Charlestown and the surrounding area...

The village of Charlestown has a range of local businesses including general stores/sub post office, pub, small hotel, restaurants, gallery, gift shop, heritage museum and a park. St Austell is approximately one mile from Charlestown, where you will find a wide range of shops together with an out-of-town superstore, sports centre and cinema.

There are several good golf courses within the immediate area, excellent sailing opportunities at Fowey and an extensive network of coastal and inland footpaths, which provide many miles of superb walking. St Austell bay boasts several sandy bathing beaches and the world renowned Eden Project is 5 miles to the North East.

We have many fine National Trust properties in the immediate and surrounding areas including the great house of Cornwall ‘Lanhydrock House’ and the magical island castle ‘St Michaels Mount’, whether crossing to the island by ferry or walking the tidal causeway (trying to beat the rising waters), it´s an adventure for everyone.

Cornwall enjoys the warmth of the Gulf Stream and is home to many spectacular gardens containing a wealth of rare and exciting plants and trees. The creative genius of the early nineteenth-century Cornish garden owners and their hunger and passion for exotica, led them to sponsor the great Victorian plant hunting expeditions. The seeds and plants which they brought back from all over the world helped create these unique examples of wild and magnificent living theatre.

Families with children won't be disappointed with the masses of space and variety of things to do. There are many adventure playgrounds for children to let off steam, they can get lost in the famous laurel maze at Glendurgan or get swept off their feet on the Giant's Stride swing, there's a gnarly Cryptomeria tree to climb at Trelissick and if that´s not enough they can walk the plank over the thunderous Devil's Cauldron whirlpool at Lydford Gorge.

Those with plenty of energy and an appetite for the Cornish air should embark on the Camel Trail, a glorious 11 mile' cycle trail along a disused railway beside the River Camel (walking is of course permitted) that can be completed in smaller chunks.

Art lovers will not be disappointed with Cornish talent, which naturally exploits our dramatic and rugged coastline, golden sands and intoxicating seascapes.

Mid Cornwall Gallery in Par houses the largest collection of contemporary art in the area and features the work of artists from all over the UK.

The Tate Gallery, St Ives, arguably the flagship of Cornish art, opened in 1993, displays contemporary and modern art in a spectacular building set above the magnificent Porthmeor Beach. The imposing stained glass window by the painter Patrick Heron has won architectural awards and the sculptress Dame Barbara Hepworth's museum is part of the gallery.

Cornwall has so much to offer, you´re promised an itinerary to satisfy everyone´s needs. To help you plan your trip we will send full details of Cornwall´s many attractions to you once your booking has been received.