Fun for the family: zoos, theme parks, aquariums, farms, museums and even an old jail!
This lovely annual event is held at Woodovis Park in August. A wonderful afternoon of fun in the park. Music, cream teas, dog shows, stalls, runner duck racing, and a whole lot more! View previous photos here. Dates will be displayed on our Whats On page.
What’s better then splashing around in a pool on Dartmoor? Do our Widgery Cross, Brat Tor (& a secret poem) walk and you’ll come across this lovely pool. With cows watching on in amazement, you’ll have a great day to remember.
This is a fortified medieval house and richly planted garden with a quay, mill and variety of woodland walks, a mile or so riverside walk from Calstock.
This is a 13th century abbey, later converted into the home of Sir Francis Drake. Explore the legendary life of Sir Francis Drake and the Armada.
The castle and grounds are lovely to visit, and during the school holidays there are all sorts of fun and adventurous activities going on for the little’uns.
Dartmoor’s latest attraction! Over 100 vintage and classic vehicles from Victorian horse-drawn carts to cars, motorcycles from pre-1920s to the 1990s.
The famous biomes, tropical and Mediterranean gardens built in an old used up quarry. Plans for a new building to house a desert landscape in a ‘bowed tennis racket shape’!
Do Something is more than a tag line for Do-Cornwall.com, it’s an exhortation to move, to develop, to learn, to seek new and life changing experiences.
So while you’re here, Do something different .…
This is a 1000-year-old riverside village, port and mine set in 200 acres that have been restored and brought back to life. This is just 3 miles from Woodovis.
Your visit at the aquarium will reveal a strange and secret world that is both beautiful and bizarre, both weird and wonderful. The aquarium boasts a shark theatre, a wave tank and much more.
This makes a fun packed day out for all the family to see donkeys, rabbits, ducks, pigs, lambs and calves. With a huge indoor play barn this makes a great wet weather option too.
A huge indoor attraction that provides a unique opportunity to enjoy historical fairground rides all indoors. It just takes you back….try the ghost train! Good old fashioned fairground fun! Better still, it’s great for any weather.
This is the only place in the West Country that breeds otters and then re-introduces them into the wild. You can watch the otters play in natural enclosures and see them inside their breeding holts.
Set in 33 acres of beautiful woodland with some stunning views of the surrounding countryside, Dartmoor Zoological Park is a unique family owned zoo with a fantastic collection of animals.
Get up close to meerkats, monkeys & 100s of exotic animals. Porfell offers sanctuary to neglected, injured, & illegally imported exotic animals from around the world . Children adore this park.
Caring for monkeys rescued from the UK and international primate pet trades. Receive an insight into a working sanctuary; informative talks, wildlife gardens, children’s activity room, workshops, gift shop, café and picnic areas.
Here you can meet, touch and feel over 150 animals, including miniature ponies and donkeys that foal throughout the Spring and early Summer.
A large collection of owl species from all over the world. At certain times of the year, baby owls may be seen playing in the créche.
Plenty of adventure play areas – even a ball pool for adults. Shire horse and pony rides. Falconry displays, crazy golf, indoor skittles, dodgems, chess, and ten-pin bowling.
All weather fun, plenty for the active family both indoors and out. Water slides, thrills and spills!
Great activities and shows every 30 minutes. Shire horse shows, the Dartmoor Pony centre, children’s play barn and falconry displays.
A little world in miniature! Beautiful gardens, displays and models, with a model railway too! It’ll make you feel like you’re a giant!!
A fun day out for all the family, with log flumes, pirate ship, race karts and huge all weather play areas with special areas for toddlers.
A wonderful experience to ‘see life on the edge’. All sorts of fascinating coastal creatures to see, from cuddly seals to comical penguins, beautiful puffins and sea ducks.
Animals galore, from all over the world, deserts, frozen wastes, rain forests and more. All the big animals are there, with lots of little ones too!
Kents Cavern is recognised as the most important Palaeolithic cave system in Britain and is home to the most spectacular stalactite and stalagmite formations.
Step back in time. Visit the dungeons below ground and find out just some of the crimes and punishments of our unfortunate ancestors.
Fancy somewhere nice and easy to take the kids? Play planet are a soft play centre open to ages 0-11. With slides, a ball pool, rollers and spider nets to entertain and challenge your children, and a new soft play area just for toddlers, its a safe, clean and family-friendly environment awaits, with staff on-hand to help. Completely indoors so great for a rainy day!
There’s so much to see and explore above and below the five decks of the Golden Hind Museum Ship in Brixham, with many hands on-exhibits, giving visitors of all ages a wonderful insight into life aboard Sir Francis Drake’s Tudor galleon.
Out & About
Wonderful retreat
We checked in yesterday and were bowled over by the very warm and welcoming greeting. This site is run by a lovely family the facilities are amazing and our caravan is first class. The site itself is beautiful and very serine altogether first class and I would highly recommend.
Tripadvisor.co.uk 2018
Fantastic Stay
I purchased a Super Pod Glamping stay and it was so much fun :) The pod was beautiful, the staff were amazing and the site was just beautiful. Facilities were brilliant and well maintained. It really was a very enjoyable stay, and I would totally come back. Thank you all so much :)
Tripadvisor.co.uk 2018
Would highly recommend
Stayed for a week in one of the static caravans with my partner and 2 small children. The site itself and the caravan were immaculate and the staff were so friendly and helpful. There is a lovely playground for the kids and the swimming pool on-site was great. Would definitely return.
Tripadvisor.co.uk 2018
Fantastic site and great staff
Stayed here for a weekend in touring caravan, a lovely site, very peaceful with great staff and great facilities, the grounds are very well kept, the pool jacuzzi and sauna are great and spotless, immaculate and very clean will certainly be visiting again.
Tripadvisor.co.uk 2018
Amazing stay!
Me and my partner camped here for a week and have nothing but positive things to say!! We had an amazing week holiday, The staff are really friendly and make you feel so welcome nothing is too much. The pool and facilities were really nice too. Highly recommend to stay here, we will be back!
Tripadvisor.co.uk 2018
Fantastic Site!!!
Just returned from a 2 week stay in a beautiful static caravan. Couldn’t have asked for more. Staff excellent and extremely friendly and helpful. Site was lovely and our caravan was beautifully clean along with the rest of the site. Always a friendly face around. Kids loved it, made friends. Lots to see and do around the area. Highly recommended – already booked for next year!
Tripadvisor.co.uk 2018
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