Each year, more than 5 million visitors flock to Cornwall to enjoy the attractions in warm weather. There are however days when rains displace the regular sunshine. The opposite coasts always seem to present the best of either ends. You can very well expect the north coast to be rainy when the south coast is sunny (and vice versa).
When you stay in a holiday cottage instead of a regular hotel or a backpacking hostel, you have the option to cross the peninsula and visit areas that sport just your kind of weather condition. Alternately, you can stay put and make an effort to relish every moment of your Cornish holiday - whatever your age, whatever the weather and wherever you are. Here are some attractions in Cornwall that let you do just that:
Kiddie Fun
Goonhilly Downs is the site of the world's biggest satellite stations. Here you and the kids can get interactive fun by learning about Cold War technology and the latest iPhone features. A guided tour will educate you on how the Goonhilly earth station transmits visual images of events on this planet and beyond, including but not limited to the first moon landings, the pioneering live coverage of the Olympics as well as an all-original concert called Live Aid. The interactive zones are guaranteed to blow your mind. You and the youngsters will need hours to digest everything from this visit.
Royal Cornwall Museum always has something of interest for both the curious and the lovers of history. The museum is known to be the most prestigious and the oldest in the lot, giving you a detailed preview of Cornish history beginning with the Stone Age and onwards. You can also see some fascinating exhibits including those of an Egyptian mummy and some excellent ceramics. If you come to Cornwall on a budget, do not miss visiting this museum. Admission comes at the sweet price of nothing.
The Flambards Experience offers not only fun rides but a variety of indoor exhibitions as well. Once you are inside the place, you will forget about the inclement weather outside. Some highly recommended exhibits that will please both young and old include the Exploratorium, the Aviation Experience, the Victorian Village and Memory Lane.
Tween and Teen Amusement
Geevor Tin Mine gives you some sights and sounds of the largest preserved mining site in Cornwall. The mine also serves as a museum where you can trace the historical highlights of Cornish mining from the 18th century. Explore the tunnels first, and then tour the museum above ground. The museum houses a coffee shop where teens can socialize. Enjoy a cup of the aromatic drink while you view the surrounding coastline of Land's End from the window. The view gets better when the heavy downpour outside subsides to a gentle drizzle.
The National Maritime Museum is a compendium of one dozen modern galleries overlooking Falmouth Harbour. The museum's gigantic windows give you plenty of room to witness breath-taking spectacles of the harbour under water. The exhibits feature at least 27 uniquely crafted boats, with each boat fulfilling a specific purpose as well. Any questions you may have can be answered when you attend the museum's boat building workshop.
The Bodmin Jail and the Bodmin Courtroom satisfies your teenage craving for thrills and spooks with gusto. The jail showcases a tour of haunted dungeons that will surely tickle your imagination. You may want to temper your fear of the supernatural with some logical challenge as you enter Shire Hall and immerse yourself in the famed courtroom experience dating back to 1844. Here, you have the chance to sit as a jury member in Matthew Weeks' trial. Weeks was the primary suspect for the murder of a local girl in Bodmin Moor. Is Weeks indeed the murderer or is he just the unfortunate, innocent scapegoat? You decide!
Entertainment for Grown Ups
The Eden Project is the world's biggest conservatory, taking you well beyond Cornwall without having to book a ticket to the tropics or the Mediterranean. Although the name has an outdoor ring to it, you can actually have fun from the simulated wonders of the natural world inside two gigantic indoor environments. One is a tropical rainforest, complete with jungle foliage that you can touch. Another is a Mediterranean paradise where you can see, feel and learn about pineapples, tobacco, ebony and cork.
Porthcurno Telegraph Museum can answer your musings ranging from secret World War II messages to the evolution of technologies used for communication. The award-winning museum is the actual site of the first underwater telegraph cable which in 1870 got connected to Bombay. Outside Porthcurno Telegraph Museum lie the beach and an open-air theatre called Minack attractions that you too can conveniently check out in the event the rain subsides.
Tate Gallery is a must-see spot for the avid art lover. Known as the artist's mecca, the gallery stands in St. Ives and houses four floors of assorted ceramic artifacts, sculptures and paintings which you can view to your heart's content. Despite the rising popularity of digital art today, the gallery which showcases traditional artwork remains to be one of the leading tourist attractions in Cornwall.
Truro Cathedral stands amidst a shopping hub in Truro City. Built in 1880, the cathedral offers you a taste and the best views of Gothic Revival architecture. You do not have to worry about getting lost in the place. In most cases, all you need to do is to simply show up at 11 a.m. to enjoy the guided tour.
St. Austelle Brewery Visitor Centre is the place to be when your interest is in beer. Here you will discover a number of brewery traditions in place at Cornwall. After teaching you a thing or two on how the Cornish brew beer, the tour closes with a free sampling of the beverage. This way you get to know how the real thing tastes.
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