Explore Cornwall from Quiet Life Holidays

Newquay is the best possible central location to explore the rest of Cornwall.

Travel around the stunning coastline, visit the beautiful beaches, unique villages and towns of the county of Cornwall. 

Traditional fishing ports such as Padstow & Mevagissey or the charming villages of Looe, Polperro and St Mawes. Truro, the capital of Cornwall, with its cobbled streets, Cathedral and Museum, has lots to offer in addition to good quality shops from high street names to small boutiques. Penzance, Lands End and St Michaels Mount.

Tintagel, legendary birthplace of King Arthur. The deep harbour town of Falmouth, host to the Tall Ships race and home to The National Maritime Museum. St Ives with its picturesque harbour and Tate Gallery.

Enjoy Extreme Sports at Lusty Glaze Beach and the Extreme Academy at
Watergate Bay home of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Restaurant .

For walkers and cyclists The Cornish Way offers six inter-linking trails stretching across the county.

The award winning Eden Project is a short drive away and is serviced daily by local transport. A living theatre of plants and people and a botanical garden – Eden is without doubt a world class visitor attraction.

Try visiting one of the many exciting attractions and leisure facilities all within easy travelling distance of Newquay ::

Pendennis Castle
Tintagel Castle
Poldark Mine
Bodmin & Wenford Railway
Royal Cornwall Museum
Geevor Tin Mine

Gardens and Country Houses
Pencarrow
Mount Edgcumbe
Trevarno
Lanhydrock
Cotehele
Trelissick
Glendurgan
Trerice
Trengwainton
Trebah
St Michaels Mount
Eden Project
Lost Gardens of Heligan

Wildlife
Blue Reef Aquarium Newquay
National Seal Sanctuary
Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary
Newquay Zoo

Attractions & Theme Parks
Jamaica Inn
Lappa Valley Steam Railway
Cornwall’s Crealy Great Adventure Park
The Cornish Cyder Farm
The Minack Theatre & Visitor Centre
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station Experience
Flambards Experience
Lands End
Dairyland Farm World