Par Sands Coastal Holiday Park

Any number of beautiful beaches are just begging to be discovered hereabouts, from Porthpean Beach (20 minutes), popular for windsurfing, or secluded Polridmouth Cove, which you’ll likely have to yourselves as it’s a scramble on foot to get there. You can also paddleboard down the Fowey Estuary from Golant for a swim off sheltered Readymoney Cove (all 10 minutes). Back down on the southern shores of Cornwall, it’s easy to spend a day in biomes filled with rare tropical plants at The Eden Project (10 minutes), and you can also have a whirl around the sculpture trails at The Lost Gardens of Heligan (half an hour). Cross to the rugged north Cornwall coast for fish-and-chip suppers or gourmet lunches at harbourside Padstow, or take the ferry across the Camel Estuary for a takeaway meat-filled pasty in Rock (both 45 minutes). For a taste of a traditional Cornwall drink back down on the southern shoreline, pop into fishing villages like Polperro (40 minutes) and St Mawes (50 minutes) to sink a pint of scrumpy cider in old-world pubs.