|Just back form a 4 day stay at Eden, what a fantastic and ecological sound project. Restaurant was excellent and staff courteous. I cannot recommend Eden highly enough. read more

A fantastic day out for all the family. I would recommend getting there for 11ish, taking a picnic & having a leisurely day out. The bio domes are fantastic, with the plants being so mature & natural it is fantastic. read more

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It's pretty amazing the first time you go there but living in the area & visiting reguarly it becomes boring incredibly quickly. At Christmas the light up the domes & it looks incredible. The ice skating at Christmas is a good laugh. I've heard Eden Sessions are usually pretty good but I've never been myself. Not what the hype makes it upto be I'm afraid, though I guess it depends what you're into. read more

me and my partner really enjoyed the eden project i was worried that it would be aimed at the older generation with mature gardens and a day of name the plant, we don't know much about plants but very open to learn and i did learn a lot there. there is a lot of walking and its not weather dependant but would be better in the sunshine the tickets were a little pricey but we got a free annual ticket included in the price so you can see the plants in the different seasons at no extra price. there is a lot of work still going on there and the plants aren't at a mature stage but otherwise loved it aimed at all age groups and in whole a fun day. read more

Eden Project - Local Flavor Near Me - St Blaise, CON

My wife, son & I cycled to the Eden Project from the Wheal Martyn clay mining museum using the Clay Trails. It was a hilly ride with a 4 year old on a tag-a-long but managable. There are two big advantages to arriving in this way - first you jump the main queue (go around to the kiosks on the left which are signed) and second you save £4 per adult (currently £16). Our son was sold on the idea of visiting as the biomes closely resemble the eco-domes in the BBC series "Lunar Jim" and once he spotted them he was sooo excited. This continued for much of the day. My wife & I had been before in 2005 so were keen to see what had changed. In all honesty not much except for The Core which was in construction last time around. The outside areas are now well established. It is hard to keep a 4 year old excited around the whole site but there was enough to keep him going for about 4 hours - he loved the walk down to the biomes where we saw the Weeeman & bee & the outdoor kids areas & winding the wheel on the exhibit in The Core. However, one disappointment was the stamps to collect in the children's guide book as many did not work. We took a picnic so cannot comment on the food but the local ice cream was yummy. Overall, a good day out but surprisingly busy given we visited outside of the school holidays. BTW, if you gift aid the entry you can get a pass valid for re-entry for the year. read more

My partner and I received free tickets to the Eden Project which inspired an impromptu trip to Cornwall. I therefore can't comment on the admission prices which seem to be the subject of many of the reviews on here. This was my second trip to the project, my first had been a pre-opening viewing when I was a child. During my first visit the domes had already been built and filled yet the outdoor gardens were bare. I was delighted to see how much it had changed in the years that had passed. The domes are interesting and novel but for me the setting of the landscaped ex-quarry is definitely the star of the show. I didn't bother indulging in the overpriced souvenirs although we did enjoy a traditional pasty in the restaurant which was very good (well I did, my girlfriend had the veggie option a cheese and onion pasty). I would definitely recommend the Eden project, but would advise you not to put an entire day aside for it as we found two or three hours was more than enough. read more

Eden Project - Local Flavor Near Me - St Blaise, CON

Rather than repeat some of the descriptions from other reviews, all of which are essentially spot on, I will say my favourite part of Eden is not only the concept (we know a few trustees and were thrilled to watch it all unfold) - but the entire grounds. Food, music, artwork, courses....just the overall freshness of the place. There is even ice skating in the Winter. read more

