Family Fun Activities Around the Rest of the South West
World Famous tourist attractions cover the Westcountry from Lands End to the historic Roman City of Bath. Visit historic sites associated with King Arthur, head into the futuristic Eden project and explore the rocky coves and world class surf of North Cornwall. Wherever you go in the southwest, there is always so much to see and do.
Jamaica Inn Museums Potter
Launceston Cornwall
Potters Museum of Curiosity and Daphne Du Maurier's Smugglers at Jamaica Inn
- Two fascinating museums containing curiosities from around the world and the
history of smuggling
Tamar Otter Sanctuary
Launceston Cornwall
The Tamar Otter Sanctuary is the only place in the West Country breeding the
British otter regularly in captivity and re-introducing young otters into the
wild wherever suitable habitat remains.
Tintagel
Castle
Tintagel Cornwall
Tintagel Castle - Legendary Birthplace of King Arthur Castel Dyntagell -
pictured right
Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Somerset
Magnificent Abbey ruins; traditionally the first Christian sanctuary in Britain
and legendary burial place of King Arthur.
Eden
Project
St Austell Cornwall
Eden Project is based in Cornwall. An exhausted thirty-four acre china clay
pit has been dramatically transformed into a spectacular global garden, a living
theatre demonstrating the relationship between plants and people. Featured in
James Bond "Die Another Day." - pictured left
The Wildlife Park at Cricket St Thomas
Chard Somerset
A Great Day Out, the wildlife experience of Lemur Wood, the safari train, feeding
times, play areas and much more!
Forde Abbey And Gardens
Chard Somerset
30 acres of award winning gardens including herbaceous borders, magnificent
trees and shrubs, lakes and a collection of asiatic primulas and meconopsis
in the bog garden.
Combe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park
Ilfracombe Devon
The Land that Time Forgot. A Sub Tropical Paradise with 100's of Birds & Animals
and Animatronic Dinosaurs, So Real They're ALIVE!
West Somerset Railway
Minehead Somerset
Britains longest running railway running steam hauled trains over 20 miles through
the stunning scenery of the Quantock Hills and along the coast from Minehead,
passing 7 beautifully preserved wayside stations to Bishops Lydeard near Taunton.
Hartland Abbey
Bideford Devon
More than just an historic house - fascinating ancestral home with beautiful
reawakening gardens and woodland walk leading to a romantic Atlantic cove.
Clovelly Village
Bideford Devon
Picturesque fishing village built on 400ft cliff with cobbled street leading
to 14th century harbour
The Milky Way Adventure Park
Bideford Devon
The appeal of the Milky Way lies in a combination of top quality shows and great
attractions designed for the whole family in extensive all weather facilities,
making for a great day out - whatever the weather.
Dartington Crystal Factory Experience
Great Torrington North Devon
See how the famous Dartington Crystal is created, watch craftsman blowing and
shaping beautiful crystal. Visit our factory shop for the largest collection
of Dartington Crystal at unbeatable prices.
Flambards Village
Helston Cornwall
Life-size Victorian village with over 50 shops, dwellings, traders, carriages
and fashions. 'Britain in the Blitz' life-size wartime street, with the atmosphere
of air-raids and blackout. Unbeatable thrill therapy on our rides.
Lost Gardens Of Heligan
St Austell Cornwall
Gardeners' World "The Nation's Favourite Garden" 2002. The world famous
garden restoration is now complemented by a new pioneering wildlife conservation
project, centred out in Heligan's Wider Estate.
Roman Bath Spa
Bath
Roman Bath Spa - Britains original and only natural thermal Spa located in the
heart of the historic city of Bath.
Lands End
Penzance Cornwall
Where England gives way to the Atlantic.