Attractions South West covers some of the best visitor attractions available
within the county of Cornwall. The attractions within this Cornwall section are
covered by listing them with a small description, directions, web site link if
available, and interactive map link to show its location within the county.
You can use the interactive map link wherever you see the map id & compass
sign within the visitor attraction details box. This map will show the attraction's
approximate position within the county. Then if you want to know what's located
nearby all you have to do is click on another of the county's map id numbers.
Also if available the attraction's web site will be indicated by the 2visit web
link sign.
Interactive map link sign
2visit web link sign to attraction's web site
Details of some of the Tourist Information Centres in Cornwall are available
by clicking
here!
Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium uses high tech marine displays to recreate a variety of underwater habitats including the county's world famous coastline as well as vivid recreations of warmer Mediterranean waters and the tropical splendour of the Caribbean and its stunning coral reefs.
A living theatre of over 100,000 plants from different climates around the world! Some of the species are housed within two gigantic dome conservatories providing the humid and warm temperatures needed for their survival.
Family theme park with rollercoasters, rides and gardens. Also features a full size reconstruction of a Victorian village with shops and homes showing life in Victorian England.
The largest preserved mining site in the Uk - The museum tells the story of mining in cornwall. Take a guided walk through narrow 18th century tunnels and see how the process of extracting and processing tin actually took place.