It really is astonishing to think that this was one man's idea and from an idea it has become a captivating giant reality. It's £25 entry for an adult, once paid you can register on line and go in every day for a year. Discounts are offered for booking on - line. Worth every penny. It opened about 17 years ago. I read somewhere that it has generated over £1 billion to the local economy since it opened. Staff are mega friendly. Now I'm a bit nerdy about this type of place. I could spend days going round and round then round again. There are two large artificial biomes containing thousands of plant species collected from all around the world, with some very rare plants and trees. Some of the leaves of the plants are over six foot long and a foot wide, bamboo inches thick. And then there's peanut plants to chilli plants, tobacco plants (you try getting their seeds!!) banana trees to cashew trees, curry plants, lemon trees, trees that give us medicine from aspirin to anti coagulants. The peanut plant is really fascinating; the plant blooms, it has pretty yellow flowers and it produces an umbilical cord with a seed at the tip. The umbilical cord stays attached to the plant and it drops to the soil; it pushes the seed into the soil and the peanut pod is fed through the plant with the peanut growing underground - a very rare thing in the plant world known as geocarpy. Technically the peanut isn't a nut it's a legume but that's another story do next time you munch a handful of dry roasted or spread some peanut butter just remember how rare this wee food is in natures chain. The Eden project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit near St Austell. The biomes dominate the landscape and consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. It looks like something you would see in Star Trek of Blake 7. If Dr Who's tardis was there it wouldn't be out of place. Cybermen, daleks, would be at home as would Tom Baker or Jon Pertwee. There's also a large stage for music concerts - sure beats talking to the plants. The first dome simulates a humid near forty degree centigrade tropical environment, waterfall included and the second a Mediterranean environment. We were there nearly eight hours. All the food and drink is delicious and as fresh and natural as they can make it. The seafood paella is superb. As are the burritos, which go well with the local dry five proof cider. We also had coffee, scones with jam and clotted cream and a Cornish bun similar to a scone but made with saffron and fruit peel - delicious. It would be better if they changed their coffee though, as it could be better tasting but they are rightly fussy about suppliers given their ethos and commitment to plants, people and planet. Also they do need to filter the water used for coffee and tea as it too could be better. As I said they house some very rare plants and trees yet you won't find a bottle of coke or Pepsi anywhere - now that's a very rare thing indeed. As we ended our day we went to the Eden shop to get great bread, scones, strawberry jam and lots of other goodies. This place is captivating, educational, a living research facility, really worth supporting and it is certainly unique in Europe. Let's hope they'll achieve a desert biome in the next ten years I certainly wish it. read more

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Built in a china clay pit in the wierd industrial landscape behind St Austell Bay this is one of the places that you have to go and see, if only to see the strange not-quite-of-this-world landscapes that surrond it and the amazing glasshouses that nestle into the cliff of the old pit. 7 million people have already visited it so you probably don't really need me to tell you much about it - you probably know someone who has been and if not you'll have heard about it - The Eden Project are very good at press and publicity. Hosting one of the Live-8 Africa Calling Concert - the only Live 8 concert to feature lots of artists from the countries the concert was supposed to be drawing attention to - was just one of the ways they've kept their name in the headlines. I've just been visited the project in the Febuary half term with 2 other adults and 2 children aged 7 and 9. We must have spent 6 hours there and would have spent longer but it shut. The biomes (Glasshouses) are impressive. The children ran around exploring the many paths and the adults enjoyed spotting plants from places we'd visited. Since we'd visited the Oxford Botanic Garden not so long ago and the children had been to the Living Rainforest at the begining of half term I'm afraid we were all a bit blasé about tropical plants. There are plenty of trees large enough to make you wonder "how did they transport them and transplant them without killing them off". there are informative sections about rubber and bananas. There were interesting buldings such as a refugee/displaced persons shelter built out of plastic sheeting and whatever building materials were likely to be found, a house built of bamboo (which I tried to shake and it was amazingly solid - I am no less fearful for the building workers who use it as scaffolding in some parts of the world), and a Malaysian cottage with a cottage garden. We enjoyed a Cornish pasty lunch for a very reasonable price. the "family" lunch let us have 2 veggie pasties and 2 meat pasties, some chips (with their skins still on so they were obviously very healthy) and a large jug of homemade lemonade. There was also a pizza and pasta cafe and a baked potato, salad and sandwich cafe. all the food looked very good. Then the children went skating. At £4 for 40 minutes this seemed a good deal to us. longer than £40 minutes and they get tired anyway and longer than 40 minutes and the non-skating members of the party would have been bored of just watching. The ice-rink is in the covered area where the pop concerts and other things happen and is only there until Easter. It was real ice. The numbers were controlled and so it wasn't busy and the boots were comfortable. Since the children had got in free with their Blue Peter badges and one of the adults was a Devon resident who would only have paid £5 if he hadn't already done that and been given an annual ticket, we didn't mind paying extra for the skating. (It is worth looking on the web site to see what deal are available on the tickets. If you gift aid your ticket you get a free annual pass.) Then we went to "the Core" which has some rather twee exhibits telling us why we should save water and not use up all the earths resources. Lots of little figures stuck in collages and little bits to read. The little bits to read were too small for my 7 year old to read easily and not informative enough for the grown-ups and they weren't interactive, you just had to peer through the glass at the exhibits which seems a very old fashioned way of getting the message over to children. What the 7 year old really, really enjoyed was the incredibly complicated sculpture/macine that let him crack a nut. by winding a handle, he moved the gears and chains, hamers and balls that eventually cracked a nut. We were impressed with "the seed" a sculpture from a single piece of granite hidden in the heart of the building. And then we ran out of time and had to go without really seeing what was on the upper floor. We also missed most of the outside gardens and the mechanical theatre so we will be going back. But maybe not in the summer. My parents went in the summer and said it was crowded and very hot in the biomes. Overall we had fun but we probably weren't as impressed as all the hype made us think we would be. This maybe because we are lucky enough to live in Oxford where the museums are very child friendly and museum trails/treasure hunts are very well thought out (not just two to a large greenhouse). If you are in Cornwall with children in the summer and the weather is good I'd stick to the beach and the countryside and show them the wonders of our planet that way. But on a cold and gloomy Febuary day it made a great day out. Check out their website which is very informative if you can find your way around it. read more

