Sophie's Guidebook
Food scene
The village is brilliant for pubs and restaurants, you can’t really go wrong eating here!
Our favourites (check opening days and times):
🍳 Breakfast/ Brunch - Genki, Greenroom Cafe, St Agnes Hotel
🍺 Pubs/ Restaurants- Peterville, St Agnes Hotel, Taphouse, Driftwood
🧁Coffee and cake- Sorting Office, Breakers, St Agnes Bakery, Wheal Coates cafe
🥟PASTIES- the bakery at the top of the village sells Etheringtons which are our favourites!
Check out the visit St Agnes website for more info and a fab map
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St Agnes
The village is brilliant for pubs and restaurants, you can’t really go wrong eating here!
Our favourites (check opening days and times):
🍳 Breakfast/ Brunch - Genki, Greenroom Cafe, St Agnes Hotel
🍺 Pubs/ Restaurants- Peterville, St Agnes Hotel, Taphouse, Driftwood
🧁Coffee and cake- Sorting Office, Breakers, St Agnes Bakery, Wheal Coates cafe
🥟PASTIES- the bakery at the top of the village sells Etheringtons which are our favourites!
Check out the visit St Agnes website for more info and a fab map
Lovely little town with gift shops, cafes and pubs and several beaches. Is VERY popular though so can be busy in holidays and at weekends. Try Porthminster beach cafe
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St Ives
Lovely little town with gift shops, cafes and pubs and several beaches. Is VERY popular though so can be busy in holidays and at weekends. Try Porthminster beach cafe
A South coast town with loads of places to eat and drink, some good independent shops as well as some high street chains and a few small beaches.
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Falmouth
A South coast town with loads of places to eat and drink, some good independent shops as well as some high street chains and a few small beaches.
Check out the Hidden Hut for lunch and a coast path walk to burn it off!
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Portscatho Beach
Check out the Hidden Hut for lunch and a coast path walk to burn it off!
Look up Greg + Lous fish and chips. Our favourite in the area!
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Redruth
Look up Greg + Lous fish and chips. Our favourite in the area!
Etheringtons farm shop do some of the best pasties!
Also on the Coast to Coast bike trail which we love doing
Scorrier
Etheringtons farm shop do some of the best pasties!
Also on the Coast to Coast bike trail which we love doing
Lots of fab places to eat here and get some shopping.
Also check out the cathedral.
Boscawen Park is a favourite with the kids in Malpas (short drive from the centre or walkable) and a walk around the duck pond. There are a couple of nice pubs and 2 cafes.
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Truro
Lots of fab places to eat here and get some shopping.
Also check out the cathedral.
Boscawen Park is a favourite with the kids in Malpas (short drive from the centre or walkable) and a walk around the duck pond. There are a couple of nice pubs and 2 cafes.
Sightseeing
Beautiful beach and walk from The Lizard!
Check out Ann’s pasties in The Lizard village too.
Kynance has a National Trust car park but can be very busy on a nice day, especially in school hols and weekends. Make sure you check the tides and go when it’s low to enjoy it fully
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Kynance Cove
Beautiful beach and walk from The Lizard!
Check out Ann’s pasties in The Lizard village too.
Kynance has a National Trust car park but can be very busy on a nice day, especially in school hols and weekends. Make sure you check the tides and go when it’s low to enjoy it fully
Wonderful big beach with a couple of places to eat.
Great walks to Porth Joke (a ‘secret’ beach with limited parking so always a nice quiet one), or the other way along the Gannel estuary
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Crantock
Wonderful big beach with a couple of places to eat.
Great walks to Porth Joke (a ‘secret’ beach with limited parking so always a nice quiet one), or the other way along the Gannel estuary
The closest big beach to St Agnes. Very long walks along the beach at low tide.
There’s a pub which sits right on the beach called the Watering Hole which is a great sunset spot.
There’s a natural rock pool built into the sea side of the large rock on the beach, kids love it.
Brilliant beach for learning to surf with hire from Piran surf.
