Visit Eden
At our home in Cornwall, you can explore massive covered Biomes to trek though the world’s largest indoor rainforest, immerse yourself in the calm fragrance of the Med and enjoy extensive Outdoor Gardens.
Celebrating 25 years of the Eden Project
Twenty-five years ago, we dared to dream big – transforming a sterile clay pit in Cornwall with no soil into a jaw-dropping global garden. 2026 marks a quarter of a century since the Eden Project opened, becoming one of the world’s greatest examples of regeneration, positive impact and a living demonstration of what humans can do when we choose to heal rather than abandon.
Visit us this year to see how much we've grown, and celebrate the impact we've made as a charity as we look forward to the next 25 years.
You're invited to our birthday!
We first opened our doors in 2001, and within the first hour 3,500 people crossed our threshold! A quarter of a century – and 25 million visitors – later, we're turning 25 on Tuesday 17 March 2026, and you're invited.
To celebrate this momentous milestone, we’ll be opening at 9am with a special welcome from some of the team members who helped bring Eden to life, including our co-founder Sir Tim Smit. From 9.45am, enjoy a very special performance from local community choirs in the Mediterranean Biome followed by a showstopping cake-cutting moment.
Then stay for the day, explore our extraordinary Biomes, enjoy over 100,000 spring bulbs bursting into bloom, dine in our Med Terrace restaurant and see how we've grown.
Our birthday treat for you...
Visit the Eden Project during our birthday week (17-24 March) for your chance to enter a free prize draw for some truly unforgettable Eden experiences – including VIP tickets to our Eden Sessions this summer.
Our Med Terrace Restaurant will also be open serving a range of delicious dishes inspired by Mediterranean flavours – crafted from Eden-grown and locally-sourced ingredients.
From Pit to Paradise
Unearth wonder in our brand new exhibition, opening on the 17 March, which tells the miraculous story of how we managed to grow a tropical rainforest in a flooded Cornish crater that had no soil.
What's your Eden story?
We’d love to hear about the Eden moments that have stayed with you. Perhaps you were here on our very first day, tied the knot beneath our Rainforest canopy, or danced under the stars at your very first gig. Maybe you visited on a school trip years ago – and now bring your own children to explore. However Eden has been part of your life, your story is part of ours. Share your photos with us and let’s celebrate those memories together.
Discover our impact so far
To mark our 25th anniversary, we've commissioned a landmark Impact Report showcasing Eden's success, and demonstrating how bold, long-term investment in people, place and nature-based regeneration is essential to unlocking Britain’s full potential.
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Our origins
In the late 1990s, Eden Cornwall was a sterile clay pit; today it is a living landscape full of life.
Eden Project's Mission
We are an educational charity and social enterprise. We demonstrate and inspire positive action for the planet.