Sign up for the ultimate underwater safari and meet everything from tropical sharks to enchanting seahorses at The Blue Reef Aquarium. Shoot the water cannon, wrestle the crocodile and shoot the flumes at Newquay Waterworld. Or ride the three miniature railways and three miles of track on the Lappa Valley Steam Railway.
Head to Newquay Zoo to meet plenty of rare, impressive and endangered animals, including red pandas, marmosets and lions. Enjoy keeper talks and feed the penguins and meerkats. And take a pirate tour at Buccaneer Bay, but note the Sunken Village of the Damned could result in sleepless nights for some.
Paint your own pots at Pot-Tea Training and take home a memento of your time in Newquay. Play swashbuckling adventure golf at Pirate’s Quest, among the mystical caves and murky streets of 18th-century Cornwall. Or tackle the dive towers, timed obstacle course and foam pits at Newquay Trampoline and Play Park.
Try segway tours, archery and zorb games at Stay Active Adventures. Walk the nature trails, meet fuzzy and friendly farm animals, ride the ponies and tractors, milk the cows and bottle-feed the babies at Dairyland Farm World. Or pack your beach gear for great days out at Mawgan Porth, Watergate Bay, Carnewas and Crantock.
Active lifestyle? You’ll be right at home in Cornwall. Kick things off at Green Leisure, where activities include clay-pigeon shooting, archery, falconry, mountain biking, orienteering, canoeing, 4×4 off-road driving, and survival courses. Keep the adventure coming at Vertical Descents, with kite-buggying, quad-biking and coasteering.
Learn to surf at the Dolphin Surf School or Ocean Crest Extreme Sports, where kayaking, surf rafting, paddleboarding and jet skis are all on offer, or try hand-planing and traction-kiting at Extreme Academy. Take a jet-ski safari with Cornwall Waverunner. Or relax on a more-sedate fishing trip with Newquay Sea Safaris.
Learn to dive the deep with Newquay Scuba Diving. Get a bird’s-eye view of the countryside and coast with Aerosaurus hot-air balloon flights. Hack along the beach or coast with Newquay’s Trenance Stables. Or enjoy shark, reef or wreck fishing with Atlantis’ Newquay fishing trips.
Play one of Cornwall’s finest links courses at Newquay Golf Club. Enjoy over 60 tastings at Healey’s, home to Rattler Cornish Cloudy Cyder, traditional Cornish cream teas and England’s oldest whisky. Get into town for all manner of nightlife or just stay home for massages, manicures and pedicures from Glo Pamper.
