Cornwall places of interest and attractions

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	Places of Interest- Cornwall & The Scilly Isles

Cotehele / The Tamar Valley Donkey Park

Cotehele St Dominick nr Saltash Cornwall PL12 6TA Telephone: 01579 351346	A Tudor house with superb collections of textiles, armour and furniture, set in extensive grounds. Riverside gardens with great seasonal variety. Take a boat trip on the River Tamar from Cotehele Quay. Located 1 mile west of Calstock on the banks of the Tamar River. A National Trust property. (Photo © NTPL / George Wright).




Bedford Hotel	.. in the historic market town of Tavistock, gateway to Dartmoor, the hotel is “a true taste of old fashioned hospitality at its very best” (Daily Telegraph).	...an excellent base from which to explore Dartmoor National Park and the wealth of National Trust houses.
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Browns Tavistock	.. on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in this 17th century coaching inn, refashioned into an award-winning townhouse hotel, brasserie and wine bar.	...located in the centre of Tavistock
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Old Coach House Hotel	.. in this lovely 19th century coach house set on the edge of Dartmoor, close to historic Tavistock and the Tamar Valley. The valley is of outstanding natural beauty, yet only 15 miles from Plymouth.	... built on a site, which was originally an Anglo Saxon settlement in 850 AD.



The Tamar Valley Donkey Park St Ann’s Chapel Gunnislake PL18 9HW	Just south of A390 Callington to Tavistock road at St Ann’s Chapel. Donkey rides and cart rides, meet the animals including rabbits, ducks, goats and calves, adventure and toddlers playground and nature trails. Café and shop.	Tel: 01822 834072

Antony

Antony Torpoint Cornwall PL11 2QA Telephone: 01752 812191	Superb early 18th-century mansion set in parkland and fine gardens Home of the Carew Pole family for 600 years. Landscaped by renowned Georgian garden designer, Humphrey Repton. Lots of walks in the surrounding woods. Visit the National Collection of day lilies. A National Trust property. (Photo© NTPL / Stephen Robson).


China Fleet Country Club	.. at this leading golf and leisure club, set in 180 acres of beautiful Cornish countryside, just over the Tamar Bridge.	.. the spacious apartments are equipped with free broadband, satellite TV and tea and coffee-making facilities.
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Grosvenor Hotel	.. in a traditional Victorian hotel situated on the Plymouth Hoe, just a short stroll from the stunning Plymouth Sound and the bustling city centre.	... a beautifully located 28-bedroom hotel.

Tintagel Castle

Tintagel Castle Tintagel Cornwall PL34 0HE Tel: 01840 770328	Set on a wild, windswept Atlantic headland, Tintagel Castle is famous for its association with the legend of King Arthur, who was said to be born on Tintagel Island where the remains of the 13th century Castle stand today. With its spectacular location on one of England's most dramatic coastlines, it is an awe-inspiring place to visit.


Elements	.. with fantastic coastal and countryside views, the hotel is set in beautiful grounds on the cliffs between Bude and Widemouth Bay.	in refurbished accommodation with superb rooms, excellent facilities and an all-day menu.

Carnglaze Caverns & The Rum Store / Porfell Wildlife Park & Sanctuary

Carnglaze Caverns & The Rum Store St Neot Liskeard Cornwall. PL14 6HQ	Carnglaze consists of three underground caverns set in 6.5 acres of wooded hillside of the Loveny valley at St. Neot, near Liskeard. You will be taken on a guided tour, which will last for about 45 minutes, through the three caverns of cathedral proportions, hand created by local slate miners. Within the complex is the famous subterranean lake with it crystal clear blue/green water. During the tour you will go about 150m into the hillside and 60m below ground.	Tel: 01579 320251



The Snooty Fox Country Hotel & Restaurant	.. at the Snooty Fox Country Hotel, located close to the picturesque fishing village of Looe.	...Polperro, Fowey, Kingsand and Cawsand are all within a short drive.
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Lostwithiel Hotel Golf & Country Club	.. situated close to the ancient town of Lostwithiel, spacious and individually designed bedrooms have been created from old Cornish barns with their mellowed stone and beamed ceilings set around an attractive courtyard.	....offering outstanding comfort and service.



