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Cornwall - Tourist Attractions, Amusements,
Theme Parks, Walks, Viewpoints, Zoos, etc
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This page covers
general Tourist Attractions, including Amusement Parks,
Boat Trips,
Theme Parks, Specialist Shops, factory shops and outlet
villages, Guided Walks, Country Parks,
Viewpoints, Zoos and wildlife parks, etc.
We know that not all the
attractions in Cornwall are listed.
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make this guide comprehensive by giving details of
missing attractions
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ST. EVAL KART CIRCUIT
St. Eval, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7UN
Tel:
01637
860160
Web:
www.cornwallkarting.com
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Go Karting at
Cornwall’s premier outdoor 1200m track.
Situated on the coast road, between
Newquay and Padstow.
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Cornwall Karting boasts 3 tracks, 70mph Twin
Engine Pro karts for the big kids, Junior, Cadet,
Bambini, Cub karts for the Young one’s! Simply a
great family day out and who cares if it rains
it’s more fun! Free use of race suites, helmets or
waterproofs in wet weather, Free parking, café,
picnic area, disabled friendly, dogs welcome.
For further information about Go Karting in
Wadebridge, Cornwall see our website.
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TRELAWNEY GARDEN LEISURE
Sladesbridge,
Wadebridge,
Cornwall, PL27
6JA
Tel: 01208 893030 Fax:
01208 814798
E-mail:
enquires@trelawney.co.uk
Web:
www.trelawney.co.uk
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Open: Mon -
Sat and Bank Holidays, 9am - 5.30pm. Sundays,
10am - 4.30pm
Part of the
prestigious Garden Centre's Association.
Non smoking
restaurant seats 150 with full provision for
disabled persons.
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Children welcome. Traditional carvery menu,
overlooking the lily lake. Awards include
''Working in Harmony, Health & Hygiene'',
"Garden Centre of Excellence 2004, 2005, 2006 &
2007" and ''3 Chefs Quality Food Hygiene'
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Trelawney Halt for the
younger visitor, play area with a miniature
replica of an old fashioned railway station
and train with working signals, climbing
frames, slides and much more. |
For further details on Trelawney Garden Leisure,
near Wadebridge, Cornwall see our website.
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LANDS END & JOHN O' GROATS CO
LTD
Lands End, Sennen, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19
7AD
Tel: 01736 871501
Fax: 01736 871812
E-mail:
info@landsend-landmark.fsnet.co.uk
Web:
www.landsend-landmark.co.uk
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It's a memory
you'll cherish forever - arriving like so
many generations before you at one of the
worlds best loved landmarks.
It's a place
of almost mystical beauty where the might
of the Atlantic meets the towering cliffs
of Cornwall - a place where nature is
still one of the big attractions. |
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Discover a myriad of wild flowers, soaring
seabirds or even seals coming out to play. The
rugged beauty of Land's End is just the
beginning... further attractions include Doctor
Who, Return to the Last Labyrinth, Air Sea Rescue,
The End To End Story, Greeb Farm, West Country
Shopping, Walks, Wildlife, & Sharks!
For further information about these attractions at
Land's End, Cornwall see our website.
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THE LEVANT STEAM ENGINE
Trewellard, Pendeen, near St. Just, Cornwall,
TR19 7SX
Tel: 01736 786156
E-mail:
levant@nationaltrust.org.uk
Web:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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In its tiny engine
house perched on the cliff edge, the famous
Levant beam engine is steaming again after sixty
idle years.
The sight, sounds and smells of this
160-year-old engine conjure up the feel of
Cornwall’s industrial past.
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Half
a mile along the cliff is Geevor mine (not NT)
and a mining museum. A short underground tour
takes the visitor from the miners’ dry to the
main engine shaft via a spiral staircase.
For further information on this attraction near
St. Just, Cornwall see our website.
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TREASURE PARK
Tolgus Mill, Nr. Redruth, TR16 4HN
Tel: 01209 218198
E-mail:
info@treasureparks.com
Web:
www.treasureparks.com
This Year visit Cornwall's No.1 FREE entry
attraction. We have so much to see and do and with
all activities undercover, you can have fun
whatever the weather. Wander around the largest
Gold showroom in Cornwall, be amazed at the vast
range of exhibits and have lots of family fun on
our hands-on activities including: Panning for
real gold, digging for buried Pirate treasure and
even have a go in our wonderful Bear Mill!
