Sandy beaches, fishing villages, breath-taking countryside, stunning gardens, theme park fun, cliff walks, sailing, surfing, a cross-country cycle trail – all within a short drive through the north Cornwall lanes! National Surfing Centre. Fistral Beach, Newquay. Tuition and guidance from the experts
www.nationalsurfingcentre.com
The Camel Trail. A 17-mile-long cross-country cycleway passing close by Great Trevillian
www.destination-cornwall.co.uk/Camel%20Trail/Index.htm Tate St Ives. This celebrated gallery opened in 1993 and shows the very best of art in Cornwall
www.tate.org.uk/stives Eden Project, St Austell. World-famous biome conservatories with plants from all over the world
www.edenproject.com Lanhydrock House, Bodmin. National Trust historic house with beautiful gardens
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-lanhydrock  Prideaux Place, Padstow. Celebrated Elizabethan manor house and gardens near Padstow
www.prideauxplace.co.uk
Newquay Zoo. Cornwall’s only zoo, set in ten acres of tropical lakeside gardens
www.newquayzoo.co.uk Tamar Otter and Wildlife Centre, nr Launceston. Cornwall’s otter breeding sanctuary
www.cornwall-online.co.uk/attractions/tamarotter/Welcome.html Blue Reef Aquarium, Newquay. Impressive display of Cornish and tropical marine species
www.bluereefaquarium.co.uk/newquay.htm Crealy Adventure Park, Wadebridge. Major family adventure park and Shire horse centre
www.crealy.co.uk Holywell Bay Fun Park, Newquay. Action packed family fun with laser shooting and go-karts
www.holywellbay.co.uk Springfields Fun Park and Pony Centre, near Newquay. Family fun with pony rides
www.springfieldsponycentre.co.uk PLACES TO VISITTintagel. The fabled site of King Arthur’s legendary castle set in a spectacular clifftop location (12 miles)
Padstow. Historic fishing town, made famous by Rick Stein’s sea food restaurants (26 miles)
Port Isaac. Exquisite fishing village with steep street winding down to attractive harbour with a maze of narrow lanes and alleys (16 miles)
Boscastle. Stunning village and harbour that suffered devastating floods in 2004 (6 miles) BEACHES Bude. Major seaside resort town with a fine beach. Good shopping, especially for clothes (7 miles)
Crackington Haven. Broad sandy beach with many rock pools (5 miles) Polzeath. Excellent sandy beach, ideal for children, plus good surfing (25 miles) Widemouth Bay. Sandy family-friendly beach, popular with surfers (5 miles)
Trebarwith Strand. Long sandy beach, popular with surfers and families (12 miles) |
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