Tremaine Manor

It will be pretty hard to drag yourselves away from Tremaine, but Cornwall offers so much to explore. The historic fishing village of Looe (10 minutes’ drive) has a pretty waterfront to admire and kayaking expeditions out on to calm waters in the estuary, while a trip to Polperro (15 minutes) turns up shell-encrusted houses, seaside strolls and boats bobbing in the fishing harbour. In either place, you can while away the hours with pints of Cornish cider in seafront pubs. You can’t visit this corner of Cornwall and ignore the beaches, and there are rock pools to root around in at Lansallos, and a quiet horseshoe-shaped beach at The Bay, Talland (both 10 minutes). If walking is more your thing, jump on the South West Coast Path at either of these beaches to take in magnificent sea cliffs and sheltered bays. If you have time to take in some of Cornwall’s biggest-hitting attractions, head to the Eden Project (25 minutes) to meander around the rare rainforest plantings in the glass houses, while at The Lost Gardens of Heligan (45 minutes) there are madcap artworks and water feature aplenty to discover on ambles through the trees.