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the elaborate barrel-roofed ceiling of the Great Chamber, but has plenty of other intriguing
features, including ornate fireplaces, original plasterwork and fine period furniture. Out-
side, the grounds contain a traditional Cornish orchard, a lawnmower museum and a
bowling green where you can try traditional medieval sports: anyone for a game of slap-
cock?
Trerice is 3.3 miles southeast of Newquay. Bus 527 runs from Newquay to Kestle Mill,
less than a mile from the house.
Blue Reef Aquarium
(
AQUARIUM
01637-878134;
www.bluereefaquarium.co.uk/newquay
; Towan Promenade; adult/child/family £9.75/7.50/32.50;
10am-5pm)
Touch-pools and deep-sea denizens on Towan Beach.
ZOO
Newquay Zoo
( 01637-873342;
www.newquayzoo.org.uk
; Trenance Gardens; adult/child/family £11.50/9/33; 9.30am-5pm
Apr-Sep, 10am-5pm Oct-Mar)
Red pandas, sloths, penguins, great-horned owls and a python
called Monty (get it?).
Crealy Adventure Park
( 01841-540726;
www.crealy.co.uk
;
adult/child/under 92cm tall £16.95/9.95/free; 10.30am-5.30pm)
Rides
including the Beast vertical drop, a Viking ship, a Young Farmers' driving centre and the
big-ticket Morgawr rollercoaster. Thorpe Park it isn't, but the kids will still have fun. It's
14 miles northeast from Newquay, off the A39 to Wadebridge.
THEME PARK
KARTING
St Eval Kart Circuit
( 01637-860160;
www.cornwallkarting.com
; St Eval, Wadebridge; per 10min adult £15, child £8-10;
9.30am-6pm Mon-Sat)
Cornwall's biggest go-kart centre, offering an all-weather track and four
age-appropriate karts. It's 9 miles northeast of Newquay, near St Eval village.
Lappa Valley
( 01872-510317;
www.lappavalley.co.uk
; St Newlyn East; adult/child/family £11.70/9.25/36; closed winter)
Ride the rails aboard Lilliputian-sized steam trains, 6 miles south of Newquay; look out
for signs on the A392.
STEAM RAILWAY
Dairyland Farm World
ANIMAL PARK
