Good kids play centre. Has a small cafe providing both drinks and tasty snacks, a soft play area…read moreand activities for under 4's plus a large assault course and activities for the over 4's (and keen parents ;o) ). There is a few video games, mini bowling and trampolines which are great fun! A good number of leather sofas and chairs around the area where you can sip on your drink. Great for a wet day activity if visiting the area.

My wife and I had taken up raze the roofs opportunity with their £1 morning toddler offer. The…read morecentre is clean and tidy and would appear to be freshly refurbished especially in the toilet area. Mr soapy hand soap which made washing hands fun for the kids, also a nice feature are paper towels handy for extra messes and got hands drier quicker than a noisy hand drier and can scare the children. We ordered coffee and bacon sandwich from the breakfast menu, which is also a new feature as well. The staff are happy and helpful and appear to enjoy the job as they also helped our son with arts and craft activity and added the picture to the art tree on the wall. We have now booked a birthday party too and will report back with our findings.

I've started a Gold Membership at Carn Brea Leisure Centre (Community Centre) months ago in Idea of…read moredoing exercises and have my youngest son learn to swim. The gold membership allows you as an adult to bring one of your underaged children to swim for free but people at the reception seem to forget that and often asked me to pay for my child. When trying to book classes at reception, Amanda always told me there are not spaces available, but when I was to the Gym office, Caroline and Steve found online a lot of available spaces. Today I decided to go to the Gym: running and rowing. I swiped the card and screen sent me back to reception office. Sandy who is the Manager of the reception told me I need to pay £3.00 for a missed booking which I previously have cancelled on Wednesday with Amanda because of the Ciaran storm. Amanda didn't register my cancelation. Sandy remembered I called and she cancelled it. After the 'adventure' I'm still trying to go down to the gym, but Sandy is asking me if I did any booking for it and she advised me to go on the online website in the reception to book a gym session. I've tried but it wouldn't work and Sandy offered to do this session booking on her computer. When I got down to the gym I asked Caroline the gym Manager if I need a booking for the Gym. Caroline said I don't need one. Every single time I went to this Community Centre they made me feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome. This place is advertising as a Community place but it doesn't show any sympathy or kindness. There is untrained and rude staff. Never forget: This Centre is maintained by the Community. We all pay for services to keep this place going. Nobody deserves such an appalling treatment.

Carn Brea leisure centre is situated opposite Tesco Extra in Pool. There is a large main swimming…read morepool with a flume which goes into this pool as well. The changing room facilities are slightly dated and but they seem to be clean and well maintained. There is a large Sports hall with in the centre. There is also a athletics track which is well maintained and I have used regularly while competing in athletics events. There is a cafe and bar which looks down on the pool and sportshall which is reasonably priced, in addition to vending machines near the front entrance.

We visited Buccaneer Bay (previously called Tunnels Through Time) whilst staying with family. We…read moretook a 4 year old boy and a 5 year old girl, both of whom thoroughly enjoyed it. You can either wander through on your own, or as we did, be led by Calico Jack the pirate guide! He was actually excellent, telling the stories of Cornwalls past in a way that engaged both the adults and kids, cracking jokes and being generally piratey! There is s slightly scarier section but with adults present it still wasn't too scary for the little ones, and adds a good entertainment portion to the stories that precede it. The sets and scenes were pretty good, and it was fairly atmospheric for what it was. It's not very big inside, but just big enough that the kids won't get bored. If they find the letters to make up the word of the day along the way they get to have a sweet 'treasure' at the end too, something else to keep them involved. Some of the free local guide leaflets have money off vouchers too that make a good dent on the entry price. When we visited (April 2010) they only accepted cash or cheques too. There's a pay car park just over the road that gives quick access to one of Newquay's beaches too if you want something else to do afterwards. If you go not expecting a day-long adventure but the interesting and entertaining diversion that it is, you won't be disappointed. One final point, the staff there were lovely, very helpful and friendly. I'd go back again.

