Cornwall is a great place to have a day out with the kids. Below we've tried to list as many attractions as we can to make it easy for you to find fun places to visit - we hope you find our website useful - and easy to use. Do you know of any other great
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Family Days Out in Cornwall
Flambards Experience
Helston
Flambards Experience The best thrill and family rides in Cornwall, a children's rides area, huge undercover play areas areas, top quality entertainment shows in the high season, award winning exhibitions including the internationally acclaimed Flambards Victorian Village and Britain in the Blitz.
Cornwalls Crealy Adventure Park
Tredinnick
Cornwalls Crealy Adventure Park Hold on tight for Morgawr, the exciting NEW roller coaster at Cornwall's Crealy. Plus discover wild rides, awesome indoor play, great adventures and the friendliest animals. Magical Family Fun Guaranteed!
Holywell Bay Fun Park
Newquay
Holywell Bay Fun Park -a variety of attractions including a huge maze that will really test your sense of direction, bumper boats, laser shooting orbitors, battle boats, go-karts and junior go-karts. The park also has a great climbing wall, indoor kids's play area and the largest 18-hole pitch and putt course in Cornwall.
Lands End Visitors Centre
Penzance
Lands End Visitors Centre Lands End Visitors Centre- The Last Labyrinth - Amazing tales of heroism, skulduggery and adventure told anew. An enthralling world with monsters, pirates, smugglers and shipwreckers, Arthur and the Age of Knights brought to life with images, sound and stunning special effects.
Dairyland Farm World
Newquay
Dairyland Farm World Dairyland Farm World - a great hands on experience to stroke, feed, cuddle and ride some of DairyLand's friendly farm animals. Hours of fun inside and out, on our all age inclusive play equipment and then to journey back in time through the Cornish Heritage Museum
Newquay Zoo
Newquay
Newquay Zoo discover hundreds of animals from all around the world set amongst exotic lakeside gardens, from the smallest monkey to African Lions. Children's play area, tarzan trail, animal encounters, tropical house, wildlife at night, penguin pool, oriental garden and much more.
Blue Reef Aquarium
Newquay
Blue Reef Aquarium Take the ultimate undersea safari at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay. Enjoy close encounters with everything from tropical sharks to enchanting seahorses!
Eden Project
St Austell
Eden Project - a unique living theatre of plants and people. The two large iconic Biomes and outdoor landscape contain plants from around the world. Come and discover the plants that we rely on for food, clothing, medicine and have a fun family day out at the same time.
Monkey Sanctuary
Looe
Monkey Sanctuary Monkey Sanctuary overlooking beautiful Looe Bay, visitors can watch them in their extensive territory of interlinked enclosures. Great idea when on family holidays in Cornwall
National Seal Sanctuary
Helston
National Seal Sanctuary The National Seal Sanctuary is the busiest seal rescue centre in the UK. Home to the heaviest Sea lion at 53 stone, and the only South African fur Seals in the Westcountry. Enjoy a close encounter of the marine kind with our rock pool. Kids Quiz and pups play area.
Paradise Park
Hayle
Paradise Park - established in 1973 as a tropical bird garden, and since then otters, red pandas, native red squirrels and the rare Cornish Chough can all be seen here. The JungleBarn indoor play centre was opened in 2005, so that there is plenty of active fun for kids even if the weather is cold and wet.
Springfields Fun Park & Pony Centre
Newquay
Springfields Fun Park & Pony Centre Springfields Fun Park & Pony Centre - a wonderful childhood experience. An action packed day for all the family with acres of space to run and play. Whatever the weather our giant indoor Play Barn and under cover activities mean there is always plenty to do.
Porfell Wildlife Park
Liskeard
Porfell Wildlife Park At Porfell you will meet wallabies, marmosets, snakes, lemurs, meerkats, porcupines and of course 'Bert' the capybara as well as all your favourite farmyard animals and pets.
Orca Sea Safaris
Truro
Orca Sea Safaris Wildlife watching and coastal boat trips from Falmouth. Running from the historic port of Falmouth, our boat trips aim to introduce you to the outstanding beauty of our coastline, while looking for wildlife that may be in the area. Wildlife could include Dolphins, Basking Sharks, Seals or many other species that are regularly spotted around the Cornish Coastline. Your Skipper will provide a cheery face and an informative commentary, describing fascinating facts about shipwrecks, smugglers tales, local history and the marine environment.
