Cornwall's Tourist Attractions

A spectacular 26 acre Cornish sub-tropical paradise garden. The garden is rated among the 80 finest gardens in the world, providing a wonderful day out for all the family. Check out their excellent website www.trebahgarden.co.uk for information about the gardens, prices and dates for the many organised events scheduled throughout the year.

The Eden Project was opened in 2001 and is one of Cornwall’s major tourist attractions. The whole complex is made up of a series of biomes on a former china clay mining site. The largest biome represents the humid tropics planted with many tropical varieties including fully grown trees around a giant water feature with the emission of mist giving the impression of a rain forest.

The smaller biome represents the warm, Mediterranean climate with plantings such as olives, grape vines and citrus fruits. The extensive surrounding grounds are landscaped with large scale designs and sculptures.

Eden is described as a project as its main aim is education by spreading the word that humanity is dependant upon the plant world so alongside the visitor attractions and plant sales are exhibitions and talks as well as ancillary study and training centres.www.edenproject.com

The 'lost' garden of the Tremayne family at Heligan was restored and marketed by Tim Smit inspired by the National Trusts restoration of gardens in the 1960s and private entrepreneurs such as Major Tony Hibbert at Trebah.

In the 18th century there was quite an extensive formal garden which was replaced by the landscape seen today. The walled garden was first to be restored replaced with a working kitchen and flower garden, followed by a large organic vegetable garden. Many of the old features of the garden were restored to recreate the atmosphere of a 19th century garden.

All the restoration work was the subject of a TV series on Channel 4 and has been widely covered in the press leading to an enthusiasm for historic gardens.

Overlooking one of Cornwall's most popular surfing beaches the aquarium hosts a stunning collection of marine life.

This working farm provides an all weather attraction with animal feeding, adventure playgrounds and rides.

A top award winning zoo with 130 species of wildlife set in lakeside gardens and innovative conservation programmes. www.newquayzoo.org.uk

Set in 35 acres and full of fun with ponies, farm animals, woodland walks and boating on the lake.

At Cornwall's Crealy you will discover the wildest rides and the biggest events, entertainment and characters plus Cornwall's biggest indoor and outdoor adventures. www.crealy.co.uk

A museum celebrating the sea with lots of boats and hands on activities.

Award winning sanctuary specialising in rare birds - especially parrots - with otters, red squirrels, red pandas, pets corner and farmyard.

Tintagel is a place of magic and myth where the legend of King Arthur was born.

An amusement park offering a great family day out with a combination of white knuckle, rides children's rides and exhibitions.