Attractions in Cornwall - Wheal Martin China Clay Museum Country Park  provides a superb combination of interest, education and fun for people of all ages. Whether you want to find out more about Cornwall’s rich China Clay heritage in the interactive visitor centre, fancy exploring the nature trails complete with children’s woodland play area and adventure course, or want a unique view of a modern China Clay pit at work with monitor jets and giant machinery, the China Clay Country Park has something for everyone. These include Indoor interactive displays, Cornwall’s largest working water wheel, Victorian china clay works, machinery and equipment exhibitions, vintage commercial vehicles and locomotive, children’s woodland play area, acres of nature trails and woodland walks teeming with wild flowers, birds and aquatic life, visitor platform overlooking a working China Clay Pit, licensed cafe with outside terrace offering the best Cornish food and drink, Gift shop selling a unique range of quality gifts and souvenirs. There is also free car/coach parking, guided tours by arrangement, cycle/walking trail to St Austell and Eden Project (Part of the Clay Trails Project) and its open throughout the year (Closed over Christmas and New Year). To book and for more information please click here www.wheal-martyn.com.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Coastline Coasteer will take you around cliffs, smugglers caves and some of Newquay’s more secretive beaches. Your Coasteering mission starts and ends at their centre, 100 yards from Fistral beach. Wearing a wetsuit, buoyancy aid and safety equipment, you will discover the coast around Newquay and immerse yourself in the local sea life. Newquay has a spectacular coast and the best way to explore it is from the sea. There will be at least two instructors with you throughout the experience, showing you the best spots and ensuring that you are enjoying yourself in a safe environment. Sessions last between two and three hours and you’ll be fully equipped with a wetsuit, buoyancy aid, helmet and wetsuit boots. They run coasteering events with a minimum of 4 people in a group. Sessions include all equipment-wetsuit, buoyancy aid, helmet etc and are just over 2.5 hours in length. To book and for more information please click here www.englishsurfschool.com.

Attractions in Cornwall - Holywell Bay Fun Park is a great place to visit for a fun day out with the family. With FREE entry and FREE parking you can spend as little or as much time and money making this a must visit attraction. All rides and attractions at Holywell Bay Fun Park operate on their unique Star Card system, so just buy the Stars for the rides you want to use! With everything from F1 Go Karts & 2 Seater Star Cars to Thunder Racing and Cornwall's best 18 hole Pitch & Putt there really is fun for the whole family. They provide a large variety of rides, have a Kiddies Zone and Food and drink.Openingtimes for 2012 are 31st March - 15thApril, 21st/22nd/23rd April
28th/29th/30th April, 5th May - 30th September, 6th/7th October, 13th/14th October, 20th - 28th October and are open from 10.30 am. They are located off the A30 near Perranporth and on the A3075 just 4 miles from Newquay. Please click here www.holywellbayfunpark.co.uk for more information.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Country Skittles is a fantastic fun-filled family venue in the heart of Cornwall. Its warm, friendly and absolutely great fun and whether you want a delicious 3-course meal or a snack, you will find something to tantalise your taste buds on their food menu. You can also quench your thirst during or after your skittle session with a drink from their well stocked bar where they have a wide range of beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks. With their original 9 pin skittles alley, a whole host of games await you and whether you are into serious bowling or just want some fun, any number can play. They have a rifle and pistol shooting gallery, crazy golf, Pool tables, table football, Air hockey tables, arcade games and many more. Please click here www.countryskittles.com to book and for more information

