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Dragon Leisure Centre
Our six-lane heated indoor pool is of the highest standard and includes a flume, learner pool and spectator facilities. Children under 4 years of age must be accompanied by an adult in the swimming pool at a 1:1 ratio whilst children over 4 years of age but under 8 years must be accompanied at a minimum ratio of 1:2 (one adult to two ...
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Bedruthen Steps
An extensive and picturesque sandy beach for walkers and sunbathers. Set off along the stunning South West Coast Path to visit the Iron Age fort of Redcliff Castle nearby, and have the chance to see petrels, shags, fulomar and razorbills nesting along the cliffs. Dogs are welcome but entering the water is not advised due to strong riptides...
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Oasis Fun Pool - Newquay
The Oasis Fun Pools in Newquay is the ideal attraction for the whole family whatever the weather! With its amazing indoor and outdoor pools you will have fabulous fun. Three Fabulous Flumes The Hendra River Rapid Ride Fountains & Waterfall The Giant Tap Toddlers Area with slide
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Fistral Beach
Has a surf school and surf hire facility beachside, offering foamies (super easy beginner boards) as well as the proper boards, plus boogie boards and stand up paddle boards. Facility 50 metres from the waters edge and open 363 days a year. Admission: Free entry and access. Parking may charge. Surf school and rentals will obviously...
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Newquay Waterworld
Two Superb Pools 25m Swimming Pool with 6 lanes - 29 degrees Depth -0.9 m - 3.5m Tropical Fun Pool with water cannon, tipper, slides, erupting volcano, flumes, spitting snakes & large snake floatie. Fun pool temperature is 30.5 degrees ...
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Pentle Bay
There is no lifeguard cover because the clear waters are extremely safe for swimming, snorkelling or anything else you care to do. The powdery white sands are particularly rich in unusual shells. There any immediate facilities of any kind. Dogs are welcome at any time of year provided they are kept on a lead. You can get to Tresco by...
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Praa Sands
Praa Sands provides a 1.5 mile sandy beach that is backed by a long stretch of dunes, natural habitat area and the village green. At both ends, the coastal path rises up over steep cliffs offering views over Penzance and the Lizard Peninsular. The shallow waters and long wide sandy beach attracts surfers and families alike for a range of...
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Loe Beach Watersports
Loe Beach Watersports is a RYA Accredited Training Centre and water sports wonderland offering kayaks, paddleboards, motorboats, rowboats and sailing dinghies for lessons and hire! So whether you want to learn the basics, be transported gracefully or out the propeller power in yourselves, there's plenty of choices here for everybody. It's...
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The Bar and Cove Vean
A quiet, peaceful place even in the height of summer, this beach is on St Agnes, a short ferry trip from St Mary. Take the short track down to the narrow sandbank called The Bar and at low tide you can cross to the tiny isle of Gugh and see some remarkable bronze age remains! The Cove Vean itself is excellent and very safe for swimming and...
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Ships and Castles Fun Pool - Falmouth
Facilities include: free-form leisure pool Open daily throughout the year for family fun with: 70 metre flume rapid river ride ridewave machine jacuzzis plus swim school - full lesson programme fitness suite - full cardio & resistance...
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Mount Wise Swimming Pool - Plymouth
Open air swimming pool in Plymouth. Opening times: May 28th - Sept 30th: Mon - Sun: 10:00am - 6:00pm July 1st - 30th August: Mon - Fri: 10:00am - 6:00pm (Late Opening in good weather 10:00pm) Sat & Sun: 10:00am - 6:00pm
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Plymouth Pavilions Fun Pool
The Fun Pool provides fun for all the family with its two water slides and jacuzzi. It has a sloping beach area that allows babies and non-swimmers to gain confidence in the water, as well as full disabled access and facilities. Plymouth Pavilions boasts the only permanent Ice Rink in the South West. The Ice Rink is fitted with a...
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Tinside Lido - Plymouth
Open air outdoors swimming lido in Plymouth. Opening times: May 28th - Sept 30th: Mon - Fri: 10:00am - 6:00pm Sat & Sun: 10:00am - 6:00pm July 1st - 30th August: Mon - Fri: 10:00am 6:00pm (Late Opening in good weather 10:00pm) Sat & Sun: 10:00am - 6:00pm
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The Splash - Bude
Activities at Splash Enjoy an all year round tropical atmosphere featuring a 33 metre, 5 lane swimming pool, with wave machine and flume. Spectators can also eat at the Beachcomber Cafe on poolside. The Splash is an exceptionally popular leisure attraction which offers a general Waves Session for all the family with the thrill of the wave machine...
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Coverack Windsurfing Centre
Coverack Windsurfing Centre offers sessions and courses to suit all standards, from non residential day courses to courses spanning several days, so it's great to base a holiday around! Set in a sandy bay where it’s considerately sheltered form the South Westerly wind it’s great terrain for total noobs, but move further out into the...
