A lot of birds to look at with a well signposted recommended tour so you get to see them all. The…read moreflying shows are great and feeding the lorikeets is fun. Make sure you find one of their many vouchers before you turn up to make the rather high admission more palatable.

Paradise Park is great for bird lovers and also just for having a wander around with the kids as…read morewell! They even have penguins to amuse the younger ones and adults alike! They have some lovely indoor and outdoor play areas for kids including my kids favourite the ball pool. There is also a nice cafe, lots of room for having picnics in nice weather, and the kids get the chance to feel ponies, goats, sheep, rabbits and lots of other animals! There's loads of nice walks including woodland ones and basically just a whole lot of fun to be had! A great day out :)

This may not be a huge aquarium but it is lovely and does still take a while to work your way…read morearound. We took our son a while ago and he was totally transfixed by the fish, and we thoroughly enjoyed it as well. I was particularly taken with the sea horse and could have stood and watched them for ages. It does seem a bit expensive, but then a place like that must take some running. There was a cafe and shop with a wide range of gifts from pocket money to quite a bit more money. Definitely worth a look in with or without kids if you like fish, and the setting right next to the beach is beautiful too.

A good aquarium in Newquay with lots of facts to read and lots of interesting sea creatures to look…read moreat including sharks! They have a great gift shop with lots to choose from and a good cafe. The staff all around the aquarium are very friendly and helpful and give talks to people on the creatures and will answer any questions you have. The only downside I found was we got around a bit too quickly as with small children they didn't want to hear many of the details they just wanted to look at things, so perhaps best for older children I'd say if you want to make a day of it, as with small children you could be in and out in an hour which makes it expensive. x

O M G The Kynance Cove scenery is breathtaking...YOU HAVE TO GO.. See my photographs so you can see…read morewhy. Listed below information about this place. Located on the west side of the Lizard and probably the most photographed and painted location in Cornwall, the contrast between the cove's white sand beach and the dark red and green serpentine rock produces a breathtaking sight. There's a steep 15 minute walk down to the cove from the car park at the top of the cliff. At low tide you can explore the towering rocks stacks and the caves with names such as The Parlour and The Drawing Room. Located just above the beach is an eco-friendly café selling Cornish pasties, fresh sandwiches, baguettes, homemade cakes and cream teas along with beach goods. From Kynance there is a fantastic 2 mile scenic walk around the coast to Lizard Point, mainland UK's most southerly point. Kynance Cove is owned and looked after by the National Trust and is able to care and conserve areas like this thanks to their members, volunteers and donors.

Last year we just dropped by on the coastal walk but this year spent the day on the beach and…read morehere's what we thought! Firstly there is a car park on top of the cliff that is NT & costs £4.50 if you are not a member. It's a short but steep walk down to the cove, an alternative is available which is longer & is the service track to the cafe. Once down to the beach there is a boulder field to negotiate before you reach the sand which can be absent when the tide is in so the cove is very tide dependant. However when it's out it's a fab place to spend the day, 2 small bays separated by a sand ridge punctuated by large rocks. There are a couple of sea caves to explore. Very popular so get there early to bag your spot when the tide goes out. worth a visit if on the lizard & tides are on your side.

A relatively new complex, it houses swimming (including infants pool and bubble pool), health club…read more(weights, rowing machines, jogging machines and so on), indoor football/basketball court, showers and changing room, everything that you would normally expect in a new leisure centre. It has a small cafe with windows looking onto the poolside. However, with the staff being teenagers, it is not very nice. The tables are left uncleaned, full of spills and crumbs, with little effort to clear up. The staff appear busy talking to their mates who turn up for a coffee that presumably lasts all afternoon. However, apart from that, the rest of the centre and facilities are very good.

This isn't a bad little zoo. Houses and works with the main animals you would expect in a zoo…read more Maybe one or two more different species would be nice but for what it is it's not too badly priced for what it is. To pass a few hours this is a nice thing to do in the heart of Cornwall.

We live nearby to twycross but much prefer this zoo. It's inexpensive and a far nicer place to walk…read morearound. Twycross has a huge amount of monkeys but they are mostly in little cages - at Newquay they've got their monkeys on a little open air island in a pond. There is no cage at all and they are contained by the water. It's this kind of feeling you get all round the zoo where they've obviously thought about the happiness of the animals as well as the paying public. You get very close to the animals, have Chipmunks crossing over your head in tubes. There are also play areas and places to have picnics. When we went I could have my hand stamped and nip back to the car to get my picnic stuff. They also have animal visits where they take smaller animals and reptiles round to schools and holiday parks. A really great place with caring staff.

Ben's playworld is great for kidsI would say kids under about 12 though. There is loads for them to…read morego on from ball pools, to demon drop slide and a whole lot more. Ben's also do fantastic kids parties where they provide all the food and party bags etc and all the kids seem to love it, mine definitely do and never want to leave! However I have given it less stars than I would have if it was all good, the downside to Ben's Playworld is whilst th kids are playing it seems a great idea to sit in the cafe sectionhowever wheras the kids party food is good the price and quality of food sold there otherwise is disappointing. But the thing that lost it 2 stars complately is the staff that run the cafe section.blatantly rude is a word I'd use, I may just have been in there on 2 particularilly bad days for them, but they grunted replies, didn't bother to tell me where any of the sauces etc were and basically just didn't seemt o want to be there or to help in anyway. The staff members who go into the kids party rooms to arrange things are different they are ultra happy and helpful.needless to say you can see why the others are hidden behind the catering counter!! So yes Ben's is worth it for your kids to have a lot of fun, but I rarely bother to even buy a coffee there!x

It's a reasonable day out at Ben's Play World. We went one…read moreearly evening on our way back from a shopping trip to St Austell. It's easy to find, just follow the brown signs. There is ample parking. It's probably a better place for under 10s really. It's very safe - kids cannot run out the doors or anything so you can relax in the cafe type area and leave them to explore. The place, when we went a couple of years ago, needed a little bit of a cash injection but they were doing the best with what they've got to keep the tourist trade coming in. It's about a fiver for the kids in peak season and you have to pay a little bit for adults aswell which is not good, altough the car park was free so I suppose it evens out. They have alot crammed in there for the kids amusements and the kids would be in there and happy all day as long as you adults take enough reading material. Recommended for a rainy day or for a treat after dragging the kids round the Eden Project down the road.

The Penzance Astro Park is a widely used relatively new premises in the area. Adjoining the Astro…read moreTurf playing field, and housing the changing room, showers and meeting rooms in it's basement, the bar area itself is a single room, very open plan affair. The ceiling is essentially the roof, very high up! The bar prices are about the same as normal pubs. Limited food is available, but they do things like Sunday roasts. Most of what they do is advertised on a blackboard near the main road by the fire station (the Astro Park is located immediately behind the fire station). Weekends sees its busiest time, as it is home to the Penzance Hockey teams, as well as servicing local football clubs Madron FC and Newlyn Non Athletico FC.

Featuring an 18 hole, par 67, parkland course situated beside the Royal Cornwall Hospital and…read moreoffering views across the city, including the cathedral, from some holes. It is a fairly undulating course and provides some interesting challenges for players of all abilities. The ninth green is on the flight path of the occasional air-sea rescue helicopter which can be a little noisy but otherwise it is very peaceful considering its close proximity to the city. It features a well appointed clubhouse with the bar and restaurant on the first floor offering extensive views across the course.