With FREE parking, no entry fee and a fabulous
licensed coffee shop, we offer an experience to be
remembered. Visit our website to find out what we
offer, you can even print our discount vouchers
prior to your visit!
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NEWMAN'S CRUISES
Smugglers Cottage, Tolverne, Philleigh, Truro,
Cornwall, TR2 5NG
Tel: 01872 580309
Fax: 01872 580216
E-mail:
tolverne@btconnect.com
Daily: 10.30am-5.30pm; until 8.30pm
during July and August
Don't miss a trip
(excluding Sun) of numerous cruises on our
passenger boats to the famous 500 year-old
thatched Smugglers Cottage.
Enjoy home-cooked food
whilst viewing memorabilia from laid-up shipping
including SS Uganda. Cottage used as area
headquarters for D-Day. Also landing at the
Trelissick Pontoon from Falmouth.
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TALL SHIPS TRADING
49 Church Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3DS
Tel: 01326 318888
E-mail:
info@tallshipstrading.co.uk
Web:
www.tallshipstrading.co.uk
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Opening Times:
Summer: Mon-Sat 10.00am-6.00pm. Sun
11.00am-4.00pm.
Winter: Mon-Sat 10.00am-5.00pm.
Tall Ships Trading is a
Maritime themed shop selling furniture, model
boats, paintings, ceramics, gifts and nautical
bric-a-brac.
Current best sellers include
Globes, Custom painted furniture, Clocks &
Barometers, Prints of racing yachts by Steven Dews & Tim
Thompson. |
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For further information on this Maritime themed
shop in Falmouth, Cornwall see our website.
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Kidz R Us
St. Ives Theatre, Lower Stennack, St. Ives,
Cornwall, TR26 1QG
Tel: 01736 797007 Fax:
01736 797007
E-mail:
phil@kidzrus.net
Web:
www.kidzrus.net
Kidz R Us theatre is a Youth Theatre company
based in St. Ives Cornwall and a registered
charity. We have our own 321 seat theatre in the
centre of town, the former Wesley Chapel with a
full programme of shows throughout the year. Our
Kidz are not paid but be assured that they
strive and succeed to attain the standard of
professional productions. In fact our company
has performed in the West End at the London
Palladium, Royal Albert Hall and Criterion
Theatre and also at the world famous Minack
Theatre in Cornwall throughout the past 10
years. For a quality night out and the best of
St. Ives talent, visit St. Ives Theatre, home of
Kidz R Us. Buying tickets is easy - contact the
Box Office by email, telephone or in person.
Regulars will know just how good the
performances are. Visitors - come and prepare to
be amazed!! We have a fantastic programme of
shows for 2005: Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat; Dad's Army (performed by
KRU2); Les Miserables School Edition.
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H4
7 Richmond Terrace, Buckland Monachorum,
Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7LU
Tel: 01822 852466
E-mail:
h4@onetel.com
Luxury 40 foot yacht charter for up to 4 people.
Evening, afternoon and day charter, from
Dartmouth, Salcombe, Plymouth or Fowey. Relax
and enjoy the experience with a glass of
champagne or wine. Cruise to a riverside
restaurant or have lunch on board.
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On the Trail of Cornwall's
"Free Traders"
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Daphne du Maurier used her
beloved Cornwall as a backdrop for several of
her novels, and the sea, and particularly
smuggling, was at the heart of two of them.
While they may have been fiction, they were
rooted in fact, and set in real places.
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Frenchman's Creek -
Photo:
David Stowell
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The Helston Furry Dance
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Helston - Photo:
T. J. Wright
CCL |
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If you visit Helston in
Cornwall and ask one of the locals about the
famous Furry Dance, you're likely to hear the
following story: Satan, for reasons best known
to himself, was flying through the air one
night carrying a huge boulder with which to
block the entrance to Hell.
He was spotted by a keen-eyed St Michael, and
a great battle ensued, during which Satan
dropped his boulder.
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The Flambards Experience
Clodgey Lane, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 0QA
Tel: 01326 573404 Fax:
01326 573344
E-mail:
info@flambards.co.uk
Web:
www.flambards.co.uk
Thrill rides, the Flambards Victorian Village
and Britain in the Blitz indoor tourist
attraction.
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Miniatura Park
Goonhavern, Truro, TR4 9QE
Tel: 0870 458 4433 Fax:
0870 300 4442
Web:
www.miniaturapark.co.uk
Famous landmarks, Earth sculptures, fairy
grottos, hidden jokes and puzzles. Little
Cornwall lake and lighthouse, with miniature
boats, the undercover “Crows Nest” Playzone, and
the lifebelts.
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Carnewas & Bedruthan Steps
nr Bedruthan, St Eval, Wadebridge, Cornwall
PL27 7UW
Tel: 01637 860563
E-mail:
carnewas@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Dramatic coastline with views over massive
rock stacks.
This is one of the most popular destinations
on the Cornish coast, because of the
spectacular clifftop view of rocks stretching
into the distance across the sweep of
Bedruthan beach (not NT).
There are magnificent walks along the coast
path between Carnewas and Park Head.
The Trust has rebuilt the cliff staircase down
to the beach, but it is unsafe to bathe at any
time and visitors need to be aware of the risk
of being cut off by the tide. |
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Bedruthan Steps -
Photo:
Eryka Hurst
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The Godolphin Estate
Helston, TR13 9RE
Tel: 01736 762479 (NT Warden) 01736
763194 (House and garden – not NT)
Fax: 01736 763689
E-mail:
godolphin@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Summit of Godolphin Hill -
Photo:
Richard Thomson
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Historic landscape offering extensive walks with
fine views.
The Trust acquired this ancient estate of 222ha
(555 acres) in 2000; improvements to public
access continue to be made.
From Godolphin Hill there are wonderful views
over west Cornwall.
More than 400 recorded archaeological features
range from Bronze Age enclosures to dramatic
19th-century mine buildings. |
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Godrevy
Gwithian, nr Hayle, Cornwall
Warden: 01872 552412
Car park: 01736 754510
Countryside Manager: 01872 862945
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High cliffs and sheltered coves with sandy
beaches.
The Trust owns all the coastline from Godrevy
to Navax Point.
The main beach below the summer car park
connects to Gwithian Beach, forming an
impressive sweep of unbroken sand around the
edge of St. Ives bay. |
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Godrevy Rocks -
Photo:
Steve Rigg
CCL |
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Godrevy Sands - Photo:
Bob Jones
CCL |
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Away from the bustle of the beach the coastal
grasslands and heathland are rich with wild
flowers and provide open access for miles of
walking.
Seals are a common sight and guillemot,
razorbill, fulmar and cormorant breed on the
cliffs. |
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The Lizard and Kynance
Cove
Cornwall
Tel: 01326 561407 (Lizard countryside
office) 01326 290384 (Lizard Wireless
Station) 01326 241656 (Marconi Centre) Fax:
01326 562882
E-mail:
lizard@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Dramatic and historic stretch of Cornish
coast.
The Lizard is the most southerly point of
mainland Britain and the turning point of one
of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
The coastline on either side offers dramatic
cliff walks, masses of rare wild flowers and
fascinating geological features.
The area played a key role in the history of
modern communications. |
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The Lizard and Kynance Cove -
Photo:
Bob Jones
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Kynance Cove -
Photo:
Bob Jones
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Marconi’s historic wireless experiments on The
Lizard in 1901 are celebrated at the restored
Lizard Wireless Station, Bass Point, and the
Marconi Centre at Poldhu.
Two miles north of Lizard Point lies Kynance
Cove – white sand, turquoise water and islands
of multi-coloured serpentine rock with stacks
and arches hidden amongst the towering cliffs –
long considered one of the most beautiful places
in Cornwall. |
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St. Anthony Head
Cornwall
Tel: 01872 862945
E-mail:
stanthonyhead@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Headland with fine views over Falmouth Bay.
At the southernmost tip of the Roseland
peninsula, St. Anthony Head overlooks the
spectacular entrance to one of the world’s
largest natural harbours – Carrick Roads and
the Fal estuary.
The starting point for a number of excellent
coastal and sheltered creekside walks, the
Head also bears newly revealed remains of a
century of defensive fortifications. |
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St. Anthony Head -
Photo:
Chris J Dixon
CCL |
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Gorran Haven and The
Dodman
Gorran Haven lies just south of Mevagissey at
the seaward end of a shallow valley. Steep lanes
and passageways climb from the harbour and an
intriguing little chapel built on solid rock
dates from the 15th century. South of Gorran
Haven, the mighty Dodman Point thrusts its
bull's head into the seaway. The Dodman, 114
metres high, an impressive leap from sea-level.