Porfell Wildlife Park & Sanctuary Trecangate nr. Lanreath Liskeard Cornwall PL14 4RE	Located 0.5 mile west of B3359 between Liskeard and Looe. Family attraction where you can meet zebra, tamarins, lemurs, ocelots, raccoons, capybara and many more exotic and domesticated animals.	Tel: 01503 220211

St Michael's Mount / Penlee House Gallery and Museum

St Michael's Mount Marazion nr Penzance TR17 0EF Tel: 01736 710507	This iconic island rises gracefully to the church and castle at its summit. Accessible on foot at low tide across a causeway, at other times it is reached by a short evocative boat trip. The oldest surviving buildings date from the 12th century, when a Benedictine priory was founded here. Following the English Civil War, the island was acquired by the St Aubyn family, who still live in the castle.



Warwick House	.. .. overlooking Mounts Bay in this elegant Regency period guest house, in one of the premier locations in Penzance.	.. historic Chapel Street with its quaint pubs and excellent restaurants is just behind Warwick House.
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Camilla House Hotel	.. in award winning Guest House accommodation with excellent quality of service for visitors.	.. providing an ideal base for exploring West Cornwall



Penlee House Gallery and Museum Morrab Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 4HE tel: 01736 363625.	Penlee House Gallery & Museum is an elegant gallery set within a Victorian house and park. Changing exhibitions mainly feature famous 'Newlyn School' and Lamorna Group artists (1880-1930). www.penleehouse.org.uk

Model Village and Land of Legend / The Monkey Sanctuary Trust

Model Village and Land of Legend The Old Forge Mill Hill Polperro LOOE Cornwall PL13 2RP	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.	Telephone: 01503 272378



Fieldhead Hotel & Horizons Restaurant	.. in a traditional, warm and friendly country house style hotel offering a very high standard of comfort with unrivalled sea views from virtually every room across Looe Bay.	.....situated in West Looe, only a fifteen minute walk along the waterside to the centre of town
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Great Trethew Manor	.. at Great Trethew Manor set in 30 acres of gardens and woodlands, where a warm welcome and relaxing stay awaits.	.. located just off the A38, about 3 miles southeast of Liskeard.
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The Snooty Fox Country Hotel & Restaurant	.. at the Snooty Fox Country Hotel, located close to the picturesque fishing village of Looe.	...Polperro, Fowey, Kingsand and Cawsand are all within a short drive.



The Monkey Sanctuary Trust The Monkey Sanctuary, St Martins, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1NZ	The resident woolly monkeys have all been born at the Monkey Sanctuary in Looe and are the descendents of pets rescued in the sixties and seventies. A non-breeding programme was implemented in 2000, when it became apparent that the woollies could not be returned to the wild.	www.monkeysanctuary.org

Lanhydrock /Restormel Castle

Lanhydrock Bodmin Cornwall PL30 5AD Tel: 01208 265950	A magnificent late Victorian country house with extensive servants' quarters, gardens and wooded estate, a stunning 17th-century gatehouse and long gallery. A fabulous collection of spring-flowering magnolias and bluebell woods, an adventure playground, with wobbly bridge, scramble nets and animal sculptures. A National Trust property where charges apply. (Photo © NTPL / Rupert Truman)



Lanhydrock Hotel & Golf Club	.. in this family owned and managed hotel, situated near the main A30 trunk road, running through the centre of Cornwall.	.. closeby are the Eden Project and the National Trust Lanhydrock House.
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Westberry Hotel	.. a 2-star property blending a host of impressive facilities with a welcoming ambience.	.. the hotel is located in the centre of Bodmin.
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Lostwithiel Hotel Golf & Country Club	..in the Lostwithiel Hotel Golf & Country Club offering outstanding comfort and service, idyllically set amongst 150 acres of rolling wooded hills overlooking the beautiful and tranquil valley of the River Fowey.	....easily located just off the A390 to St Austell.