Attractions in Cornwall - Chysauster Ancient Village is an Iron Age settlement that was originally occupied almost 2,000 years ago. The village consisted of stone-walled homesteads known as 'courtyard houses', found only on the Land's End peninsula and the Isles of Scilly. The houses line a 'village street', and each had an open central courtyard surrounded by a number of thatched rooms. There are also the remains of an enigmatic 'fogou' underground passage. It is accessible from the main car park via two flights of uneven stone steps and an uneven, twisting and narrow unsurfaced ascending path. Those with an ambulant disability are advised to call the property for access information. An accompanying companion is strongly advised. Please click here www.english-heritage.org.uk/chysauster-ancient-village for more information.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Coastline Coasteer will take you around cliffs, smugglers caves and some of Newquay’s more secretive beaches. Your Coasteering mission starts and ends at their centre, 100 yards from Fistral beach. Wearing a wetsuit, buoyancy aid and safety equipment, you will discover the coast around Newquay and immerse yourself in the local sea life. Newquay has a spectacular coast and the best way to explore it is from the sea. There will be at least two instructors with you throughout the experience, showing you the best spots and ensuring that you are enjoying yourself in a safe environment. Sessions last between two and three hours and you’ll be fully equipped with a wetsuit, buoyancy aid, helmet and wetsuit boots. They run coasteering events with a minimum of 4 people in a group. Sessions include all equipment-wetsuit, buoyancy aid, helmet etc and are just over 2.5 hours in length. To book and for more information please click here www.englishsurfschool.com.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Errant Surf School is an established, award winning surf holiday company. Whether you are a complete beginner, have only been in the waves a few times or have surfed all over the world, Errant know better than anyone that location, friendly service and value for money are the key ingredients of the perfect surfing holiday. Their professional surf school, mixed with a range of accommodation ensures your stay in Newquay, with Errant surf holidays will be a pleasure. Newquay has over seven good surfing beaches, which all provide good surfing conditions for all levels on the same day. From faster, bigger waves of Fistral to the more mellow, and always slightly smaller surf of Towan. After a hard day surfing, it is time to enjoy a sunset BBQ on the beach or head into town to have a few cold drinks at the many bars and clubs Newquay has become famous for. If you need accommodation, they have a list of accommodation venues where you can stay and restaurants were you can dine. They also have a Surf Shop so all your needs are catered for. Please click here www.errantsurf.com to book and for more information.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Fistral Beach Surf School is the only surf school situated down on the famous Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall. They offer a variety of different surf lessons and courses to suit everyone. With a pay and display car park and no walking to and from the beach, Fistral Beach Surf School is the perfect choice. Whether you are a beginner who wants to give surfing a go for the first time, or someone who wants to improve their cut back, they will have a lesson that will suit you. All their coaches are qualified surf instructors, qualified beach lifeguards and CRB checked. Lessons start at as little as £15 per half day, which includes all the equipment you'll need to get you up on your feet. Large groups catered for including stag parties, armed forces and they provide they offer a wide range of lessons to suit all levels from absolute beginners to the most advanced competitors. For more information and to book, please click here www.fistralbeachsurfschool.co.uk

Attractions in Cornwall - Hidden Valley Gardens is a beautiful 4 acre award-winning garden which has been developed into a display garden and specialist plant nursery run by plant lovers who are happy to share their knowledge and enthusiasm. The gardens have many themes, including a Japanese Garden and a Potager bed and they are also encouraging wild flowers, butterflies and other wildlife, especially around the pond area. Most the plants in the nursery are propagated here; many from seed collected in the garden, and the mature plants are displayed in the various flowerbeds. There is a full tour of the garden and as the plants are mostly grown in the garden there are many different ones for sale each year. For more information please click here www.hiddenvalleygardens.org.uk .

Attractions in Cornwall - Launceston Castle is set on a large natural mound and dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, its focus is an unusual keep consisting of a 13th century round tower built by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, inside an earlier circular shell-keep. The tower top is now reached via a dark internal staircase. The castle long remained a prison and George Fox, founder of the Quakers, suffered harsh confinement here in 1656. A display traces 1,000 years of history, with finds from site excavations The exhibition traces 1000 years of the castle and town's history. Beverages and pre-packed snacks are available from the shop which also sells a wide selection of gifts and souvenirs. For more information please click here www.english-heritage.org.uk/launceston-castle .

