Piggies Camping Cornwall

Fan of flying creatures…? Wing it towards the Screech Owl Sanctuary to spend time with these nocturnal animals or drop by The Cornish Birds Of Prey Centre (both 10 minutes’ drive) and witness the swooping hawks at the aerial displays. For beaches instead, you’re in the right place. Try the golden, two-mile-long Watergate Bay or mosey towards its smaller northern neighbour Mawgan Porth (15 minutes apiece); the National Trust’s scenic cliffside Bedruthan Steps beach is 20 minutes away. Padstow’s got its own stretch of shoreline too and is also home to Rick Stein’s restaurants (25 minutes). If you’re not dining at the chef’s famed eateries, source seafood for supper from the working fishing port. Rather admire underwater creatures than eat them? The National Lobster Hatchery conservation project (20 minutes) might be a better place to spend your time. To check out Cornwall’s inland head to The Lost Gardens of Heligan near Mevagissey and wander through natural spaces with a 19th-century theme. For international plants, the Eden Project (25 minutes) has an impressive selection from all over the world set inside a cluster of futuristic biomes.