Carole's Cornish Guidebook
Sightseeing
225m above sea level, great views. Has a Lebanese restaurant where you can bring your own drink.
5 minute drive away
27 habitants recommandent
Carn Brea Castle
225m above sea level, great views. Has a Lebanese restaurant where you can bring your own drink.
5 minute drive away
Ancient settlement, great place for kids to explore. You can drive quite a way up but make sure you wear sturdy shoes as the ground is uneven.
Amazing views over the county
5 minute drive away
16 habitants recommandent
Carn Brea
Ancient settlement, great place for kids to explore. You can drive quite a way up but make sure you wear sturdy shoes as the ground is uneven.
Amazing views over the county
5 minute drive away
Open air theatre carved into granite cliffs and set in glorious gardens overlooking Porthcurno Bay.
Regular performances but you can explore it without taking in a show.
45 minute drive away
180 habitants recommandent
The Minack Theatre
Open air theatre carved into granite cliffs and set in glorious gardens overlooking Porthcurno Bay.
Regular performances but you can explore it without taking in a show.
45 minute drive away
Projet Eden
Attraction Land's End Landmark
Land's EndA tidal island, it's an adventure just getting there before you start to explore the stunning gardens and house. Check the tide times before you set off as you'll need to get a boat across if the causeway is not accessible.
30 min drive away.
You need to book online before you go.
690 habitants recommandent
Mont Saint-Michel
A tidal island, it's an adventure just getting there before you start to explore the stunning gardens and house. Check the tide times before you set off as you'll need to get a boat across if the causeway is not accessible.
30 min drive away.
You need to book online before you go.
Beach
Just stunning. Turquoise waters and a subtropical feel.
Combine with a trip to The Minnack and the Telegraph Museum for a full day out.
99 habitants recommandent
Plage de Porthcurno
Just stunning. Turquoise waters and a subtropical feel.
Combine with a trip to The Minnack and the Telegraph Museum for a full day out.
Nearest beach to us. Fantastic views. Brilliant for new body boarders. Great for parking, cafes and loos.
10 minutes drive away
47 habitants recommandent
Plage de Portreath
1 Battery HillNearest beach to us. Fantastic views. Brilliant for new body boarders. Great for parking, cafes and loos.
10 minutes drive away
Can get very busy peak season but well worth the visit. Get the train if you can. Fabulous beaches, food and boutique shopping.
25 minute drive away traffic permitting. Start off early, park at the rugby club and get the bus down.
610 habitants recommandent
St Ives
Can get very busy peak season but well worth the visit. Get the train if you can. Fabulous beaches, food and boutique shopping.
25 minute drive away traffic permitting. Start off early, park at the rugby club and get the bus down.
Porthtowan Beach
Museums
The first undersea cables were laid here. So interesting and a unique experience.
45 minutes drive away
72 habitants recommandent
PK Porthcurno
The first undersea cables were laid here. So interesting and a unique experience.
45 minutes drive away
Tate St. Ives
Get your culture fix here. Amazing location too
Fabulous insight into the artist's life and works
209 habitants recommandent
Musée et jardin de sculptures Barbara Hepworth
Barnoon HillFabulous insight into the artist's life and works
Musée national de la marine de Cornouailles
Discovery QuayA complete tin mine open for underground tours.
We keep meaning to go. It's only 15 minutes drive away
46 habitants recommandent
Poldark Mine & The Cornish Heritage Collection
A complete tin mine open for underground tours.
We keep meaning to go. It's only 15 minutes drive away
Theme Parks & Attractions
Parc à thème Flambards
Clodgey LaneDairyland Farm World
Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm
Helston Railway
Waterworld Leisure Centre
Trenance LaneGardens
Explore Europe's largest garden restoration along winding paths first laid out over 200 years ago.
594 habitants recommandent
Les Jardins Perdus de Heligan
B3273Explore Europe's largest garden restoration along winding paths first laid out over 200 years ago.
Trewithen Gardens
Grampound RoadHuge variety of plant specimens
Beautiful, wooded subtropical ravine garden that goes down to it's own beach.
252 habitants recommandent
Jardin Trebah
Beautiful, wooded subtropical ravine garden that goes down to it's own beach.
Jardins de sculptures de Tremenheere
Wildlife
Sea lions, seals, penguins and more set in an area of outstanding natural beauty
187 habitants recommandent
Cornish Seal Sanctuary
Sea lions, seals, penguins and more set in an area of outstanding natural beauty
Zoo de Newquay
Trenance GardensParadise Park
16 Trelissick RdAquarium Blue Reef
Towan PromenadeSports
The UK's largest seawater lido with spectacular views out to sea
165 habitants recommandent
Piscine Jubilee Penzance
Battery RoadThe UK's largest seawater lido with spectacular views out to sea
Stithians Lake Watersports Centre