Eden is a fantastic place for the whole family. Kids love looking at all the different plants as much as adults do, and everyone always loves the train ride down! However the best time to go to Eden has to be winter time! At this time of year they have their ice skating rink, and also on certain weekends they have father Christmas coming to see the children and makes for a really magical experience! They have christmas lights twinkling every where at this time of year, also Christmas choirs, fantastic tasting festive food, a Christmas market with lots of local and eden inspired unique gifts, and lots of other seasonal surprises. In fact Eden is so good that it doesn't matter how many times you go back you always find something you ahven't seen before as they are constantly improving and diversifying. I would highly recommend going to Eden :) read more

I really enjoyed my trip to Eden Project. The bio-domes were very well maintained and were very nice to visit. The "food court" was nice but a little pricey. read more

I could spend days here. For me it was the perfect adventure for a rainy day. Well worth every penny!

I have visted Eden at several different stages through its development. My first visit was when it was still being built and I was surprised at the size of the domes themselves on that occasion. At my next visit both the domes were open and it was fascinating experiencing the domes themselves. Next to each plant inside the domes there are signs informing you about the type of plant. By my third visit in 2006 both domes had changed again and the plants had developed. It now felt as if I was actually in the rain forest itself when I was in the Tropical Dome. The Eden project is a great day out even if you have been before, and you learn something new with each visit. read more

One of our favourite family places for a day out. Revisit again for free for a year once you pay once which is even better value if you manage to go on one of the 'Locals for a Fiver' days. Lots of space to run around. Excellent activities including den-building this summer which was awesome and ice skating during the winter. The food isn't excellent quality and can be pricey - we tend to take a picnic for the children and have coffee and cake ourselves. The joy of going many times is that you don't have to do everything every time you go but can pick and choose. The land train and park and ride buses are always a hit too! And the shop stocks a very wide range of good quality gifts at reasonable prices. read more

The Eden Project...where do I start? Unbelievable place, I hadn't seen any coverage of the place but I had heard of it; although nothing prepared me for what I saw. It was like walking towards a massive alien space camp, and I was like a kid in a sweet shop! If you haven't been there yet you MUST get there some how, at least once. The Rainforest Biodomes are amazing, they are full of exotic plants..HUGE... plants, trees, fungi, waterfalls as you can imagine it is very humid and my camera lens kept steaming up which was driving me mad, as I wanted to photograph everything in sight! They have a restaurant, shops, workshops were you get involved in the planting of bulbs etc; you can also purchase bulbs (you can also buy on-line) and lots of other things, Sunday lunch is also available. They have an ice-rink, which is open until February, this is themed for Halloween, they have party nights, live music from the likes of Oasis, Van Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Jazz singers, choirs etc,etc. Membership is available, you can also give it as gift aid, if you pay your membership or entry fee as a donation the Eden Project can claim the tax back on it with your consent of course, as it is a registered charity. There's far too much to mention in this review if you want more information on what's going on down there visit http://www.edenproject.com Booking Office 01726 811972 Main Switchboard +44(0)1726 811911 I have uploaded some of my pics, hope you enjoy...better still get yourself down there!!! read more

