided Tour £5 per person

Enjoying Bluebells in the Newquay - Padstow Area

Hawkes Wood Nature Reserve near Wadebridge

Managed by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust
Free

Hustyn Wood between Wadebridge and Bodmin. Dog friendly.
Free

Enjoying Bluebells on Bodmin Moor

Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve. Dog friendly
Free

St Breward to Lank
Free

Dunmere to Penhargard near Bodmin
Free

Pencarrow House and Gardens, near Bodmin
Located at the foot of a sweeping valley between Bodmin and Wadebridge. The Georgian mansion is still owned and occupied by descendants of the family who settled there in the 1500s. Bluebells and lovely Wild Garlic carpet the woods in May/June.
Free parking. Dogs welcome off leads in the woods.

Admission Charge Gardens only Adults £6.50 Concessions £5 Children under 16 Free  Registered Disabled £4.75. There are other tickets which include house and garden admission.

Lanhydrock Beech Woodland and more of the estate. Free access to estate woodland walks including views of the lovely bluebell woods. House and Garden Admission Charge

Enjoying Bluebells in the St Austell - Fowey Area

Kings Wood, London Apprentice, near St Austell Woodland Trust Dog friendly
Free

Milltown & Lantyan Woods, nr Lostwithiel Woodland Trust Woods. Dog friendly.
Free

NT Woods on Fowey estuary North Downs
Free

Enjoying Bluebells in Tintagel and North Cornwall

Woodland at Tregrylls, near Lesnewth, Boscastle Dog friendly
Free

Valency Valley Woods, near Boscastle Dog friendly
Free

Ludon River Valley near Crackington Haven, Dog friendly
Free

Trebarwith Valley, Dog friendly
Free

Dizzard, near St Gennys Dog friendly
Free

Allen Valley between Camelford and St Teath. Dog friendly.
Free

Enjoying Bluebells in Looe and South East Cornwall

Kilminorth Woods - Walk from Watergate to Looe, Dog friendly
Free

Looe Valley, Duloe to Sandplace on public bridleway.
Parking at Tregarland bridge near Sandplace. Dog friendly.
Free

Trenant Wood, near Looe Dog friendly.
Free

Antony Woodland Garden, near Torpoint
This superb woodland garden with 300 varieties of camellias, magnolias, rhododendrons, azaleas plus both indigenous and exotic trees. The garden is also home to a National Collection of Camellia Japonica. From the Wilderness the path leads along the river into a shaded area of trees, known as the Cathedral, where bluebells and wild garlic dominate the woodland floor in April and May. Carew Pole Garden Trust, Garden Office, Antony House, Torpoint. PL11 2QA

Open March 1st - October 31st 11am – 5pm Tues, Weds, Thur, Sat & Sun Bank Holiday Mondays & Good Friday

Admission Charge £10.50 Children under 16 £5.25  Family £26.25  One Adult Family £15.75 


Mount Edgcumbe, Cremyll, Torpoint
Former home of the Earls of Mount Edgcumbe. Set in Grade I Cornish Gardens within 865 acres of country park on the Rame Peninsula in South East Cornwall, overlooking the Tamar River and Plymouth. The woodland around this historic house and estate is full of great walking trails and carpeted with bluebells in late spring. Dogs welcome.
Free

Enjoying Bluebells on the Isles of Scilly

The Isles of Scilly have both the native species of Bluebell, hyacinthoides non scripta and the Spanish garden escape - Hyacinthoides hispanica.

St Agnes

The island of St Agnes comes alive with wild flowers in May with fields and roadsides lined by bluebells.

Tresco

The Abbey Gardens on Tresco.

Admission charge Adults £15 Over 65s £13.50 Children under 16 £5 Under 5s Free Weekly pass £25

Cornish Woods & Forests

Bluebells events October 2025November 2025December 2025January 2026February 2026March 2026April 2026May 2026June 2026July 2026August 2026September 2026        Cornwall

Bluebells & Woods in Cornish

Woods and Forests
Kosow ha Forestow

Wood
Koos

 

Find accommodation in Cornwall

Cornwall holiday accommodation directory search for hotels, holiday cottages, B&Bs, camp sites, self catering.  All areas Advent Altarnun Ashton Blisland Bodmin Bodmin Moor Area Boscastle Botallack Breage Bude Cadgwith Camborne Camelford Cape Cornwall Carbis Bay Cardinham Carlyon Bay Cawsand and Kingsand Chacewater Chapel Porth Charlestown Constantine Cot Valley Crackington Haven Crantock Delabole Devoran Falmouth Fowey Germoe Gerrans Grampound Gulval Gunwalloe Gwennap Gwithian Harlyn Bay Hayle Helford Helford River Helston Holywell Bay Isles of Scilly Kennack Sands Kilkhampton Kingsand and Cawsand Lamorna Land's End Land's End Peninsula Launceston Lelant Liskeard Lizard Lizard Peninsula Looe Looe and South East Cornwall Lostwithiel Madron Malpas Manaccan Marazion Mawgan Mawnan and Mawnan Smith Mevagissey Minions Morvah Morwenstow Mount's Bay Mousehole Mullion Mylor Newlyn Newquay Newquay - Padstow Area Padstow Paul Penberth Pendeen Penryn Penzance Perranporth Perranuthnoe Polperro Polruan Port Isaac Porthcurno Porthgwarra Porthleven Porthtowan Portreath Portscatho Portwrinkle Praa Sands Probus Redruth Redruth - St Agnes Area Rosudgeon Saltash Sancreed Sennen St Agnes St Anthony Head St Austell St Austell - Fowey Area St Breward St Buryan St Cleer St Columb Major St Dennis St Erth St Ervan St Germans St Ives St Just in Penwith St Just in Roseland St Martin's Isles of Scilly St Mawes St Mawgan St Neot Stithians Stratton Tintagel Tintagel and North Cornwall Torpoint Towednack Trevone Treyarnon Bay Truro Truro - Falmouth Area Tywardreath Wadebridge Watergate Bay Whitsand Bay Widemouth Bay Zennor All accommodation types Hostels, Surf Lodges B&B / Guest Houses Caravan Parks Cottage Collections Farm Holidays Cottages, Self Catering Holiday Parks Hotels Inn, Pub accommodation Properties to Rent Campsites & Touring Parks    Extra Options   Baby care equipment Bar/Licensed Beach within walking distance Bike Hire Available Biker Friendly Child discount available Childrens facilities Conference venue Cots Provided Countryside/Rural Disabled access Electric Vehicle Charging Point Electric hook-ups Family and children Games room Gardens Green / Eco friendly Group friendly Gym facilities Hen/Stag Friendly Hot Tub Laundry Facilities Linen Provided Live entertainment Long Let / to rent Open all year Parking Pets welcome Restaurant/Cafe Sea views Shop Smokers welcome Spa Sports facilities Swimming pool Wedding venue Weekend/short breaks Wi-fi/Internet Access Woodburner / Open Fire

Click here to find
accommodation for
Bluebells

 

OCTOBER EVENTS in CORNWALL - click here -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maps of Cornwall :

The Ordnance Survey publishes the Explorer series of maps which are ideal for walkers.

Scale 1 : 25 000
2.5 inches to 1 mile /
4cm to 1km.

Available in local bookshops or click on the links below to order online.

Those covering Cornwall:

For more information: www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk