WITH more than one million people visiting every year, the landmark Eden Project is one of the UK's most successful new tourist attractions built in recent years and makes a rewarding day out with its unique interactive mixture of education and entertainment.

A giant living theatre of plants from around the world, the Eden Project is a fascinating interactive world of plants and people, a global garden with plants from the Mediterranean, South Africa and California.

Eden is a truly unique experience in the heart of Cornwall's clay mining country, a place to explore the fascinating world of plants - and the extent that we all depend on plants, perhaps more than ever before.

The project is made up of the world's largest geodesic domes containing two distinct biospheres for visitors to explore - the Humid Topical Biome featuring a jungle environment and the Warm Temperate Biome, featuring plant species from the Mediterranean, South Africa and California.

Outside the domes there is a series of landscaped gardens where you can enjoy a diverse collection of plants from the Cornwall area.

The Eden Project is very extensive and requires a great deal of walking, often up and down sloping terraces and comfortable shoes are strongly recommended.

You will also notice the humidity in the tropical biome where temperatures reach 28 degrees centigrade so at least one layer of light clothing is advised whatever the weather.

Planning your visit to Eden will save visitors time and a rewarding visit can also be a tiring one.

The best time to come is either early in the day or later in the afternoon and rainy days are best avoided as only 20 per cent of the site is undercover.

For extensive information about the Eden Project visit its website www.edenproject.com