Eden Project - This building at The EDEN PROJECT is called 'THE CORE' modelled on a sunflower. - Local Flavor Near Me - St Blaise, CON

When I first heard about the Eden project I could not wait to visit and now almost five years later I have finally been and my verdict is.excellent!!! The Eden project has been referred to as the eighth wonder of the world. It is a place which brings together the importance of plants, places and people and shows us that plants do a lot more than we give them credit for. Containing two temperate biomes, an education centre (due to open this summer 2005) and a stunning setting the Eden project is a must see for everybody. - Eden The history. The Eden project has been created from an old clay pit. In 1998 work began and within 2 months it was found that 43 million gallons of water had drained into the pit. This prompted a drainage system to be created that collects all the water that the pit is exposed to. This water is now used to flush the site toilets and to irrigate the plants. 85,000 tonnes of soil was poured into the site which was made from recycled waste and then 1 million plants were added. The landscape was designed by Dominic Cole which poses of colourful flower displays and statues. The biomes themselves have been established as the largest conservatories in the world. Steelwork is used which contains a frame that holds hexagons and pentagons called the hex-tri-hex. The transparent windows of the biomes are made from ethylenetetrafluoroethylenecopolymer (try saying that when you are drunk) or more commonly known as ETFE. - The Location. The Eden Project, Bodelva, St Austell, Cornwall, PL24 2SG. - The Price. Adult - £12.50 Child (under 18) - £6.00 Student - £6.00 OAP - £9.50 Also for a few pounds extra on the price you can buy a yearly pass so you can visit several times. You should expect to spend around 3-4 hours there. - The Biomes. The humid tropics biome gives you a first hand experience on what it is like to step through a rainforest. 240metres high, 110m wide and 50m high there are several exits and also seating areas throughout. At the centre of the biome you can also decide if you want to take the steep trail which takes you up to the top of the waterfall. I would only recommend this trail if you do think you can manage it although it does only take about ten minutes to get to the top. The view from the top of the waterfall is amazing and there are paintings at the top which are fantastic to look at. Featuring typical plants and trees from countries such as Malaysia, West Africa and South America and also giving you an insight into how plants give us pharmaceuticals. My favourite part of this biome was seeing the sapodilla tree which is made into chewing gum and also seeing the rice goddess or Shimenawa. I can't really explain this statue but it is meant to symbolise that in Vietnam they look at the moon and see the goddess who harvests rice in the Bo tree. Also in this biome learn about tropical fruits, chilli trees, cocoa, coffee and sugar. The warm temperate biome gives you a landscape of areas such as South Africa, California and the Mediterranean. Again there are two ways you can walk, you can follow the gold pathway which has no steps or again take the steep trail which will allow you to reach the viewing point at the top where you can view the entire biome. In this biome you will get an introduction into crops and cultivation, peppers, alliums, tobacco, citrus and how plants are used for perfume. My favourite part of this biome was seeing into how cork is used and in particular the pig statues that were made out of cork. I was hoping these were in the gist shop but I was left disappointed. - Who owns the Eden project? The Eden trust is a registered UK charity number 1093070. As the Eden project is owned by the Eden trust all profits go to the charity and they work within the areas of environment, horticulture, education and conservation. - The future of the Eden project. The Eden trust will continually fundraise the project and helping the world realise the importance of plants on the environment and how we live our everyday lives. Humans have caused a lot of problems in the world and as you walk through the Eden project and listen to the stories you begin to understand individual things that you can do to make a real difference in the world. The project will always be in evolution as new plants are being introduced each year. - The food. Food is all organic and very good for you. There are several cafes and places to stop and eat. Prices are quite cheap with a varied range of sandwiches and jacket potatoes. - The shop. The shop has surprise surprise plants for sale and also many ornaments and organic foods and snacks. I bought some pineapple and cashew snack bars which were delicious and also a mug explaining that chocolate was a gift of romance. My sister bought some very nice fudge and some cleansing lotion which smelled amazing. Prices were reasonable with snacks priced at anything from 60p to £5 read more

