The Best Escapes
guide to Cornwall

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EATING & DRINKING OUT

Rick Stein’s Fish & Chips, Padstow "World famous fish & chips cooked in dripping, really delicious! Eat in or take away and enjoy the treat!" Kathryn, Best Escapes

The Wave, St Ives Mediterranean menus using Cornish produce from St Ives suppliers

Moomaids Icecream, St Ives “Luxury ice cream made by a small family business in Cornwall, such a fantastic range of flavours you’ll find it hard to choose – I visited several times! How about White Chocolate ice cream, or Blackcurrant Cheesecake ice cream? Amazing." Kathryn, Best Escapes

Sailor’s Arms, Newquay “In the day time, this venue serves as a pub, and has an outdoor decking area high above the bay with fantastic views of the town, beach and sea!" Kathryn, Best Escapes

EATING & DRINKING IN

St Ives Farmers Market buy fresh local meat for a fantastic BBQ! - www.stivesfarmersmarket.co.uk

St Austell Produce Market every Saturday 9.30am – 3.30am

WHERE TO VISIT

The Eden Project, St Austell "An absolute must when visiting Cornwall, a magical world of plants from all over the world, there’s so much to see inside the fantastic biomes and outside in the stepped gardens aswell as a wonderful gift shop. They also have a program of music concerts with many famous names visiting." www.edenproject.com" Kathryn, Best of Suffolk

Healey’s Cornish Cyder Farm, Penhallow "A lovely day out where you can see how Cider is made, try out an amazing range of jams made on the premises, have a tractor tour of the vineyards, and buy everything you’ve seen being made in the shop! My personal favourite is the Strawberry Wine." www.thecornishcyderfarm.co.uk" Kathryn, Best of Suffolk

St Michael’s Mount

Sporting Activities

Surfing - The main sport in Cornwall is surfing, give it a try at the Reef Surf School in Newquay, or the Harlyn Surf School in Padstow!

Cycling – There are many cycle trails to explore, www.visitcornwall.com/site/things-to-do/activities/cycling-in-cornwall

The Extreme Academy at Watergate Bay offers the exciting challenge of Kite Surfing

Horse Riding - Penhalwyn Trekking Centre & School, St Ives

Retail Therapy

St Ives "St Ives has a wonderful selection of boutique shops, cafes and restaurants, and gift shops. End the day will a well earned sit on the sandy beach!" Kathryn, Best of Suffolk

Secret Cornwall

Newquay Harbour "On a nice evening, get fish &chips and make your way down to the harbour. The lights from across the bay reflect on the water, the waves roll in on the beach and seals swim into the calm water amongst the boats to see you!" Kathryn, Best of Suffolk

Carnewas & Bedruthan Steps, Wadebridge "We fell upon this magical pocket of Cornwall by accident, and ended up spending hours there walking along the cliffs, exploring the rock pools and caves on the beach, staring out over the sea and enjoying the stunning scenery!" www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-carnewasandbedruthansteps Kathryn, Best of Suffolk

The National Lobster Hatchery, Padstow "Just across the way from Rick Stein’s Fish & Chip shop is this little gem of a museum! It only takes half an hour to walk round, but is worth a visit. See the tiny baby lobsters which are no bigger than your little finger" nationallobsterhatchery.co.uk Kathryn, Best of Suffolk

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