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Meadowlands
Meadowlands offers 2 indoor heated pools one for serious swimming and development, plus one with fabulous flume slide, river rapids and interactive water play fun features for children! Oooh which one are you going to pick?! Well the honest answer is that you should really do both, with one as the reward for the other! Remember that it's not all...
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The Lizard and Kynance Cove
The Lizard and Kynance Cove Lizard Point, Britain's most southerly point, offers dramatic cliff walks, wild flowers and geological features designed by nature to delight all visitors. Plus for some cerebral entertainment Marconi's historic wireless experiments are celebrated at The Lizard Wireless Station and the Marconi Centre at Poldhu. Two...
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Kennack Sands
This unusual silver sand and shingle beach really is divided in two: the bigger, western beach is is sandy and has all the facilities, and is well known as a safe swimming and surfing spot with 5ft waves in good conditions. There are interesting walks along the South West Coast Path to the Mesolithic and Iron Age hill settlements at Podowrian. ...
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Hayle Swimming Pool
Hayle Swimming Pool, which is technically a lido, can be found at the beginning of the Discovery Trail, next to the subtropical gardens, the new promenade and 3 miles of golden sandy beaches, making it an ideal base for a day out in Hayle. It is open daily during the summer season, with lifeguards in attendance at all times. The traditional,...
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Porthmeor Beach
Porthmeor Beach is a truly magical place if you can catch it empty, but equally thrilling when thronging with happy kids! St Ives is considered to be the 'jewel of the South West' and the sandy shoreline of Porthmeor is a haven for surfers, with safe but interesting waters making it a firm favourite with families looking for a fun day out by the...
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Jubilee Pool
First opened in May 1935, Cornwall's much loved art deco lido the Jubilee Pool is located between the promenade and harbour in Penzance and is the UK's largest remaining seawater lido. The pool recently suffered significant damage during the storms of February 2014, and it is now uncertain whether it will open for the 2014 season. You can...
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Sennen Cove
A mile North of Land's End lies this idyllic spot with white marram dune backed sands, deep turquoise sea and spectacular sunsets over the Isles of Scilly just 28 miles away. The west facing beach is most popular with surfers though there are strong rip currents to beware of. Local bonuses include toilets and showers with disabled facilities,...
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Porthcurno Beach
Be sure to bring the lot then: buckets and spades, frisbees and balls! The tour de force is the Minack Theatre, an open-air, Greek inspired amphitheatre built high into the rocks on the cliffs overlooking the bay. From May to September you can see plays and music being performed here against the stunning backdrop of Porthcurno Bay and the Logan...
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Bigbury on Sea Beach
This blue flag awarded beach is a perfect spot for a family day out, with safe swimming away from the river, on the gently shelving sands. Canoeing and windsurfing are popular here and when the tide is out you often see kite buggies swinging around the sands of the bay. At high tides you are able to visit Burgh Island via sea tractor, a...
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Thurlestone Sands
Thurlestone Sands, with its wide sandy beach is one of several locally owned by the National Trust and attracts both families and water sports enthusiasts. The wide sandy beach is backed by a nature reserve where rare and exciting birds have been spotted. Those preferring exercise to sunbathing can take off along the South Devon Coastal Path...
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Chagford Swimming Pool
Chagford Swimming Pool was opened in 1934, dug by hand by local residents on land entrusted to the village by the Hayter-Hames family. It is the largest open-air, fresh-water swimming pool in the south west. Should it ever cease to be maintained and used as a public pool, the land would revert to the family. The pool is fed...
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Slapton Sands and Torcross Beach
Slapton Sands and Torcross Beach offers a pebbly beach no good for sand castling but it's offset by great water activities at the Torcross end, including surfing, windsurfing and canoeing with lifeguard cover May to September. It's also worth learning the significance of the flags as they offer advice on swimming conditions: you can pick up a...
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Clovelly Village - Bideford
The cobbled, traffic-free, high street of this world famous fishing village, built into a cleft in a 400' high cliff, tumbles its way down past whitewashed cottages festooned with flowers to the tiny working port. It is famous for its donkeys, which traditionally carry goods up the hill; sledges bring things down. There are links with Charles...
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Clovelly Beach - Bideford - Devon
In the ancient village of Clovelly, the main road descends hundreds of feet towards the harbour and lifeboat station. Both protected by an ancient stone breakwater and stand next to a compact pebble beach.
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Westward Ho! Beach
Named and indeed built after Charles Kingsley's 1855 novel this is a sandy beach backing onto a pebble ridge, with excellent swimming in Blue Flagged waters and exploring to be had. Also offers kite sports (01395 222551) and surfing opportunities, as well as amusement arcades and a putting green. Lifeguard cover is May to September but please...
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Please find our list of fun activities not covered by other areas on our site in or near Cornwall these are great fun days out though for the kids and your family!
