Things to do

Our accommodation is ideally placed for you to explore the Lizard peninsula and its varied coastlines. Listed below are just some of the many activities that you can find to do in the local area. It is not an exhaustive list, with a little exploring you can find much more!

Family

  • Eden Project
  • Goonhilly Downs and earth satellite centre
  • Flambards Theme park (Helston - rides, museum, Victorian village)
  • Poldark Mine (Helston - walk deep underground into an old tin mine)
  • Paradise Park (Hayle)
  • Seal Sanctuary (Gweek)
  • Botallack engine house (Steam fired in the summer months)
  • Lands End museum / attractions
  • St. Michael's Mount (Marazion)

Sports

  • Surfing
  • Swimming
  • Windsurfing
  • 18 hole golf courses (Praa Sands, etc)
  • Pitch and Putt (Hayle)
  • Horse riding (Mullion)
  • Coastal and countryside walks
  • Fly fishing and sea fishing

Enjoying the area

  • Idyllic coves such as Lamorna, Porthcurno, Sennen
  • The Minack outdoor theatre (A working outdoor theatre carved into the cliff face at Porthcurno)
  • Kynance cove (National Trust - rare wildlife, cliff arches, caves and stacks, interlinked beaches)
  • Mullion Cove
  • The Lizard (possibly the true end of England being its most Southerly point)
  • Picturesque towns such as Penzance, St Ives, Falmouth
  • Country pubs
  • Air and boat trips to the Isles of Scilly
  • Scenic flights (Lands End Airport, Nr. St Just)
  • Lands End peninsula

Heritage

  • National Trust properties
  • English Heritage properties
  • Fogous - mysterious underground passages (Trelowarren Country Estate, Mawgan)
  • Stone circles
  • Iron age villages
  • Men an Tol circular stone
  • Pre-historic tombs
  • Logan's Rock Standing Stone
  • St Michaels Mount (Marazion - island and historic building)
  • Gardens (e.g., Trevarno, Helston)

If all that leaves you feeling exhausted then how about just relaxing and soaking up the friendly and peaceful atmosphere that is uniquely Cornish!