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Playa de Perranporth
The closest big beach to St Agnes. Very long walks along the beach at low tide.
There’s a pub which sits right on the beach called the Watering Hole which is a great sunset spot.
There’s a natural rock pool built into the sea side of the large rock on the beach, kids love it.
Brilliant beach for learning to surf with hire from Piran surf.
Our favourite beach! Only 5 mins drive or a decent walk from the Lookout.
At low spring tides you can walk between here and Porthtowan on the beach. We like to do this one way and the coast path the other way.
You’ll often find tidal pools!
The cafe do lunches and hot drinks and there’s a toilet. It’s famous for hedgehog ice creams!
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Chapel Porth Beach
South West Coast PathOur favourite beach! Only 5 mins drive or a decent walk from the Lookout.
At low spring tides you can walk between here and Porthtowan on the beach. We like to do this one way and the coast path the other way.
You’ll often find tidal pools!
The cafe do lunches and hot drinks and there’s a toilet. It’s famous for hedgehog ice creams!
Our local beach!
10 mins walk down the hill from the Lookout.
No beach at high tide so check first, lovely at low tide but the sand is often wet so bring a waterproof mat to sit on.
Lots of rock pools for the kids, a few great places to get food and drink (schooners, breakers and driftwood) and public toilets just up the hill.
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Bahía de Trevaunance
Quay RoadOur local beach!
10 mins walk down the hill from the Lookout.
No beach at high tide so check first, lovely at low tide but the sand is often wet so bring a waterproof mat to sit on.
Lots of rock pools for the kids, a few great places to get food and drink (schooners, breakers and driftwood) and public toilets just up the hill.
Lovely big beach at low tide, a few good spots for food- Blue bar is quite iconic and gets amazing sunset views. Unicorn is further back from the beach but has a park next to it for kids.
Also check out Moomaids ice cream and the Beach Cafe for coffees.
A popular surfing spot with hire and lifeguards in season
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Porthtowan
Lovely big beach at low tide, a few good spots for food- Blue bar is quite iconic and gets amazing sunset views. Unicorn is further back from the beach but has a park next to it for kids.
Also check out Moomaids ice cream and the Beach Cafe for coffees.
A popular surfing spot with hire and lifeguards in season
Lovely walk from Mylor to Flushing starting at the harbour.
Castaways and Pandora inn both do great food with sea views.
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Mylor Churchtown
Lovely walk from Mylor to Flushing starting at the harbour.
Castaways and Pandora inn both do great food with sea views.
A popular foodie spot with some more upmarket shops.
We like to cycle the Camel Trail from Wadebridge and stop at the Camel Valley vineyard for some wine tasting on the way!
Lots of bike hire available.
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Padstow
A popular foodie spot with some more upmarket shops.
We like to cycle the Camel Trail from Wadebridge and stop at the Camel Valley vineyard for some wine tasting on the way!
Lots of bike hire available.
We love this beach, loads of space with a big car park (next to Godrevy which is also massive and has a National Trust car park)
Great surf spot too !
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Gwithian Beach
We love this beach, loads of space with a big car park (next to Godrevy which is also massive and has a National Trust car park)
Great surf spot too !
Lovely big beach with a national trust car park and brilliant cafe
Walk from here towards Portreath for about 10 mins and you’ll come across ‘Seal Cove’ with usually LOADS of seals basking!
The walk is lovely if you continue past here, can walk to Hells Mouth cafe and back or further to Portreath
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Godrevy
Lovely big beach with a national trust car park and brilliant cafe
Walk from here towards Portreath for about 10 mins and you’ll come across ‘Seal Cove’ with usually LOADS of seals basking!
The walk is lovely if you continue past here, can walk to Hells Mouth cafe and back or further to Portreath
A popular spot!
Lots of shops and places to eat, becoming less of a stag do zone and more foodie as time goes on!
Watergate bay is a fab beach, lots to do and places to eat.
Fistral is another popular one with surfers and families with shops and cafes and you can walk here from the town.
There’s also the Zoo, the boating lake and a big Ann’s Cottage warehouse just outside Newquay for some discount surf shopping.