What an absolutely brilliant bit of fun!! Sort of Madame Tussauds does pirates!! Cap'n Calico led…read moreus through, telling the stories of Cornwall's history..mainly of plague, death, pilfering and rum...you know how pirates are...he was excellent!! I think every home should have their own Cap'n Calico!! Our daughter, aged 6, was mesmerised and couldn't stop giggling after swearing the pirate's code and saying 'parle' like she was starring in the Pirate's of the Carribean films!! My two year old was a little weary of the 'scary man with a dirty face' but soon came around looking at the exhibitions and was totally thrilled at steering the Cap'n's wheel...I had to peel his fingers off it!! I cannot express how lovely the staff/owners were, taking time to chat to the children both before and after we went through, and they seemed genuinely passionate about both the attraction and pirates. The gift shop was great, although not massive, it catered for all ages and was very reasonably priced...my daughter was thrilled to have a 'gold' necklace with a Cornish Knocker pendant on it!! (less than £2!!). I don't think it would be suitable for disabled access as we did go up...and back down..stairs a few times - probably best to contact them before making a visit. The exit weirdly came out of the side of the building so we had to go back in the front door to use the toilets & gift shop etc. No hardship for us, but it was down another flight of steps, elderly people may struggle a little. I honestly must say it was a highlight of our week in Cornwall...and we visit several times a year, but would not hesitate on returning to Buccaneer Bay many times. Do take a look at their till...it wasn't working when we were there, but it was a work of art!! Well done Buccaneer Bay - simply brilliant!!!!

I am now 79 years old and it has been 6 years since I last went swimming, my daughter introduced…read moreme to this swimming pool when I went with her and my great grand children on their Sunday swimming excursion. When we came out of the pool we had a roast Sunday dinner in the pool restaurant / cafe, the staff were very cheerful, pleasant and helpful. The pool facilities are really good with changing cubicles next to the pool and security lockers for your belongings whilst you are in the pool. Plenty of parking room along side. I have not been in the gym, although I intend to do so, all in all a very pleasant experience. The water in the pool is excellent warm an very soft.

This is a very friendly sports center. The swimming pool has a small slide that young children can…read morego down and the deep and shallow end are indicated by going under a small bridge. The changing rooms are on the poolside and therefore it is still warm after you get out and get changed. There are also a couple of family changing rooms if you have small children with you. There is also a small jacuzzi type pool for adults only but I have never seen anyone in it. There are a range of classess for adults and children available and a gymnasium. Childrens swimming lessons take over the pool one evening a week but it is one of the nicest pools Ive been to and definately very child friendly. There is also a small cafe but this is very basic.

Fantastic place to take the kids on a day out…read more Lots of animals for them to look at and pet, Mini tractors to ride on, Adventure playgrounds outside, Farm animals & bottle feeding, lakes and woods, a milking parlour where they can watch the milking process, but the main attraction for my kids has always been their indoor play area The Bull Pen. With ball pools, slides, demon drop soft play area plus a good cafe it makes a great day out for our family. You can relax with a cuppa knowing that they are safely playing. Basically a fun day out no matter what the weather, if its raining when you get there you can do the Bull Pen til it stops if its ot raining its a great place to walk around in the sun and all kids love petting the animals :) x

A brilliant day out. There is so much to do here, from feeding the lambs, feeding the goats,…read morewatching the cows be milked. There are displays of old tractors, a nice farmland walk-although its quite steep when returning! Endless amounts of kids playground facilities. There is a huge indoor bull pen which is jam packed with soft play equipment. The best thing about this is that the adults can acommpany the children around the soft play and slides. The food prices are reasonable as is the admission fee for the park itself. Ample car parking and a nice selection of goods in the giftshop-which is reasonably priced too. A really good day out for everyone

Good new ride, some parts are left out or run down but very fun. Great!!!!!!!!! :)read more

Its a good theme park which has come a long way since its early days,fun for all the family great…read morefor kids. For those looking for a good Cornish experience i feel you would be somewhat wanting more than it has to offer. Its a good theme park with all the trimmings but for me(i am local and lived here for years) Its not what id recommend for those who want the 'cornish experience'

absolutely amazing on the 2p machines i got 5070 tickets over 4 days and the golden eggs have keys…read morein for the win an egg 2p machines

An excellent facility located next to the local High School that has a twenty-five meter swimming…read morepool and gym stocked with the latest cardio vascular equipment, weight machines and free weights. The facilities are open from early in the morning for the early birds right through to late evening and offer a variety of fitness classes for all genders and ages. Prices are very reasonable for those that are not members of the club, which has had a recent face uplift and delivery of new gym equipment. It is worth checking the pool timetable during school term time as the local school do use the facility on occasion. The pool is one of the warmest in the local area!!