Hard to believe that this list of what to do and see in Cornwall is all down to a Cornish pasty!
After it was revealed two thirds of kids have never tasted one, holiday company Stay In Cornwall decided to put together a Top 20 “bucket list” of what you must experience when visiting the county.
You can get these handmade pasties by post from Cornishpasties.com
Attractions such as the Minack Theatre, The Barbara Hepworth Museum and The Eden Project are included as well as more historical treasures such as The Count House and Tintagel Castle. Alongside the attractions, traditional Cornish cuisine features heavily with eating a cream tea, sampling stargazy pie and of course, devouring a humble Cornish pasty also making the list.
Matt Fletcher from stayincornwall.co.uk said, “We were shocked to hear the statistics that only 58 per cent of children had tried a Cornish pasty and felt that this needed to be rectified. Cornwall’s heritage is part of its charm and this bucket list as a way to inform people of all that Cornwall offers. Hopefully the weather encourages people to tick off as many as possible. ”
The Ultimate Bucket List for Visitors to Cornwall!
- Eat a Cornish Pasty with your hands
- Watch a play at the Minack Theatre
- Visit St Michaels Mount
- Try a portion of Rick Steins Fish and Chips in Padstow
- Go surfing in Newquay
- Have photo taken at Lands’ End signpost showing the distance to your hometown
- Go shark diving off Newquay coast
- Explore the art world at Tate St Ives and Barbara Hepworth Museum
- Go and see The Count House at Botallack
- Sample some cyder while on a tour at Healey’s Cyder Farm
- Explore the Lost Gardens of Heligan
- Spend an entertaining and educational day at the Eden Project
- Visit the Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor
- Find King Arthur in Tintagel
- Have a cream tea the Cornish Way! (It’s the perfect way!)
- Get your hands dirty by exploring the Cornish mining heritage
- Take a walk along South West Coast Path from Kynance Cove to Lizard Point
- Watch the traditional Flora Day festivities in Helston
- Pop in to see TV’s Doc Martin in Port Isaac
- Try stargazy pie
Have done 11 out of the 20 and as I will never go surfing or shark diving then only 7 to go! I would add the Double Decker Bus 300 (The Cornwall Explorer) to the list – such amazing views and it goes thru Sennen Cove, ST Ives, the Geevor Tin Mine, the mysterious village of Zennor and much more….Heaven!