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Newquay
A popular spot!
Lots of shops and places to eat, becoming less of a stag do zone and more foodie as time goes on!
Watergate bay is a fab beach, lots to do and places to eat.
Fistral is another popular one with surfers and families with shops and cafes and you can walk here from the town.
There’s also the Zoo, the boating lake and a big Ann’s Cottage warehouse just outside Newquay for some discount surf shopping.
Holywell
Another fab beach with big sand dunes!
Activities
This company run kayaking trips from Trevaunance Cove and are highly recommended!
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Koru Kayaking Adventures Cornwall
This company run kayaking trips from Trevaunance Cove and are highly recommended!
Coasteering Cornwall
75 Camp Hall RdWe love coasteering in this area, some really fun spots and amazing scenery
Coastal Rush
Local coasteering company based in St Agnes
https://coastalrush.co.uk
A great place for wakeboarding/ fun aqua park!
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Kernow Adventure Park
HalvassoA great place for wakeboarding/ fun aqua park!
A fun family day out wandering the biomes, the gardens and you can even try England’s longest and fastest zip wire !
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Proyecto Eden
A fun family day out wandering the biomes, the gardens and you can even try England’s longest and fastest zip wire !
A popular theme park with the kids!
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Parque temático Flambards
Clodgey LaneA popular theme park with the kids!
This is a really lovely place to go with young children. Lots of animals and birds, some outdoor play areas and a soft play. The parrot show is meant to be brilliant.
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Paradise Park
16 Trelissick RdThis is a really lovely place to go with young children. Lots of animals and birds, some outdoor play areas and a soft play. The parrot show is meant to be brilliant.
Another great one for younger children with lots of train rides, play areas and gardens
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Lappa Valley
Another great one for younger children with lots of train rides, play areas and gardens
A farm based park with ride on tractors, animal feeding and petting and meet the meerkats !
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Dairyland Farm World
A farm based park with ride on tractors, animal feeding and petting and meet the meerkats !
Check out the special events on their website to see knight tournaments etc!
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Castillo de Pendennis
Castle DriveCheck out the special events on their website to see knight tournaments etc!
Book online, closed Saturdays and garden closed Sundays !
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Monte de San Miguel
Book online, closed Saturdays and garden closed Sundays !
A great cycle trail, fairly flat and can do sections without having to do the whole thing. We like to park at Wadebridge and ride to Padstow for lunch before riding back.
It’s essential to stop at the Camel Valley vineyard for wine tasting on the way past, though it seems in Covid times you need to book a slot in advance !
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Camel Trail (Cycle Way)
A great cycle trail, fairly flat and can do sections without having to do the whole thing. We like to park at Wadebridge and ride to Padstow for lunch before riding back.
It’s essential to stop at the Camel Valley vineyard for wine tasting on the way past, though it seems in Covid times you need to book a slot in advance !
Our favourite cycle route starts from here! Great bike hire and a really fun mostly off road route from South to North coast (Devoran to Portreath)
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Bike Chain Bissoe Bike Hire
Our favourite cycle route starts from here! Great bike hire and a really fun mostly off road route from South to North coast (Devoran to Portreath)
Jardín Glendurgan
A lovely garden by the sea
This is a National Trust house but we park here to do a woodland walk. There are 2 small loops which join to make a good 1.5 hour ish walk through woodland and along the estuary. It’s perfect for dog walking!
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National Trust - Jardín Trelissick
This is a National Trust house but we park here to do a woodland walk. There are 2 small loops which join to make a good 1.5 hour ish walk through woodland and along the estuary. It’s perfect for dog walking!
Beautiful gardens especially in bluebell season! (Photos on here don’t really do it justice)
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Enys Gardens
Beautiful gardens especially in bluebell season! (Photos on here don’t really do it justice)
Ticket to Ride Surf School - Perranporth
Watergate BaySurf lessons!
Local surf school based in the village
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Breakers Surf School
1 Quay RdLocal surf school based in the village
Zoológico de Newquay
Trenance Gardens