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Mobius Kite School provide a full range of kite related sports from kite surfing, power kiting, kite buggying and kite landboarding. Kite-sports are invigorating, exciting and accessible to anyone with an appetite for fresh experiences and new sensations. Their kite surfing school is approved by the British Kite Surfing Association, and all of their instructors are experienced, fully qualified. Kite surfing is one of the newest and most exciting adventure sports and gives the rider an amazing experience of freedom: to ride across flat water, surf waves. They offer kite surfing lessons to suit everyone: from complete beginners to advanced riders so get a taste of the sport with an introductory course. Powerkiting is an accessible sport that’s all about the excitement and thrill of flying large and powerful kites. Their lessons will give you the confidence and skills you need to be able to starting flying power kites on your own. Kite buggying takes you to a whole new level. Cruising along the beach, only a number of inches from the sand, at speeds of 20 to 30 miles per hour is an exhilarating feeling. It is highly addictive, and has the advantage over other kite sports of being possible in very light winds. Kite Landboarding is even more fun. The advantage of landboarding over kite surfing is that you can do it in much less wind and it is also a great way of gaining the all important balance skills for other board sports. They cater for groups as well as individuals so to book and for more information please click here www.mobiusonline.co.uk.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - The Newquay Activity Centre have combined a number of businesses to provide customers with a complete range of services from Surfing, Bodyboarding and Coasteering. Surfing is the ultimate sport with its combination of adrenaline, idyllic surroundings and the satisfaction of catching your first few waves. Their surfing lessons are provided by the best coaches at the UK's top surf spot - Fistral Beach so you can learn to surf in Newquay with the one of the top ranked surf schools in the UK. Bodyboarding offers another route into the adrenaline packed world of surfing. They cater for all levels and abilities, and have a wide range of courses: from two hour taster sessions, to week long courses, to 'competition level' bodyboarding. Coasteering takes you to another level. Wearing a wetsuit, buoyancy aid and safety equipment, you will get to discover the coast around Newquay and immerse yourself in the local sea life. To book and for more information please click here www.newquayactivitycentre.co.uk.

Attractions in Cornwall - Polgoon Vineyard and Orchard Polgoon, a Cornish Vineyard and Orchard has successfully produced a range of new classic Cornish Wine including an award winning rosé, two English white wines and an English red wine. Their Sparkling Aval (Cornish for apple) Elderflower Sparkling wine and our new sparkling Cornish Cider drinks are all made at their winery. John and Kim Coulson who own and run Polgoon Vineyard have developed their Polgoon Vineyard from a run down farm to create a flourishing vineyard and orchard producing their award winning Cornish Aval, Cornish Cider and Cornish wine. The Polgoon Cornish still wine, English Sparkling wine and their ciders Cornish Pink, Cornish Black and Cornish Dry cider, sparkling Cornish Aval, Raspberry Aval and Elderflower sparkling wine products are highly regarded not just in the South West but all over the UK. Their Polgoon Vineyard & Orchard shop is now open 7 days a week and the shelves are full of their award winning wonderful Cornish wines, Vintage Aval, their Elderflower sparkling wine and their new 2010 Traditional Method Sparkling Rosé wine, which would make a fantastic gift or be an excellent compliment to a meal or special occasion. The Polgoon Vinyard toour takes you through the whole wine producing porcess from the vinyards through to the actual finished products and at the end of the tour you can taste their wines and also buy some in their shop. Please click here www.polgoon.co.uk for more information and to book your tour.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Ocean Bowl, the county's largest Tenpin bowling centre, is a great hit with people of all ages. It is s open from 11am until 11pm, seven days a week and boasts 12 lanes as well as five pool tables, a large screen showing sports events, a selection of video games, a 50-seater fast food diner, a 100-seater Restaurant, a licensed bar and a large car park. Their Restaurant and Diner offers a wide variety of dishes to suit all tastes including the all new World Burger Menu with a large selection of cooked to order specialist burgers from around the world. They also have a Bowling shop where you can purchase bowling ball and another item you may need. To book and for more information please click here www.oceanbowl.co.uk.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Oxygen Health Club is one of the UK’s leading health and fitness clubs offering a pioneering ‘No Contract’ Membership – a concept that is virtually unheard of in the leisure industry. It's state-of-the-art gym overlooks Mounts Bay and St. Michael’s Mount. Getting the most out of life means having a fit and healthy mind and body. In order to achieve this they recognised that everyone is different so, whatever your fitness levels and objectives are, Oxygen Health Club are always ready to help you achieve your goals and fulfil your expectations. Their gym is fully equipped and all their equipment is made in the USA by Life Fitness, whose products are recognised as being the best and most advanced in the industry. In addition to their gym, they also offer a full range of services from Massages, Pilates, Shiatsu, Evolution Kinesiology, Chiropractic Treatments and many more. To join or for more information please click here www.oxygenhealth.co.uk.

