The Cornwall Blog

For this month's blog story I wanted to share some of the great places in Cornwall where you can meet animals. From sanctuaries and farms to wildlife parks, they all have education and conservation at their heart. These are just a few of the places we love to visit in Cornwall... Paradise Park, Hayle Located in Hayle in West Cornwall, Paradise Park is a firm family favourite. It's great for kids, with a little train, soft play and a lovely array of colourful birds and small animals to see. All in all, a fun family day out. Newquay Zoo This little zoo has a real passion for conservation and you can really see how much the team love their animals. Zebras, sloths, penguins, red pandas and brown hyenas are just a few of the animals you can see. Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek A firm favourite, the seals are such characters! It's best for a dry day as most of the sanctuary is outside, and it's more than just s...

Here's a great Cornish business we have recently come across, they provide a truly personalised and breathtaking explosion of stunning flowers, the Cornish Flower Shop, based on a farm outside Hayle. Their flowers are picked daily and so are guaranteed to be as 'fresh as a daisy' when they reach you. Just knowing they are grown in a Cornish field overlooking St. Ives Bay, with the pure Atlantic air and refreshing rain to nurture them, makes me feel that these flowers are the luckiest flowers in the world! As well as the most vibrant and fragrant. They have a wide variety of flowers changing throughout the year as each one comes in season.