National Maritime Museum Cornwall
Falmouth
National Maritime Museum Cornwall -voted Visitor Attraction of the Year two years running at the Cornwall Tourism Awards: in both 2007 & 2008. Features diverse collection of approximately 140 small craft from Great Britain and overseas, and spans the past 150 years. Includes virtual tour.
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station
Helston
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station Experience - Set in the dramatic landscape of the Lizard Peninsula the giant dishes of Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station rise up from the heathland. Through the Visitor Centre and guided bus tour, explore the history of communication at the largest and oldest satellite station in the World.
Tate St Ives
St Ives
Tate St Ives There is always something for families to do at Tate St Ives. Activity packs, interactive talks and a friendly staff team ensure that Tate St Ives provides ways for children and adults to explore the exhibitions together.
Museum of Witchcraft
Boscastle
Museum of Witchcraft 'The Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, Cornwall, houses the world's largest collection of witchcraft related artefacts and regalia. The museum has been located in Boscastle for over forty years and is amongst Cornwall's most popular museums.'
Newquay Waterworld
Newquay
Newquay Waterworld has 2 indoor pools - Tropical Fun Pool :where you can have loads of fun shooting the water cannon, wrestling with a crocodile, riding the flumes & kiddies slides, but beware of the spitting snakes or water tipper which may catch you unawares. 25m Swimming Pool: where you can practice your swimming & diving skills. Splash on down today!
Ships and Castles Fun Pool
Falmouth
Ships and Castles Fun Pool Fantastic fun pool with loads of great features including wave machine, river ride and loads for the little ones as well - great family day out in Cornwall.
Oasis Fun Pool
Newquay
Oasis Fun Pool - featuring the fast and furious high speed aqua whiz flume, the exciting wet & wild 265ft super flume, and the suitable for all gentle fun slide! A river rapid ride to take your breath away, and geyser for a real soaking, then get drenched under the giant tap, fountains and waterfalls too!
Jubilee Pool
Penzance
Jubilee Pool Spectacular open-air sea-water tidal lido with children's pool in middle. Open daily from 10.30am-6pm from May to September. Warning: can get cold!
The Splash
Bude
The Splash -is a fun leisure pool with tropical temperatures. It is ideal for the whole family, with a gently sloping beach area suitable for young children. There is also a jacuzzi, wave machine and a 33 meter flume. Great idea if you're looking for fun things to do in Cornwall with children.
Loe Beach Watersports
Truro
Loe Beach Watersports Whether you want to Learn to Sail, Hire a Kayak, Windsurf or hire a Motor Boat we can help at Loe Beach... A watersports haven!
Coverack Windsurfing Centre
Helston
Coverack Windsurfing Centre The Centre, established in 1982 has become the premier destination in the heart of South West Cornwall, offering residential and non-residential Windsurfing Holidays and RYA Courses.
Hayle Swimming Pool
Hayle
Hayle Swimming Pool Unheated mid-1970s 25m outdoor pool. It normally opens in early June.
The Play Zone
St Ives
The Play Zone get dizzy on the corkscrew slide - go for a tumble in the ball pools - hang on tight and dare the swing-over chasm - dodge the bish bash pendulums - speed down the hyper slide
...and much more
Bombadingas Pirate Soft Play
Redruth
Bombadingas Pirate Soft Play Twin Wavy Slide - Ball Pool - Ball Canon Arena -Spiral Slide - Quality Cafe with Hot & Cold Menu - Plasma TV
Loggans Moor Brewers Fayre
Hayle
Loggans Moor Brewers Fayre A family friendly pub with a Wacky Warehouse style play area. Great idea if you're looking for fun things to do in Cornwall with children.
Kidzworld Indoor Play
St Austell
Kidzworld Indoor Play An indoor play centre ideal for family days out. We have ball pools and slides, climbing frames and remote control boats. The café is located in the centre of the facility so mums and dad's can have a cup of coffee and still watch the children.
Raze the Roof Indoor Play Centre & Party
Penryn
Raze the Roof Indoor Play Centre & Party All weather indoor children's soft play centre and Laser Storm laser tag arena for children and adults located in the Falmouth & Penryn area. Our huge 12,500 sq. ft. facility includes a high quality Cafe serving fresh food, coffee, soft drinks and fully licensed bar.
Poldark Mine
Helston
Poldark Mine Poldark Tin Mine is one of Cornwall's most important heritage sites and contains what are believed to be the oldest complete mine workings in Great Britain that are open to the public.