A reasonably fun day out if this is your bag. We went last summer with my wife and 2 kids and were a little disappointed. It had been hailed as this fantastic tourist location but you know I would rather have gone to the beach for a picnic. the play area was OK and we were lucky to be there just as they were doing a sttory reading but if I'm honest i found the whole thing a bit worthy and it just wasn't really my thing. I can recommend The Lost Gardens of Heligan much more heartily as it feels more like nature as it should be. the location is amazing and you can enjoy a nice picnic. The cafe at eden was overpriced and not great so i suggest that you do take a picnic and your own cans of pop. sorry to seem so negative, it is a nice day out but not as good as i expected read more

This was our third visit here, at approx 2 yr intervals, and the place goes from strength to strength. Vegetation in the tropical biome of course has grown more each time (I am a regular visitor to places such as Malaysia , and I can see many aspects are quite authentic). There is a good educational centre with lots going on. Has an excellent snack meal in the cafe. read more

A very expensive and a little overrated. Great to see once as it's a great sight and an unusual place but nothing much to bring you back again and again. The eden sessions are also over priced, not very well organised - I wouldn't bother. read more

Was a great day out, but quite expensive . the architecture is great!

Had a fab day out at the Eden Project, so much so that I wanted to go back again the next day. It was really clean and tidy. The gardens and Biomes were very impressive and informative - we particularly liked the vegetable gardens and the chilli displays, and would have loved to have seen the Labrynth Show. We had taken a picnic, but on seeing the food there, wished we hadn't as it looked so nice, although we did sample coffee and cake on arrival which was lovely. Incredible to see what man can do to put so much back into the area after having taken so much away, and great to see what can be done with recycling. read more

Good day out with lots to do and see. Gift aid your ticket to convert it to an annual pass. If you're going in peak season, get there early so you have a chance to see the place before the hordes descend: when it's busy, it's very busy. The food is good, though nothing is cheap. read more

This is a great place to get good photo shots. Very interesting and colourfully, will be uploading more photos soon and will be going back in the spring to take better ones. read more

Eden Project - Local Flavor Near Me - St Blaise, CON

enjoyed it but would plan it better next time as its such a big place! gutted i never got to have one off the scones with jam an cream cos they looked scrumptious!! thought it was really expensive to get in an the retail products were over priced! it was 65 quid for 2 adults 2 kids there was no family discount neither so it must cost a small fortune if u had 3 or 4 kids!!xx read more

Eden Project - Local Flavor Near Me - St Blaise, CON

What a great place to visit! Such a great ethos. We have been many times since it opened. It's always good to go back and find new things we didn't see before, and the changes that have been made. And of course going at different times of the year, means you see different plants etc. If you Gift aid, then you can covert your ticket and it becomes a years pass. Which s great. When we went this August, we discovered the new concept in the restaurant. Wonderful that this simple but brilliant idea could come out of what started as a bit of a disaster, when the place got flooded! The food was lovely and seeing it all prepared etc right there was great. And the pricing system was good to, the £6 lunch was well worth it! You pick what you wanted and then added salad,potatoes and bread(all self serve). Then they had the most gorgeous cakes if you wanted a dessert. Yummy!!! read more

notquiteox has appeared to cover all the bases on Eden project i have been about 5 times and each time i have had a great experience do visit at different times of the year summer can be a bit busy but the Eden team always seem to cope . Visiting at night brings a hole new experience to the domes the new core was not as 'wow' as i was expecting but have to say the 'seed' is one big sculpture .. very impressive whether you are with children taking your parents or going around by yourself this is fantastic day out read more

Where do I start when talking about the Eden project. It is I have to say probably one of the greatest places I have ever visited and also one of the most enviromentally important learning centres in the whole world. This place is jam packed with exciting things to do and learn. Lots of fun stuff is usually laid on for the little ones. The biodomes are obviuosly the main attractions, they are so darn hot you could have a sauna in there, many people have to stop and have a sit down and strip off a layer of clothing, but I loved it. Being in a wheelchair is no problem and if you don't have one they'll lend you one, they have them right by where you park so you just get out the car and grab one and wheel in. Disabled visitors are entitled to one carers free entry and there are discounts for kids and students with valid student ID. The gift shop is out of this world with lots of stuff made from recycled computers, tyres and alike. The food in the cafe was awesome, a bit pricey but very very nice. We have visited the eden project now 3 times, each in a different season and seeing the different outdoor displays of flowers and fruit and veg is truly a wonder. Make sure you catch the 'making of eden' film it's brilliant we liked it so much we bought the dvd. A must visit for anyone anywhere in the world to go see. read more

