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Other
Attractions Cornwall
In this section we are
covering attractions which do not readily fit in to the main
categories but which are interesting and unique in their own
right.
For those of us who
like the occasional drink, there are three places not to be
missed. Camel Valley Wines produce a range of award winning wines
and you can take a guided tour of the state-of-the-art winery and
vineyards on weekday afternoons between April and the end of
September. Nestled
in the heart of the Cornish countryside amongst 16 acres of apple
orchards lies the Cornish Cyder Farm which is open all year round
and offers free entry.
An
interesting attraction in Padstow is The National Lobster
Hatchery. At
the heart of The
National Lobster Hatchery’s
work is a lobster restocking project whereby fishermen give
“pregnant” female lobsters in and once born,
young lobsters are then raised to a size where they can be
released back into the sea to look after themselves.
Goonhilly
Satellite Earth Station Experience
attracts over 80,000 visitors every year and with over 60 Giant
Satellite dishes it is the Largest and Oldest Satellite Station on
Earth.
Paul
Corin’s Magical Music Machines near Liskeard is an absolute must
for anyone interested in historic organs and displays
include a Belgian café
organ, 92-key Decap, 84-key Mortier, 1929 Wurlitzer cinema organ
and Welte-Mignon and Ampico reproducing pianos.
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Camel
Valley Vineyard
Bodmin
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Camel
Valley Vineyards are on the south facing slopes of the
River Camel valley near Bodmin. Traditional vineyard
practices combined with a New World approach to wine
making ensure high quality red, white and sparkling wines.
Camel Valley wines won the Gold Medal for their sparkling
wine at the 2005
International Wine Challenge. Guided tours of the
winery and vineyards are available in the afternoons
between April and the end of September, wine tasting in
the early evenings and special days are sometimes on offer
which include tours, tasting and lunch with the winemaker.
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Goonhilly
Satellite Earth Station Experience
Goonhilly,
Helston
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The
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station Experience, the largest
and oldest satellite station in the World
welcomes more than 80,000 visitors a year.
With over 60 Giant Satellite dishes, a multimedia Visitor
Centre, a guided shuttle bus tour and a web based museum
of communications, ‘Connected
Earth’, Goonhilly is an interesting and unusual
attraction unique to Cornwall. Also special is surrounding
heathland, a
nature reserve heathland purchased in 1976 by English
Nature, which has been designated
as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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The
National Lobster Hatchery
Padstow
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Situated
on the quay at Pastow, The National Lobster Hatchery is an
important contributor to the management
of coastal marine resources and in particular, to the
restocking of lobsters. Local fishermen that have caught
pregnant female lobsters bring them to the centre and the
baby lobsters are born in captivity without predators that
would decimate the new offspring. The young lobsters are
then raised to a size where they can be released back into
the sea. Open 7 days a week throughout the year, the work
of the hatchery is on view for everyone coming to the
visitor centre.
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Cornish
Cyder Farm
Penhallow,
Truro
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The
Cornish Cyder Farm near Truro is set in 16 acres of apple
orchards and is a unique opportunity to see how scrumpy,
cider and other fruit products are made. Producing over 40
varieties of delicious fruit products, The Cornish Cyder
Farm is Cornwall's sole distillery and the first in the
county for over 300 years. You can take a tour of the
press house, bottlery, jam kitchen, cider museum,
distillery and cellars as well as seeing how the products
are made. There is also a pottery, a shop and a restaurant
at the attraction and tractor rides make this an
interesting day out for all the family. Open throughout
most of the year but check out the website for details.
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The
Lizard Cider Barn
The
Lizard Cider Barn
The Lizard
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The
Cider Barn is our new cider making barn rebuilt from part
of the wartime RAF station at Predannack.
Come and enjoy
tasting the wide selection of different ciders, wins,
liqueurs and meads. We
also have an outdoor display of ancient Cider presses too.
Producers of Cornish Blacksmith Cider. Cornish
Country wines and Cornish Liqueurs.
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World of Model Railways
Mevagissey
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The
World of Model Railways in Mevagissey is a great place to
visit. There are a number of model railway exhibitions and
an excellent model shop. The main exhibition has over
thirty 00 gauge trains which travel through a wide range
of landscapes and the childrens' 'Junior Junction'
exhibition has Thomas The Tank engine and friends ! The
Garden Railway (indoors !)gives you a chance to operate
the trains yourself and to dream about transforming your
garden into a large scale model railway. For full details
of opening times throughout the year, visit their website
by clicking the link provided.
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Paul
Corin's Magical Music Machines
Liskeard
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Paul Corin’s
Magnificent Music Machines is a delightfully eccentric
museum created on the back of one man's love for music
boxes. Located in a peaceful setting by the Looe Valley
Line near the village St Keyne, Paul Corin’s Magnificent
Music Machines is a unique exhibition of mechanical organs
from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The many working
exhibits include Belgian Café Organs, a Mortier 84 key
Orchestrion, a DeCap 92 key Jazz Organ and a Wurlitzer
pipe organ to name but a few. Whether you want to take a
wonderfully nostalgic trip down memory lane or find out
for the first time how dance music was made and enjoyed in
the Victorian era, this exhibition has something for both
young and old to enjoy. There is a lovely picnic area by
the river and dogs on leads with well behaved owners are
welcome !
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