Nicely presented, staff very nice and helpful. The...

Nicely presented, staff very nice and helpful. The idea (and how it was built) is quite remarkable, but at the end of the day it's just a big garden. And a very pricey one. I found the Mediterranean biodome a bit of a joke. Statues, a restaurant, sculptures and some plants. After seeing the Rainforest one, i expected much more (as the emphasis is on vegetation and bio diversity).
But the thing that upset me the most was the gift shop. They make such a big thing (and rightly so) about sustainability, re-usability, plastic, palm/cocoa/olive oil, etc, but when I got to the gift shop, shock and horror: expensive tshirts made in bangladesh (just like primark), chocolates wrapped in NON RECYCLABLE cellophane, books printed in china, icecream made in italy, lotions "inspired" by the Eden project made other countries, and only a handful of UK-cornish made products.
That was very disappointing. They also sell overpriced silly little plastics, similar to those found in the pound shops.
I must point out they do sell token wooden toys and some things made of recycled leather, but that is less than 30% of their stock.
I don't regret visiting it as it was on my list for a long time, but I will not be returning. To me, the whole thing is a bit of a disappointing, overpriced hypocrisy.