DISCOVERING PLACES OF INTEREST AND ENTERTAINMENT, WITHIN A 6 MILE RADIUS OF CARNE CREST.


BLUE REEF AQUARIUM, Newquay Harbour.

A wonderfully interesting place to visit, full of marine life of all persuasions from giant spider crabs

to sharks, sea horses to angel fish. A plethora of tranquility and colour. Travel through the exciting underwater tunnel and see these sea creatures of wonder and beauty as they really are.


NEWQUAY ZOO

See hundreds of animals roaming in their natural surroundings in the beautiful
sub-tropical lakeside gardens.



TRENANCE COTTAGE TEAROOMS AND GARDENS, Trenance Lane, Newquay.

Voted 'Top Tea Place in the UK -2001 and 2002' by the Tea Council, and 'Best for Tea on the Lawn' by the Independent. The gardens offer rustic bridges over streams running into a boating lake, exotic plants and the historic heritage cottage.

You can walk from here under the viaduct to Trenance Leisure Park and Newquay Zoo.



TRENANCE GARDENS and LEISURE PARK, Trenance Lane, Newquay.

Here you will find exotic trees, flowers and shrubs in this delightful formal garden criss crossed by rustic bridges across streams which run down into the boating lake. Going through the graceful viaduct brings you to the Leisure Park where you can ride the many and varied ramps on your skateboard, or shoot the flumes and slides in the 25 metre pool of Waterworld. Fun, fun, fun for all ages.



TUNNELS THROUGH TIME, St. Michael's Road, Newquay

A fascinating collection of life size figures bring to life the stories and legends of Cornwall. See King Arthur and Merlin, Bolster the Giant, Pirates, Smugglers and Wreckers and many more including the gruesome Dungeon of Despair.



OCEAN BOWL TEN PIN BOWLING, Porth.

Enjoy your game on this four lane bowling alley with its own computerised scoring facility.



ST. EVAL CANDLE FACTORY AND SHOP

St. Eval Candles, of world wide fame, sell a wonderful variety of candles in all shapes,sizes, fragrances and colours. The candles range from the garden variety to ones in large and small terracotta pots, from church candles to those fragranced with aromatherapy oils and natural perfumes. Open all year round.



ST. EVAL GO-KART CIRCUIT

Fast fun with a 3 in 1 circuit suitable for 6 years and upwards. Adult karts can go up to 70 mph so get the adrenalin running with the ride of your life.



MERLIN GOLF CLUB and DRIVING RANGE, Mawgan Porth.

Enjoy the magnificent views of the surrounding coast and countryside whilst playing your round of golf on this fairly flat heathland course.



PENVOSE FARM FISHERY, St. Mawgan.

Coarse fishing at its best, with 4 lakes fully stocked with carp up to 20lbs, roach, rudd, perch, tench, crucians, and bream. This is an excellent all year round fishery.



CORNISH BIRDS OF PREY CENTRE, Winnards Perch.

Home to over 50 magnificent birds of prey where you can see Falcons, Owls, Hawks, Buzzards and'Bones' the Vulture - see them fly and enjoy handling them all.



RETALLACK PARK STOCK CAR RACING, St. Columb Major.

Stock car and banger racing, with top national stars.



SPRINGFIELD FUN PARK AND PONY CENTRE, St. Columb Major.

More than 25 native British ponies to meet, ride and groom. Carriage rides, duck racing, many outdoor play zones including a boat around the moat, giant aerial slides, Island Fort with Mega Slides, train ride round the park, Giant Outdoor Astra Wave slide and lots, lots more.





SHIRES FAMILY ADVENTURE PARK, Tredinnick, near Wadebridge.

This has Cornwall's biggest indoor playground, the largest Watercoaster ride in the South West, take a train ride round the lakes, ride the Mega slides, walk through the Enchanted Forest, visit the Haunted Castle and the Dragon Kingdom and so much more. A real fun day out.



DISCOVERING PLACES OF INTEREST AND ENTERTAINMENT WITHIN A 20 MILE RADIUS OF CARNE CREST.



PADSTOW

This is one of the most attractive seaside towns anywhere in Cornwall with its picturesque streets and pretty harbour,

which once was the fourth most important port in the country. It lies a little way up the stunning Camel Estuary and is the gateway to magnificent cliff and estuary walks. There are many interesting art galleries and shops, as well as some fine restaurants, pubs and cafes. Rick Stein, the well known TV presenter and restauranteur, has his famous fish restaurant right on the harbourside. Padstow has its own glorious and original early 20th century cinema, open only in the holiday season but nevertheless showing up to date films.

Close by Padstow is Prideaux Place, one of this country's most beautiful Elizabethan mansions which is privately owned, but is still open to the public.



RIDE OR WALK THE CAMEL TRAIL.

Hire a bicycle and ride over the triple span girder bridge

and alongside the River Camel on the old railway trackbed,

and see some of the most beautiful scenery as you pedal (or walk) towards the old town of Wadebridge some 5 miles distant. If you feel energetic then continue to follow the trackbed and trail along the river and through the wooded countryside to Boscarne Junction where you'll find the newly
re-opened station to where steam trains regularly run during holiday periods. Continuing on from here will bring you (via the odd tea shop in the woods) to Bodmin, or if you take the left fork just outside Bodmin then you'll go up through the wooded hillside to an old china clay mine at Poley's Bridge. The total distance from Padstow to Poley's Bridge is some 17 miles each way.



WADEBRIDGE.

A rural town with its much altered medieval bridge which provided the first crossing of the River Camel. It is the home to thel Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show and the annual Folk Festival. The wide variety of shops here cater for all tastes, alongside the many art galleries, cafes, pubs and restaurants. Wadebridge has its own 72 year old Regal cinema, which has since been modernised into a 2 screen theatre.



LANHYDROCK, near Bodmin.

The grandest house in Cornwall, dating originally from the 17th century but rebuilt after a fire in 1881, Lanhydrock is set in 450 acres of superb woods and parkland running down to the River Fowey. It is encircled by beautiful formal and woodland gardens which lead into this 50 rooms on show house, giving an extraordinary glimpse into the life of a Victorian country residence.




BODMIN AND WENFORD RAILWAY, Bodmin.

Experience the golden age of steam

on this preserved railway which runs from Bodmin Town to Coleslogget Halt and on to Bodmin Parkway where it joins the main line. The route takes you through wonderful countryside, and for the steam buffs there are some spectacular gradients the engines have to work on the return journey. Alternatively take the train from Bodmin to the recently re-opened Boscarne Junction where it meets the Camel Trail. Or why not do both for a great day out.



THE EDEN PROJECT, Bodelva, St. Austell.

Here are the most incredible global gardens set around and under 8 space age geodesic domes making up two biomes,

placed in a fifty metre deep former china clay pit crater the size of thirty football pitches. These are the world's largest greenhouses giving a fascinating insight into the world of plants and people. The two biomes have totally different climates, one being a Warm Temperate and the other Humid Tropics, the latter being absolutely spectacular in its grandeur. Of all the places to visit in Cornwall this has to be a must, a total priority - nothing less.

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