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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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