It has a strange, lonely atmosphere and,
although it dominates the coast, its summit is
unspectacular because it is so broad and flat.
In keeping with the scale of the great headland,
the Iron-Age earthworks that enclose the seaward
area of The Dodman are over 609 metres long and
6 metres high. The embankment is known as the
Baulk or Bulwark.
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Gribbin Head (NT)
West of Fowey, is the smooth, green bulk of
Gribbin Head. The headland, always referred to
as The Gribbin, is crowned with the 25-metre
Daymark tower painted in red and white. The
Daymark was erected in 1832 in order to
distinguish The Gribbin from St Anthony's Head
at the entrance to Falmouth Bay. The two
headlands look very similar and sailors had
sometimes mistakenly sought the deep waters of
the Falmouth Estuary in the dangerous shallows
of St Austell Bay, with disastrous results.
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Rame Head
Rame Head is the dramatic western promontory of
the Rame Peninsula, with a well preserved
example of a typical Iron-Age fort. A medieval
chapel and a hermitage once stood here and a
small building survives, its roof mottled with
moss and lichen, its walls rough with age A
warning beacon was once maintained on Rame Head
as an aid to navigation, but tradition speaks of
its more likely use by smugglers.
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Whitsand Bay
The great crescent of Whitsand Bay curves to the
west from Rame Head. The beach is accessible
only at low tide and ways down by steep steps
and pathways are limited. Above Whitsand Bay, in
a crook of the coast road, is Tregantle Fort,
the most westerly of the line of defences that
march from Fort Bovisand on the Devon shore of
Plymouth Sound through a series of surviving
bulwarks. They were built by Lord Palmerston in
the 1860s when instability led to the fear of
French invasion.
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THE TAMAR OTTER AND
WILDLIFE CENTRE
North Petherwin,
Nr Launceston,
Cornwall, PL15
8GW
Tel: 01566 785646
E-mail:
info@tamarotters.co.uk
Web:
www.tamarotters.co.uk
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The Tamar Otter and
Wildlife Centre is set in 20 acres of wooded
valley where two species of deer roam free.
The otters are in
large semi-natural enclosures, the otters are
fed at 12pm and 3pm and this is accompanied by
an informative talk by one of the keepers.
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Wallabies, owls and
waterfowl on two lakes. Tearoom serving home
made freshly prepared food using local produce
where possible, gift shop, ample free parking. |
Open daily 1 April (or
Good Friday if earlier) to 31 October 10.30am to
6.00pm.
For further details on The Tamar Otter and
Wildlife Centre near Launceston, Cornwall see
our website.
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THE MONKEY SANCTUARY TRUST
Looe, Cornwall,
PL13 1NZ
Tel: 01503 262532
E-mail:
info@monkeysanctuary.org
Web:
www.monkeysanctuary.org
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Meet a colony of
Amazonian Woolly Monkeys, see them forage and
play, and get a unique insight into their daily
lives and individual characters.
Explore our new Bat Cave through a direct CCTV
link and our conservation gardens.
Visit the children's activity room and play
areas.
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Enjoy a vegetarian meal at the Treetop Cafe.
Open from the first Sunday before Easter to the
last week in September, Sunday to Thursday 11am
to 4.30pm.
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NEWQUAY ZOO
Trenance Gardens, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 2LZ
Tel: 01637 873342
Fax: 01637 851318
E-mail:
info@newquayzoo.org.uk
Web:
www.newquayzoo.org.uk
Open: October to
March 10am - 5pm. April to September 9.30am -
6pm.
Set in lush sub-tropical
gardens this is the home of many of the world's
endangered species and has earned a reputation
as one of the best wildlife parks in the country
- and one of the most exciting days-out in the
West-Country.
Specialising in breeding
many endangered species, Newquay Zoo is at the
forefront of conservation, education and
entertainment. Leading the way in exciting
innovative enclosure design. From tiny tots to old age
pensioners the zoo has something to offer for
all the family. It's a day out to savour, a day
out with a difference, a day out to remember so
why not pay us a visit and see for yourself, we
know you will be delighted. Voted Visitor
Attraction of the Year Award for 2006 from
Cornwall Tourism Awards.
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