Killigarth Manor Holiday Park

Killigarth Manor is close to or within a short drive of most Cornish attractions including historic houses, lost gardens, sandy beaches and theme parks, with the Eden Project less than twelve miles away. If you’re giving the car a day or two off, a bus service outside the park runs most days from April to October. Within walking distance, it’s a short stroll to the fishing village of Polperro, with harbour, guided walks, the Polperro Heritage Museum of Fishing and Smuggling and boat trips to spot seals and dolphins. There are several coastal walks from here: the route west to Fowey goes past three beaches, Lansallos Beach, Lantivit Bay and Lantic Bay, and the South West Coast Path passes through the village. Two miles from Killigarth lies Looe, another fishing village where you can try your hand at shark catching with the locals or land one of the other tasty types available from here like mackerel, cod and conger eel; there’s a fish market in town for those who can’t be faffed catching their own. Looe also has the Monkey Sanctuary with wildlife gardens overlooking Looe Bay. From Looe, it’s a 12-mile drive – or cycle – to Fowey where there are ferries to the villages of Polruan and Bodinnick, former home of Daphne du Maurier (the Fowey Tourist Information Centre is also home of the Du Maurier Literary Centre). There are boat trips from the town quay as well as harbour cruises, guided river trips and picnic road trips for sipping champagne along the creeks. The antiques capital of Cornwall, Lostwithiel, is about eight miles inland from Fowey for picking up bargains and future appearances on Antiques Roadshow; there are antique fairs and festivals throughout the year and an award-winning farmers’ market every fortnight to pick up Cornish produce. Catch a train to Plymouth from here or drive the 25 miles or so from Killigarth Manor for a day trip or three to see the National Maritime Museum, the home of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard or Plymouth Hoe, where Sir Francis Drake killed a bit of time playing bowls before sailing out to do battle with the Spanish Armada.