 Attractions in Cornwall - Pinsla Gardens & Nursery is an idyllic haven, a hideaway place full of secret paths, and unusual plants. Step through the arched gateway into their fantasy garden and be immersed in scents, textures and colour. You will find a tapestry of ground covering plants, notice the Cyclamen, Erythroniums and Epimediums early in the season, the spears of Hostas and Solomon’s Seal bursting through in spring, and a huge variety of Cranesbills and annuals from early summer against a backdrop of ferns and as the season progresses. The garden is not just about plants though; you will also find decorative paths, arches, shelters and edgings. Granite boulders painstakingly nudged into chosen positions, both in the stone circle, the grass garden and beside the main path of slate, stone, and incised concrete. Pebbles and pots make spirals; tiles are used on their edges for paving. White Feldspar makes glittering columns for the tea shelter and broken mirror lines the pergola roof in the moss garden. It is well worth a visit so for more information, please click here www.pinslagarden.net

Attractions in Cornwall - Port Elliot Estate - House and Gardens has the rare distinction of being a Grade 1 listed house with a Grade 1 listed park and garden. It has 11 staircases, 15 back doors and 82 chimneys. The roof covers half an acre and not once in living memory has it been completely watertight. Port Eliot sits to the north of a steep hill which protects it from the prevailing south-westerly winds which blow from this direction 300 days of the year. On the highest point of this hill there is an Iron Age ring fort, from which its early inhabitants could see down the estuary towards the sea. The House is called Port Eliot because it was formally known as Port Priory and in the Middle Ages it was a flourishing monastic port and for many centuries the house was approached by water across what is now the park. The house and gardens offer you an insight to another world and its beauty and serenity provides a relaxing environment that allows you to enjoy another world. Please click here , www.porteliot.co.uk for more information

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Raze The Roof offer something for the whole family from tiny tots to adults. Kids love to play in our mega play frame, Slides, climbing wall, ball cannons, astro glide and tiny tots explore too, in their own safe space. 3 birthday party rooms with amazing themes to choose from complete with your own party host for maximum fun and entertainment. Take the mess and stress away. You can Laser tag your friends in a high tech game of hide and seek with your own laser phaser and adults can enjoy a refreshing cup of coffee and their favourite magazines in our comfortable café with our fantastic fresh food and drink menu for the whole family complete with complementary WiFi. For more information please click here www.razetheroof.co.uk .

Attractions in Cornwall - Restormel Castle has a great 13th century circular shell-keep that encloses the principal rooms of the castle which are still in remarkably good condition. It stands on an earlier Norman mound surrounded by a deep dry ditch, atop a high spur beside the River Fowey. Twice visited by the Black Prince, it finally saw action during the Civil War in 1644. It commands fantastic views and is a favourite picnic spot. General access is via a stock grazing area so appropriate footwear must be worn. There are three steps on the entrance path, so disabled visitors may want to call the site in advance to arrange alternative access. The Castle's ground floor, from which the layout of the castle can be appreciated, is mainly grass and grave and the battlements are cobbled and reached via a wooden staircase which is slippery when wet. The grounds are all accessible on smooth level grass. Please click here www.english-heritage.org.uk/restormel-castle for more information.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Rip Curl ESF Surf School is the home of surfing in the UK.  They are the only surf school where you’re guaranteed to get the best tuition around and you’ll be actively supporting English surfing by learning with them - see about the English Surf Federation for more details. They offer top quality surf lessons from their premier centre only 100 metres from the surfing epicentre of the UK: Fistral Beach, Newquay. Coaches at their Newquay surf school are all experienced surfers, their equipment is as good as it gets and their fun-loving attitude will ensure you have a great time. Make us your first choice for your Surfing Newquay experience. They are proud to offer the best surf lessons and bodyboard coaching in the UK, at the best beach in the UK.. They can help anybody to learn to surf, or to improve their surfing and along with surfing, they also offer other adrenaline-packed activities such as “coasteering. To book and for more information please click here www.ripcurlesfsurfschool.com.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - Rob Barber’s Bodyboarding School are based in the UK, Newquay, Cornwall and are the only bodyboarding school in the UK. They coach complete novices through to top level competitors and everyone in between and are open for business 7 days a week, 12 months a year. Their instructors are all BSA approved, fully qualified beach lifeguards and members of the National Coaching Federation. Bodyboarding offers a more accessible option to catching waves than surfing, it’s safer and the rewards come much quicker. The bodyboard school is based in Newquay and they have their own centre on Headland Road, Newquay. They run lessons all year round and are pitched at a suitable level for each persons ability. All instructors are BSA Level 1 or above and hold an SLSA or SLSS Lifeguarding qualification and the school has been awarded a Level 3 Certificate by the British Surfing Association. A full range of courses are available, from half day taster sessions to a week long intensive course. Included in the lesson price is instruction, insurance, equipment, changing facilities and safe storage of clothing and there is a maximum of ten pupils to one instructor which ensures everyone has a fantastic experience. You can also hire bodyboarding and surfing equipment from them at the most competitive prices in Newquay. For more information and to book please click here www.robbarber.com.

