Out and About in Cornwall
Places of Interest in Cornwall include:
Kit Hill Country Park – A wild, rugged granite hilltop famous for its fine 360 degree views and history, St Ann’s Chapel
Tamar Valley Donkey Park - Cornish Donkey Sanctuary, St Ann’s Chapel
Carnglaze Caverns - Underground Caverns offering classical concerts , St Neot, Liskeard
St Germans Church - Norman church built on the site of a Saxon cathedral
Landulph Church - Historic church dating from Norman times
Launceston Castle - Norman castle in the former capital of Cornwall
Restormel Castle - former stronghold of the Dukes of Cornwall including Edward, the Black Prince
Cornish Birds of Prey Centre - St Columb Major
Monkey Sanctuary - cares for South American primates - overlooks Looe Bay
Porteath Bee Centre - near Wadebridge
National Maritime Museum - Falmouth
Cheese Farm - Liskeard
Camel Valley Vineyard - near Bodmin
St George's Island Nature Reserve - a short boat trip from East Looe.
Siblyback Lake - near Liskeard - for angling, walking and watersports (sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and Kayaking and rowing)
Porfell Animal Land Wildlife Park - 15 acre animal sanctuary near Lanreath
Historic Houses & Gardens in Cornwall:
National Trust Cotele House & Gardens - St Dominick, Saltash, Cornwall
National Trust Antony House & Woodland Gardens - Torpoint, Cornwall
National Trust Lanhydrock - Bodmin, Cornwall
The Eden Project - St Austell, Cornwall
Lost Gardens of Heligan - St Austell, Cornwall
Port Eliot House & Gardens - St Germans, Saltash, Cornwall
Caerhays Castle Gardens - Gorran, St Austell, Cornwall
Mount Edgecumbe House & Country Park - Torpoint, Cornwall
Ince Castle - Saltash, Cornwall
National Gardens Scheme - for list see www.ngs.org.uk
Cornwall Restaurants:
The View, Rame Peninsular above Whitsand Bay - 15 mins drive
Langman’s, Callington – 20 mins drive
The Well House, St Keyne, Liskeard – 20 mins drive
Dezigns, Launceston – 45 mins drive
Rick Stein’s Restaurants, Padstow – 1 hour drive
Beaches:
Whitsand Bay, Looe Bay and Talland Bay are all within easy reach
Also, see:
www.carfreedaysout.com
www.cornwall.gov.uk
www.visitcornwall.com
Kingsmill Farm Holiday Cottage Cornwall
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