Restormel Castle Castleton Lostwithiel PL22 0HN Tel: 01208 872687	Located 1.5 miles north of Lostwithiel, off A390, the great 13th-century circular shell-keep of Restormel still encloses the principal rooms of the castle in good condition. It stands on an earlier Norman mound surrounded by a deep dry ditch, beside the River Fowey, commanding fantastic views and is a favourite picnic spot.

Poldark Mine / Flambards Victorian Village and Gardens

Poldark Mine Wendron Helston Cornwall, UK TR13 OES	A guided underground mine tour all weather attraction with indoor/outdoor museum. Poldark is the scene of activity with craft workshops run by local crafts people including jewellers, candle makers, chandelier repairers, pottery makers and wood turners. Poldark is by far Cornwall's most popular mining heritage site.	Tel: 01326 573173 www.poldark-mine.co.uk



Polurrian Hotel	.. nestling amid 12 acres of rolling countryside in Helston, this private-owned hotel boasts comfortable accommodation and welcoming communal areas	.. with spectacular views over Polurrian Beach, located about 6 miles south of Helston in Mullion Cove.



Flambards Victorian Village and Gardens Culdrose Manor Helston, Cornwall TR1 0QA	Flambards is more than just a Theme Park, it also houses a life-sized recreation of a Victorian village of streets, alleyways, shops and homes and Britain in the Blitz indoor tourist attractions.	www.flambards-experience.com Tel: 01326 573404

Tate Gallery St. Ives

Tate Gallery St. Ives Porthmeor Beach St. Ives TR26 1TG Tel: 01736 796226	St Ives has been an artists’ colony since 1928. By 1939 many of the leading British artists of the time, including Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo and Barbara Hepworth had settled permanently here. The opening of the Tate Gallery, St Ives in 1993 has allowed some of the best work of these and the later St Ives artists to be brought together in one building.


Carbis Bay Hotel	..in this family-run hotel occupying a dramatic waterfront location, with direct access to its own Blue Flag accredited beach, with elegant, marble hallways and flooring leading through to a magnificent conservatory, terrace gardens and decking area.	.. providing a high standard of service complemented by courteous and friendly staff, and attention to detail.
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Chy-An-Albany Hotel	.. in this award-winning hotel offering a host of modern comforts and stunning sea view rooms overlooking St. Ives Bay.	.....just a short walk from the train station at the bottom of the hill (approximately 3 minutes).

Isles of Scilly Museum

Isles of Scilly Museum Church Street St. Mary's Isles of Scilly	Following the severe gales in the winter of 1962, Nornour (Eastern Isles) yielded up some remarkable Romano-British finds, causing some St Mary's residents to establish a local museum. Initially the only viable option was a temporary display in the Wesleyan Chapel during the summer months. After much fundraising and thanks to huge volunteer enthusiasm, the present Museum was built. It opened to the public on July 15th 1967 and received a visit from H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on August 8th 1967.	tel: 01720 422337



Tarbert Hotel, Penzance	Stay in a character 18th Century Georgian Hotel situated in the heart of Penzance, with digital televisions, wireless internet, en-suite bathrooms with power showers and, of course, very comfortable beds.	.. an ideal stopover point for the Isles of Scilly and only a few minutes away from the Heliport and Ferry.
	(The Isles of Scilly are located off the coast of Cornwall. They can be accessed from the port of Penzance with frequent ferry services or from Penzance Heliport lying to the northeast of the harbour along the A30 coastal road, offering 20 minute flights to the islands.)



Isles of Scilly Underwater Centre St Mary's Isles of Scilly TR210JZ	Explore the many wrecks in the unpolluted waters including "Association" (1707).	Tel: 01720 422595


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