See & Do
GORGEOUS LOCAL BEACHES, MUST-VISIT CORNISH ATTRACTIONS AND FUN ACTIVITIES TO MAKE YOUR STAY EXTRA-SPECIAL
Cornwall has activities and adventures for everyone, so you’re sure to be spoilt for choice during your stay with us.
Here on the Lizard Peninsular, home to our two treehouses Skapya and Kalmynsi, there are beautiful beaches and sandy coves to explore, gorgeous gardens to discover, pretty villages to fall for, as well as activities to fuel your sense of fun: including coasteering, sky diving, wild swimming and scuba diving.
We’ve listed some of our favourite places to visit and things to do in Cornwall below. Should you need any more suggestions, just let us know – we’re always happy to help.
Click here to view some upcoming events in the surrounding area
Events Dates For 2024 / 2025
EVENTS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA
APRIL
26th April
Trevithick Day – Camborne. Celebrating a famous engineering genius in his hometown.
MAY
1st May
Obby Oss (Padstow). One of the oldest surviving festivals in the UK.
8th May
Helston Flora Day – An ancient festival celebrating the end of winter. From 7am the festivities begin and attract people from all over the world. The Midday dance is one not to be missed! helstonfloraday.org.uk
30th May – 1st June
The Great Estate Festival – Great music acts which these year include Happy Mondays, Supergrass and Letfield.
A magical wonderland of human flamingos, viking battles, drag queens, circus skill workshops, lantern parades, burlesque and comedy acts are just some of the happenings. Daily tickets can be purchased from the link below – greatestatefestival.co.uk
JUNE
5th – 7th June
Royal Cornwall Show – Wadebridge
13 -1 5th June
Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival – Celebrating Falmouths sea fairing heritage and the towns biggest highlight. There will be performances from seventy shanty groups with many coming from across the globe to appear. Highlight of the shanty is always the famous ‘Fishermans Friends’ – falmouthseashanty.co.uk
5th – 6th July
Arts on the Beach – Two days of family fun held on the shoreline of the beautiful Watergate Bay.
Roaming Theatre, dance troupes, aerial performances, silent disco, craft workshops and the appearance of EKO the thirteen metre tall giant puppet. watergatebay.co.uk
AUGUST
8-17th August
Falmouth Week – One of Falmouths biggest event, with its origins as a local sailing regatta dating back to 1837. The week is now dedicated to fun filled events taking place throughout the town. The carnival is not to be missed on 9th Aug. falmouthweek.co.uk
SEPTEMBER
12-14th Sept
Little Orchard Cider and Music Festival – The home of ‘Rattler Cider’ has another great line up of music and shenanigans organised for 2025. Barn dance, silent disco, The Rattler Olympics, apple bobbing and a barrel push among many. Nothing screams Cornwall more than a cold drink of cider while listening to your favourite tunes….in an orchard. cornwallciderfestival.co.uk
OCTOBER
9-12th Oct
Falmouth Oyster Festival – A showcase of Cornish seafood. Four days of feasting to celebrate the start of the oyster dredging season with lots of cooking demonstrations from famous local chefs. falmouthoysterfestival.co.uk