Tunnels Through Time
Newquay
Tunnels Through Time Tunnels Through Time where scenes of yesteryear are re-created with flair and artistry. Walk through this splendid mix of fact and fiction and come face to face with a wonderful array of colourful characters from the county's romantic and turbulent past.
Geevor Tin Mine
Penzance
Geevor Tin Mine Until 1990 Geevor was a working mine, now a museum, with many surface buildings, a guided underground tour through 18th / 19th century workings, a shop and a cafe. Great idea when on family holidays in Cornwall
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel
Tintagel Castle With its spectacular location on Cornwall's dramatic and windswept Atlantic coastline, Tintagel is a place of magic and myth where the legend of King Arthur was born. This historic spot is rich in flora and fauna and provides a breeding ground for sea birds, lizards and butterflies. Tintagel Castle is Cornwall's most iconic site. A strong hold of the Earls of Cornwall, the castle was built in the 13th century. Now in ruins, it still has the power to inspire.
Callington Space Centre
Callington
Callington Space Centre The Callington Space Centre is a project aiming to promote interest in astronomy and space science throughout the community.Based at Callington in Cornwall, UK the Space Centre is working hard, through education at Primary, Secondary and Adult levels, to increase awareness of the universe in which we live.
Carnglaze Caverns
Liskeard
Carnglaze Caverns Carnglaze consists of three underground caverns set in 6.5 acres of wooded hillside of the Loveny valley at St. Neot, near Liskeard.
Lakefield Equestrian Centre
Camelford
Lakefield Equestrian Centre is an approved centre offering full equestrian facilities and catering for all abilities, from complete beginner to the more advanced rider.
Cornwall Surf Academy
Newquay
Cornwall Surf Academy Learn to surf with us, We specialise in teaching beginner and intermediate surfing lessons for those aged 8 to adults at different surfing beaches in Cornwall including Holywell Bay nr Newquay, Gwithian in St Ives Bay & Poldhu nr Mullion
Lusty Glaze
Newquay
Lusty Glaze Lusty Glaze is a unique leisure and education complex in Newquay, on the north coast of Cornwall. As well as being a popular beach for locals and holiday makers, this Cornish cove is home to a family of thriving businesses specialising in adventure, education, training, accommodation and catering.
Jeepers Karting
Hayle
Jeepers Karting Jeepers Karting is one of 3 great attractions, family owned and run, all in one place. Great ideas if you're looking for fun things to do in Cornwall with children.
Atlantic Pursuits
Bude
Atlantic Pursuits Atlantic Pursuits offer an action-packed programme of outdoor activities for anyone, of any age and no previous experience is needed!
FlowRider at Retallack Resort
St Columb Major
FlowRider at Retallack Resort The latest in board sports and the first in the UK - the FlowRider is a truly unique activity and a very memorable one. FlowRiding is sure to keep the kids happy and adults can either jump on as well or enjoy a drink on our sun decks overlooking the FlowRider.
St Eval Kart Circuit
Wadebridge
St Eval Kart Circuit The karts cater for all age groups, from only 3 years old and up, and have four circuits, spectator areas, large car parks, Corporate Race events and 'Arrive & Drive' sessions. A spectacular friends & family day out.
Adrenalin Quarry
Liskeard
Adrenalin Quarry The Zip is the UK's Longest Zip Wire, hurling you over our flooded quarry at speeds that'll get your heart pumping. There's nothing like it anywhere in the UK and it's suitable for all ages.
Bodmin & Wenford Railway
Bodmin
Bodmin & Wenford Railway The Bodmin & Wenford Railway is Cornwall's only standard gauge railway still operated by steam locomotives and the trains run through some delightful Cornish scenery.
World of Model Railways
Mevagissey
World of Model Railways World of Model Railways - the Main Display has over 30 trains travelling through a varied landscapes including town, country, seaside and even a Alpine Winter.
Lappa Valley Steam Railway
Newquay
Lappa Valley Steam Railway A 2-mile steam train journey. Leisure park, paddle boats, canoes, 2 miniature railways, crazy golf, maze. Video of mine disaster and entrance to viewing platform of the largest mine engine house in Cornwall. Woodland walks and play area. Gift shop and tearoom with restaurant licence. Also, 12 hole pay and play golf course, separate charge.
Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps
Wadebridge
Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps This is one of the most popular destinations on the Cornish coast. Spectacular clifftop views stretch across Bedruthan beach. The National Trust has rebuilt the cliff staircase to the beach, but visitors need to be aware of the risk of being cut off by the tide
Treasure Park
Redruth
Treasure Park Parkland, restaurant, bear works, pottery studio, find-a-fossil, 9 hole crazy golf, rides and more!
