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Attractions Cornwall
In
this section we are covering attractions which
do not readily fit in to the main categories
but which are interesting and unique in their
own right.
For
those of us who like the occasional drink,
there are three places not to be missed. Camel
Valley Wines produce a range of award winning
wines and you can take a guided tour of the
state-of-the-art winery and vineyards on
weekday afternoons between April and the end
of September. Nestled
in the heart of the Cornish countryside
amongst 16 acres of apple orchards lies the
Cornish Cyder Farm which is open all year
round and offers free entry.
An interesting attraction in Padstow is The National Lobster Hatchery. At
the heart of The
National Lobster Hatchery’s work is a lobster restocking project whereby
fishermen give “pregnant” female lobsters
in and once born,
young lobsters are then raised to a
size where they can be released back into the
sea to look after themselves.
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station Experience
attracts over 80,000 visitors every year and
with over 60 Giant Satellite dishes it is the
Largest and Oldest Satellite Station on Earth.
Paul Corin’s Magical Music Machines near Liskeard is an absolute must for
anyone interested in historic organs
and displays include a
Belgian café organ, 92-key Decap,
84-key Mortier, 1929 Wurlitzer cinema organ
and Welte-Mignon and Ampico reproducing
pianos.
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Camel
Valley Vineyard
Bodmin
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Camel
Valley Vineyards are on the south facing
slopes of the River Camel valley near
Bodmin. Traditional vineyard practices
combined with a New World approach to
wine making ensure high quality red,
white and sparkling wines. Camel Valley
wines won the Gold Medal for their
sparkling wine at the 2005
International Wine Challenge. Guided
tours of the winery and vineyards are
available in the afternoons between
April and the end of September, wine
tasting in the early evenings and
special days are sometimes on offer
which include tours, tasting and lunch
with the winemaker.
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Goonhilly
Satellite Earth Station Experience
Goonhilly,
Helston
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The
Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station
Experience, the largest and oldest
satellite station in the World
welcomes more than
80,000 visitors a year. With over 60
Giant Satellite dishes, a multimedia
Visitor Centre, a guided shuttle bus
tour and a web based museum of
communications, ‘Connected
Earth’, Goonhilly is an interesting
and unusual attraction unique to
Cornwall. Also special is surrounding
heathland, a
nature reserve heathland purchased in
1976 by English Nature, which has been designated
as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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The
National Lobster Hatchery
Padstow
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Situated
on the quay at Pastow, The National
Lobster Hatchery is an important
contributor to the management
of coastal marine resources and in
particular, to the restocking of
lobsters. Local fishermen that have
caught pregnant female lobsters bring
them to the centre and the baby lobsters
are born in captivity without predators
that would decimate the new offspring.
The young lobsters are then raised to a
size where they can be released back
into the sea. Open 7 days a week
throughout the year, the work of the
hatchery is on view for everyone coming
to the visitor centre.
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Cornish
Cyder Farm
Penhallow,
Truro
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The
Cornish Cyder Farm near Truro is set in
16 acres of apple orchards and is a
unique opportunity to see how scrumpy,
cider and other fruit products are made.
Producing over 40 varieties of delicious
fruit products, The Cornish Cyder Farm
is Cornwall's sole distillery and the
first in the county for over 300 years.
You can take a tour of the press house,
bottlery, jam kitchen, cider museum,
distillery and cellars as well as seeing
how the products are made. There is also
a pottery, a shop and a restaurant at
the attraction and tractor rides make
this an interesting day out for all the
family. Open throughout most of the year
but check out the website for details.
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The
Lizard Cider Barn
The
Lizard Cider Barn
The
Lizard
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The
Cider Barn is our new cider making barn
rebuilt from part of the wartime RAF
station at Predannack.
Come
and enjoy tasting the wide selection of
different ciders, wins, liqueurs and
meads.
We also have an outdoor display
of ancient Cider presses too. Producers
of Cornish Blacksmith Cider.
Cornish Country wines and Cornish
Liqueurs.
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World of Model Railways
Mevagissey |
The World of Model Railways
in Mevagissey is a great place to visit.
There are a number of model railway
exhibitions and an excellent model shop.
The main exhibition has over thirty 00
gauge trains which travel through a wide
range of landscapes and the childrens'
'Junior Junction' exhibition has Thomas
The Tank engine and friends ! The Garden
Railway (indoors !)gives you a chance to
operate the trains yourself and to dream
about transforming your garden into a
large scale model railway. For full
details of opening times throughout the
year, visit their website by clicking
the link provided.
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Paul
Corin's Magical Music Machines
Liskeard
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Paul Corin’s Magnificent Music Machines is a delightfully eccentric museum created on the back of one man's love for music boxes. Located in a peaceful setting by the Looe Valley Line near the village St Keyne, Paul Corin’s Magnificent Music Machines is a unique exhibition of mechanical organs from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The many working exhibits include Belgian Café Organs, a Mortier 84 key Orchestrion, a DeCap 92 key Jazz Organ and a Wurlitzer pipe organ to name but a few. Whether you want to take a wonderfully nostalgic trip down memory lane or find out for the first time how dance music was made and enjoyed in the Victorian era, this exhibition has something for both young and old to enjoy. There is a lovely picnic area by the river and dogs on leads with well behaved owners are welcome !
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