Exeter Airport 1 hr 12
Carnglaze Caverns (15 min) Man-made caverns in a former slate mine with an underground lake & area for concerts/events. Looe Island (19 min) Nature reserve island known for smuggling heritage & wildlife can be by foot at spring low tide. Jamaica Inn Restaurant (29 min) Quaint 18th-century inn from Daphne Du Maurier's novel, with smuggling museum, a pub and a garden. National Trust - Cotehele (29 min) Tapestry-lined, National Trust house and gardens overlooking river, plus a quay with restored barge. Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park (35 min) Imposing 16th-century manor and grounds, with art, tapestries and porcelain. Open March-September. Hoe Park (35 min) Famed cliffside green space featuring a lighthouse, a statue of Sir Francis Drake & war memorials. National Trust - Antony (21 min) Tours & events in a historic Queen Anne estate (still occupied) with formal & woodland gardens. Smeaton's Tower - currently closed (36 min) 18th-century lighthouse overlooking Plymouth Sound, once marking the Eddystone reef, open all year. Whitsand Bay (17 min) 3-mile beach for walking, jogging & surfing, with lifeguards, tide pools & areas for diving. Mount Edgcumbe House (30 min) Park and garden Restormel Castle (25 min) Romantic hilltop castle ruins for picnics, panoramic views and outdoor summer theatre events. Porfell Wildlife Park & Sanctuary (18 min) Up-close contact with exotic animals and birds, plus a kids' farm and a recreated Maasai village. East Looe Beach (18 min) Town beach & swimming destination, popular with tourists & for its well-known Banjo Pier. Royal William Yard (35 min) Collection of imposing Royal Navy buildings from the early 1800s, now housing restaurants & shops. Adrenalin Quarry Ltd (6 min) Rural quarry site for hurtling down gnarly zip lines, deep water swimming & go-karting. |