Soul Searchers Kernow ( Ghost Tours ) are a Paranormal Investigation group that have been established since 2007. They have carried out a number of investigations over the years, but decided to take it one step further and open up the Paranormal world to the public and they currently host paranormal evenings at Davidstow Airfield and Cornwall at War Museum near Camelford in Cornwall.  This site is extremely active and they have had some very good results. They run many other events throughout the year so please click here www.soulsearcherskernow.com for more information

Attractions in Cornwall - St Mawes Castle is among the best-preserved of Henry VIII's coastal artillery fortresses, and the most elaborately decorated of them all. One of the chain of forts built between 1539 and 1545 to counter an invasion threat from Catholic France and Spain, it guarded the important anchorage of Carrick Roads, sharing the task with Pendennis Castle on the other side of the Fal estuary. A charming clover-leaf shape originally surrounded by octagonal outer defenses, St Mawes was designed to mount heavy 'ship-sinking' guns. But particular care was also taken with its embellishment, and it is still bedecked with carved Latin inscriptions in praise of King's Henry VIII and his son Edward VI. It owes its fine preservation to the fact that unlike Pendennis Castle, it was little developed after its completion. There is level access to castle for wheelchair users through shop and across drawbridge into main entrance floor. For more information please click here www.english-heritage.org.uk/st-mawes-castle .

Health and Beauty discounts in Cornwall - Tranquilla Rosa - Provides complementary therapies in Helston. Complementary therapies are any health related treatments that do not fall into the area of conventional medicine, but are often used in conjunction with orthodox treatments such as drugs and surgery. They are carried out using a holistic approach, looking at the whole person not just their symptoms. Tranquilla Rosa provides a range of professional, holistic treatments that are tailored to suit the needs of the client in order to help to restore their inner tranquillity. These range from Aromatherapy, Holistic massage, Reflexology, Facials and also provide a range of bespoke Oil Blends. To book and find out about their pricing structure and more information on their full range of servcies, please click here www.tranquillarosa.co.uk.

Sports and Activities in Cornwall - West Cornwall Adventure are able to expose you to the coast in a totally unique way. Their team of highly qualified, friendly instructors provide the very best in water-based activities. You can do Coasteering and experience the coastline like never before. Coasteering takes place at Portreath Beach on the North Coast, with its cliffs, caves, rocks and seals, it is the perfect place to enjoy coasteering. You can also do Sea Kayaking. Their sit on top kayaks provide the perfect way to explore a little further afield. They are very easy to paddle, with the choice of single or a double kayak allowing you to paddle with a friend or family member. They provide all the necessary equipment including wetsuits, buoyancy aids, and helmets. You can also have Surfing lessons with qualified instructors who will take you through everything you need to know to get you up and riding waves from basic surf safety. You can also hire all your surfing equipment needs from them as well. They also offer specific children's activity days from junior lifeguard taster sessions, to rock pool safaris for the little ones and with their team of professional lifeguards, instructors and childcare practitioners you can be certain your child is in the safest hands. Please click here www.westcornwalladventure.co.uk to book and for more information.