Yesterday saw one million people up and down the country sit down to eat together for The Big Lunch, the initiative started by the Eden Project to sow the seeds of community and friendship.
Across the UK bouncy castles were inflated, sack races cheered and smiley faces painted on children and adults as neighbours came together [...]

This Sunday, Brits are breaking out the bunting and barbecues for The Big Lunch. In all four corners of the UK, people are organising events ranging from a full-blown street party to a simple bring-your-own picnic with a couple of neighbours.
There’s still time to take part where you live – search for a local Big [...]

Eden hosts “longest picnic table in the world”

The biggest greenhouses in the world played host to what could be the longest picnic table today. A grassy roof between the iconic Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes at the Eden Project in Cornwall was the setting for the 48m long picnic for a 100 people and a dog.
The [...]

Eden has a hunch that our neighbours could be the biggest untapped potential in our lives, so it came up with The Big Lunch, a one-day get-together for neighbours.
On one day last summer, the best part of a million people got together across the country to sit together and eat lunch, play games and generally get to know each [...]

Homeless people and prisoners on day release have created the biggest garden ever seen at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Five hundred people supported by 43 homelessness agencies and 50 from eight prisons have teamed up with gardeners from the Eden Project to grow and plant the Places of Change garden, led by award-winning designer Paul Stone.

With [...]

Pull up a chair for the second Big Lunch on Sunday 18th July.

The lovely new Big Lunch website is up and running- register your Big Lunch now!

Eden will be staging a Sport Relief Mile sponsored run this Sunday (March 21).
Eden will be hosting one, three and six mile runs, all of which take routes “around the world” through the mild Cornish outdoors, to the warm, sunny Mediterranean Biome and the hot and humid Rainforest Biome.
All the runs start at 10.30am with [...]

So, Jack Johnson was the very first headliner to be announced for the 2010 Eden Sessions and last night tickets went on sale to the general public. And wow! what a response. Because the man is sooo popular we had an absolutely huge demand for tickets when they went on sale at 6 pm (Monday [...]

Ever fancied taking up the ice sport curling? Why not come down to the Eden Project this winter and try it out on our Ice Rink.
Watch this report by ITV News (The Westcountry Tonight)