To not get Cornwall?

[LarrysNewOwner]

Staying in St Austell.

Last few days we’ve been on the beach which has been lovely.

Now it’s clouded over, not really sure where to go.

Have 2 DC DS8 and DD4.

kids love theme parks. We like pretty towns to walk around etc. Maybe a boat ride.

wang are we missing?

To be honest I've always found both Cornwall and Devon a bit overrated, and overcrowded in tourist season.

I far prefer both Dorset and Somerset. Less crowded, more friendly. Still the west country 😊

St Austell isn’t imo the nicest bit of Cornwall. If you go up to roseland peninsula you can get the ferry from st mawes across the bay to Falmouth. There is also a wonderful lush garden called Trebah with a woodland playground and paths which wind down to a small beach with an ice cream shop.

Charlestown and mevagissey nice little Cornish towns. Trebah gardens nice but a bit of a drive from st Austell

Have you been to Heligan? Short drive and magical. Eden is pricey but fabulous.

I wanted to try this last time but we didn’t have enough days

Porthluney beach is nice if you get any warmer days

Yes. I thought the slagging off was absent for too long this year.

There isn't anything there, unless you want to try breaking in to the Naval base.

@LarrysNewOwner won't be back any time soon because they've discovered Cornwall and the thousand and one places to visit!

Go to Devon.

Well for starters Cornish men are also English but yep we do love to make money. Im booked up solid until end of Sept with October half term week also booked so we can't be that bad, and at present there are more tourists here than local residents.

Kids World

Heligan is brilliant, my kids love eden project, there's a small aquarium and museum in mevagissy which kills a few hours and lots of fab little shops, wheal Martyn, screech owl sanctuary, camel creek.

Newquay and Tintagel are about an hour's drive, and fun for a mooch. La

What you are saying is true of any coastal area in the UK , or elsewhere for that matter. It’s great when the sun shines and you are on the beach but if the weather changes you need other entertainment. Cinemas, bowling alleys theme parks, zoos, and gardens all cost ££s
If you don’t have a good budget for entry fees you have to fall back on books/board games and DVDs.

You’ve had lots of fab suggestions on here of things to do and most don’t even mention our beautiful part of Cornwall, the “forgotten corner” is called that for a reason.

But honestly if you don’t “ get Cornwall “ after the week we have just had then maybe it’s just not for you.

If we Cornwall lovers have to persuade you then we are wasting our time , most likely it’s just not your kind of holiday. I’d hate a cruise or a trip to New York or a fortnight in Ibiza but I get that lots of people love those things.

Wow this is beautiful. Where is it?

@LarrysNewOwner - it's on the Roseland so not far from you. Can't give away all our secrets though ...😁

Flambards have taken away all their thrill rides so it’s a bit crap now

Dartmouth and Totnes are both in Devon.

Thanks all. Lots of ideas.

will look them up and see what the kids fancy.

we have budget to pay for entry.

i think it’s because we haven’t been before so just don’t know where to begin, whereas we often holiday in the same spot and visit the same places

@LarrysNewOwner - have pm'd you more details 😀

St Mawes (castle)
Looe
Mevagissey (small aquarium on pier)
Eden Project
Lost Gardens of Heligan
Menacuddle Well
Royal Cornwall Museum (Truro)
Fowey
Lostwithiel (nice stream for kids to paddle in)
Lanhydrock National Trust
Respryn
Bodmin Jail
Bodmin Keep
Charlestown
Trerice (National Trust)
Dairyland
Lappa Valley

Cardinham Woods

St Austell is in Cornwall

Dartmouth is in Devon.

I much prefer Sussex, i have lived in Cornwall and never understood the hype.

Often drizzly, often grey and there are prettier parts of the UK...