Attractions near Porthtowan
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Blue Hills Tin Streams
Tour of tin streams with the opportunity to see the processing of the mineral to finished articles. Tin giftware and jewellery cast on site.
Roseland House and Garden
18th century Mine Captain's House surrounded by a one acre garden with a large range of exotic and unusual plants. Attached nursery
Burncoose Nurseries and Gardens
30 acre woodland garden and attached nursery. Owned by the Caerhays estate from where many of the trees and shrubs came.
Penrose Water Gardens
Established for over twenty years, set within a beautiful woodland valley two and a half miles from Truro, in the centre of Cornwall
Bosvigo Garden
Georgian house surrounded by fine gardens featuring walled garden, borders, topiary and original Victorian conservatory. Also includes small woodland area and attached nursery
Royal Cornwall Museum
The Royal Cornwall is the county’s oldest museum, famed for its important collections of natural history, geology, decorative arts and Newlyn School paintings
Truro Cathedral
Cornwall's only cathedral. Built in the 1880s, the cathedral's 250ft high spire still dominates the city
Hollywell Bay Fun Park
Rides and entertainment ideal for kids. Including go-karts, pitch and putt and bumper boats.
Trelissick Garden
Tranquil garden near Truro with wonderful views of the River Fal. Set on many levels, containing a superb collection of tender and exotic plants
Poldark Mine
Located in the picturesque Wendron Valley, close to Helston, Poldark Mine has free admission to the main site and offers something for all the family
Lappa Valley Steam Railway
The Lappa Valley Steam Railway is a narrow gauge railway which opened in 1849 as a mineral line from Newquay to East Wheal Rose and was reopened in 1974 as a tourist attraction
Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary
Paradise Park carries out conservation work on native UK species, including the Cornish Chough, Otters, Owls, and Red Squirrels. It is also home to rare and endangered parrots, and is an excellent and…
Trevarno Estate
Trevarno is a historic Cornish Estate near Helston, Cornwall. Explore its magnificent gardens and grounds, organic skincare and handmade soaps workshops
Trerice
Elizabethan manor house situated 3 miles from Newquay. Now owned by the National Trust
Blue Reef Aquarium
Overlooking a popular Newquay surfing beach, the Blue Reef Aquarium is a stunning collection of marine displays from the Cornish coast to as far afield as the Caribbean
Newquay Zoo
Newquay Animal World is Cornwall's only zoo and has become one of the leading wildlife parks in the country
Godolphin House and Gardens
Privatly owned Tudor and Stuart Grade 1 mansion complete with Elizabethan stables. Surrounded by formal gardens (c.1500), orchards and bluebell woods.
National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum provides an interactive display of boats and their various functions in industry and recreation.
Pendennis Castle
Pendennis Castle was built in the middle of the 16th century by Henry VIII as one of a pair of forts, with St Mawes Castle, to protect the Fal Estuary from the threat of invasion from France and Spain
National Seal Sanctuary
The National Seal Sanctuary is a haven for injured and orphaned seal pups set on the picturesque Helford Estuary in the lovely village of Gweek
Carwinion House and Bamboo Garden
18th Century manor house set in 12 acres of natural Victorian gardens overlooking the Helford River Estuary
Flambards Village Theme Park
The award winning Flambards has something for all the family from the Victorian Village and Britain in the Blitz exhibitions to the best fairground rides in Cornwall
Trebah Gardens
Trebah Gardens, spectacular 26 acre Cornish ravine garden that descends 200 feet to a private beach on the River Helford located near Falmouth in Cornwall
Glendurgan Gardens
One of the great sub-tropical gardens of the South-West on the Helford Estuary.
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