Have been to eden project 3-4 time now at diffrent times in the year and you never get fed up as they have lots of seasonal evevnts going on and ever changing displays that make it intersting, I'm not sure on the price to get in but I don't recall saying it was expensive check out the website for latest up dates on this. The shop has a good selection of things to buy and is large so at peek times you don't feel like sardines. read more

I have been to eden project to look around twice and seen Goldfrapp at Eden. I loved visiting the Biomes especially the Tropic biome. I am visiting again next month and im hoping to see the core. The Eden Project is massively important to the local area economy and tourism. the project sets out to educate as well as entertain and puts accross some very important issues such as carbon change. I was however disapointed by the eden session as i could hardly hear goldfrapp and it was way too difficult to get a drink. i will go again but i will probably drive read more

Amazing experience and a wonderful place. Utterly recommended.

What an amazing place, just totally out of this world. Merely looking at the man made wonders, the biodomes, and considering how they made them is mind blowing enough without looking at the mini-environments they've recreated from all over the world. I went in the summer but would love to visit at other times of the year to see the difference. Make sure you're wearing comfortable shoes for this visit as the place is huge and I was exhausted from all the walking after my 9 hour visit. read more

A trendy Kew Gardens. Well worth the visit.

The gardens were great, particularly the tropical dome. But the best part of the trip was the self service restaurant, the food was absolutely superb. The complex is Wheelchair friendly, which is a big plus in a county that has many obstacles for the disabled. read more

Booked a Cream Tea for Two at the Eden Project through Red Letter Day - very disappointing. We are aware it was a very busy day and we could have chosen better - our mistake. Anyhow: 1) We picked the less busy of the restaurants but even then the staff were unhelpful. 2) Having queued we were told to take a scone from the servery, which was massive and looking quite dry and unappetizing. There was nothing to put jam or cream into so it was spooned onto a paper plate. We chose a piece of cake which was actually nice but was also placed on the side of the paper plate with the scone, jam and cream. 3) We were asked what we wanted to drink so selecting coffee, the assistant went off to fetch it but was told by the cashier that unless I paid an additional £2 then it would have to be tea. I was so miffed with this I settled for the tea and the coffee was consequently wasted. 4) Finding a table with two places proved difficult but eventually when one became vacant we sat down quickly before it was lost in the rush even though it was piled with cutlery and left overs from the previous customer. We had looked forward to this day for some months since booking but the quality was no better than a fast food service in a noisy environment that was working beyond its limits. I do not recommend anyone purchasing an Eden Project Red Letter gift and paying extra for the Creamed Tea as it is not worth it. read more

changes every week, a must for all visitors to cornwall. No 2 visits are the same. Beautiful at the moment with Bulb mania

Absolutely loved spending the day here. Will come again soon

Was ok, but wouldn't return soon. Main problem was the cost and we found it very difficult with 2 small children and pushchairs. If you have the option, I wouldn't bring young kids. There isn't a great deal to keep them interested and there are parts which are difficult to reach with pushchairs read more

Visited on 12 August 2015. Very disappointing. Some of the attractions advertised on line are no longer operating. 30 min wait for refreshments and none of us could get a seat. OAP entrance price £20 not good value for money. We had planed to stay for most of the day but left after 3 hours. Not suitable for persons with even minor mobility problems. read more

its amazing they have somthing this amazing in cornwall. awesome venue for music,art,crafts,foods, and dont forget the plants. ice skating world class bands and there is always somthing new going on. read more

this is quite an amazing day out. though it can be tiring as theres a lot to see and the biomes are quite huge. however this is a very good thing because the plants are worth seeing. its like walking into the tropics as well, asthma sufferers beware it is humid, but just in the hotter bigger biome, so dont avoid just bear in mind. seems quite expensive but given all the hype its definitely worth seeing once! cornish ppl however check the paper 'the cornishman' as they often have offers read more