Whether you’re on a day trip with family or on a romantic break with your other half, there are plenty of things to do in Cornwall. Take advantage of the often stunning weather by surfing off Atlantic coves, ambling across granite moors or striding out on the South West Coast Path across Cornwall’s sandy beaches and wild flower-strewn clifftops. Got green fingers? Potter around lush gardens that can be found at Cornwall’s National Trust sites and in the modern biomes of the Eden Project alike. Explore super-quaint harbour towns, like Padstow and St Ives, where many a celebrity chef has taken up residence, and tuck into an endless list of Cornish delicacies – crumbly Yarg cheese, meat-stuffed pasties and Cornish cream teas with clotted cream – on England's southwest toe. Visit Cornwall for all of this and much, much more.

Places to visit in Cornwall

VisitEngland Gold Award Winner: Mylor Sailing School
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Take to the waters with this Experience of the Year Award winner and learn the ins and outs of manning sailboats and powerboats.
VisitEngland Gold Award Winner: Three Mile Beach
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Indulge in all-out luxury at these California-inspired beach houses in Cornwall, 2022’s New Tourism Business of the Year award winner.
VisitEngland Award Winner: Glynn Barton
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With farm animals, maze and indoor swimming pool, the kids will love this year’s silver recipient of the Self-Catering Accommodation award
VisitEngland Silver Award Winner: The Idle Rocks
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Wake up to the sound of the sea at this Cornish boutique hotel and runner-up in the Small Hotel of the Year category.
24 hours in St Ives
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Travel to this sun-kissed Cornish town, in the far South West, for chilled-out beach cafes, sweet surf spots and a thriving art scene.
Take a dip in Bude Sea Pool
Take the whole family to this part man-made, part natural sea pool which nestles under the cliffs at Summerleaze beach in Bude.
Location: Bude, Cornwall