St Michaels Mount
Marazion
St Michaels Mount Stroll across the causeway where a legendary giant once walked. Follow the footsteps of pilgrims. Boat hop to an island where modern life meets layers of history. Discover a medieval castle, a sub-tropical paradise and a close-knit island community. Delve into the history of a fortress, a priory, a harbour and a home.
Creative Crafting
Falmouth
Creative Crafting Pottery painting is great for all kids and occasions - the studio has everything you'll need to create a hand-painted gift for any occasion...as well as delicious coffees, teas and snacks
Trenhayle Adventure Park & Maize Maze
Hayle
Trenhayle Adventure Park & Maize Maze Huge Maze Maze with fun quiz trails.
Go-Karts, Trampolines, Crazy Golf, Train Rides, Assault Course,Large Play Area and lots more. Excellent value with all activities included in one price.
Amazing Cornish Maize Maze
Saltash
Amazing Cornish Maize Maze The Amazing Cornish Maize maze offers a fun day out for all the family at our giant dinosaur themed corn maze. Rare breed animals are also able to be seen.
Trethorne Leisure Park
Launceston
Trethorne Leisure Park There's always so much to do, whether it rains or shines! With over an acre of outside play areas and a huge range of indoor excitement. Great ideas if you're looking for things to do in Cornwall with children.
Lost Gardens of Heligan
St Austell
Lost Gardens of Heligan Discover the mysteries of The Lost Gardens, on an exploration through Victorian Productive Gardens & Pleasure Grounds, a sub-tropical Jungle, pioneering Wildlife Project and beyond
Tortoise Garden
St Austell
Tortoise Garden Over 140 different tortoises on view from toddlers to 90 years+ - come and see the newly hatched babies - not To be missed - See the REAL surviving Dinosaurs of this earth
Hidden Valley Discovery Park
Launceston
Hidden Valley Discovery Park Hidden Valley Discovery Park is a unique country park with a real adventure for all the family. From the daring Crystal Challenges and the Vault; to the tranquility of lakes and forest walks. Miniature trains, ride on trains, the mysterious secret fountain and a beech hedge maze.
Tumbletopia World of Stones
Wadebridge
Tumbletopia World of Stones An indoor attraction in the heart of Wadebridge.
In the cave you can fill your collector's bag with your favourites from over 100,000 polished gemstones.
Pan for "gold" and precious stones.
Make jewellery from beads and stones.
Discover more about minerals, fossils and Cornwall's geology.
Padstow Maize Maze
Padstow
Padstow Maize Maze Fantastic 6 Acre maze to explore with fun quiz trail. Great fun and entertainment for the whole family. Each year with a different theme - opens in the summer. Great ideas if you're looking for things to do in Cornwall with children.
Colliford Lake Park
Bodmin Moor
Colliford Lake Park Kids can run wild at the Colliford Kids Kingdom in the mega ball pool, mazes, toboggan run and rollers. Head to the Woodland Kingdom for the demon drop slide, bumper boats, pedaloes and eco-carts or take part in a nature trail in the Moorland Kingdom.
Huntfun Newquay Treasure Hunt
Newquay
Huntfun Newquay Treasure Hunt A great fun way to explore in your own town or when visiting somewhere new. Fun for all the family and something a bit different getting everyone out and about in the fresh air for a few hours.
St Ives Treasure Trail
St Ives
St Ives Treasure Trail Treasure Trails are fun treasure hunts which get you outside, exploring in the fresh air and having fun with your whole family, away from the television set. Great idea when on family holidays in Cornwall.
Polperro Model Village
Polperro
Polperro Model Village Seven different stories of legends and superstitions from Cornish folklore and a chance to meet Merlin the Wizard. There is also a large 00 guage railway and a model village. Great ideas if you're looking for things to do in Cornwall with children.
Ocean Bowl Tenpin Bowling Centre
Falmouth
Ocean Bowl Tenpin Bowling Centre Ten pin bowling with video games, kiddie bumpers and more.
Thanks for all the great places to go when visiting Cornwall you keep sending in.
Now the summer holidays are upon us, we're trying to find as many things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor soft playcentres, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, castles, railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, ten pin bowling alleys, steam railways and other tourist attractions.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys.
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't listed above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people on holidays and all the other children in Cornwall can enjoy the great day out as well.
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