Places to visit from Honicombe Holiday Park
Walking/Cycling
20 minutes away - cafe onsite and great for cycling or walks around old mine workings
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Tamar Trails Centre
20 minutes away - cafe onsite and great for cycling or walks around old mine workings
Kit Hill
10 minutes away with scenic views and walks
National Trust properties
15 minutes away - House, gardens, Mill and Quay – great day out with café on quayside
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Cotehele House
15 minutes away - House, gardens, Mill and Quay – great day out with café on quayside
45 mins away – Drake’s house, exhibition on Drake, lovely gardens
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Buckland Abbey
45 mins away – Drake’s house, exhibition on Drake, lovely gardens
45 mins away – House, gardens – Top Tip – restricted mid week opening
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National Trust Antony
Ferry Lane45 mins away – House, gardens – Top Tip – restricted mid week opening
45 mins away – House, gardens and extensive walks near Plymouth
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National Trust - Saltram
45 mins away – House, gardens and extensive walks near Plymouth
45 mins away – working foundry near Okehampton
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Finch Foundry (National Trust)
45 mins away – working foundry near Okehampton
Lawrence House Museum
9 Castle St45 mins away – town museum and free entry
1 hour away – free entry - historic harbour, NT visitor centre, lovely views, good pubs and cafe
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Boscastle
1 hour away – free entry - historic harbour, NT visitor centre, lovely views, good pubs and cafe
1 hour away – not been recently as under major restoration, UK’s newest castle
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Castle Drogo
1 hour away – not been recently as under major restoration, UK’s newest castle
1 hour away – large house and gardens, pleasant walk down to the house
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Lanhydrock House and Garden
Treffry Lane1 hour away – large house and gardens, pleasant walk down to the house
Trerice
1.5 hours away – Tudor house and gardens near Newquay
1.5 hours – House and gardens near Torquay
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National Trust - Coleton Fishacre House & Gardens
Brownstone Road1.5 hours – House and gardens near Torquay
1.5 hours away – house and riverside gardens
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National Trust - Trelissick Garden
1.5 hours away – house and riverside gardens
2 hours – Mine and beam engine house straight out of Poldark!
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National Trust - Levant Mine and Beam Engine
2 hours – Mine and beam engine house straight out of Poldark!
Sightseeing
15 mins – Recommended – restored mining quayside with pub, mine experience, ships and other things connected to the old tin mining era – go on a feature day as there is more to do/see
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Morwellham
15 mins – Recommended – restored mining quayside with pub, mine experience, ships and other things connected to the old tin mining era – go on a feature day as there is more to do/see
1 hour away - Recommended – gardens, house, Plymouth and coastal views, good walks, nice pub for lunch (Top Tip – Fireworks Festival in August can viewed from here; Top Tip – Cremyll ferry runs from here into Barbican area of Plymouth)
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Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park
1 hour away - Recommended – gardens, house, Plymouth and coastal views, good walks, nice pub for lunch (Top Tip – Fireworks Festival in August can viewed from here; Top Tip – Cremyll ferry runs from here into Barbican area of Plymouth)
English Heritage – Top Tip – can walk through the castle grounds without paying
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Launceston Castle
Castle DykeEnglish Heritage – Top Tip – can walk through the castle grounds without paying
English Heritage – new bridge over to castle remains – Top Tip – keep your eyes out for the car park as we missed it completely!
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Tintagel Castle bridge
South West Coast PathEnglish Heritage – new bridge over to castle remains – Top Tip – keep your eyes out for the car park as we missed it completely!
English Heritage – not been as being repaired but looks interesting
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Restormel Castle
Restormel RoadEnglish Heritage – not been as being repaired but looks interesting
5 mins – not been there but might be good for a quick trip out with the kids
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The Tamar Valley Donkey Park
5 mins – not been there but might be good for a quick trip out with the kids
National Marine Aquarium
1 hour – not been there but looks interesting
1 hour – not been there but looks interesting and world famous
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Eden Project
1 hour – not been there but looks interesting and world famous
City/town information
Callington
10 mins – church, small shops, few restaurants and takeaways
Gunnislake
10 mins – pubs, railway station
20 mins – Recommended – historic town, riverside park, pannier market, church, shops and restaurants
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Tavistock
20 mins – Recommended – historic town, riverside park, pannier market, church, shops and restaurants
45 mins – Recommended – historic town, castle, Lawrence House museum, steam railway, shops and restaurants
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Launceston
45 mins – Recommended – historic town, castle, Lawrence House museum, steam railway, shops and restaurants
Liskeard
45 mins - museum, steam railway, shops and restaurants
1 hour – Castle, Museum of Dartmoor Life and town centre with good selection of shops and pubs
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Okehampton
1 hour – Castle, Museum of Dartmoor Life and town centre with good selection of shops and pubs
1 hour or less – Recommended - historic city, Barbican harbour area, Plymouth Hoe, museums, theatre, cinema, retail parks, nightlife, shops and restaurants (Top Tip – take train from Gunnislake Station for scenic railway journey)
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Plymouth
1 hour or less – Recommended - historic city, Barbican harbour area, Plymouth Hoe, museums, theatre, cinema, retail parks, nightlife, shops and restaurants (Top Tip – take train from Gunnislake Station for scenic railway journey)
45 mins – busy town centre, museum, nice harbour to sea walk, fish market, lots of restaurants and shops
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Looe
45 mins – busy town centre, museum, nice harbour to sea walk, fish market, lots of restaurants and shops
45 mins – Recommended - quaint harbour town, lots of pubs and shops, pedestrian only for visitors, very busy at times, quite pricey car park so make a day of it
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Polperro
45 mins – Recommended - quaint harbour town, lots of pubs and shops, pedestrian only for visitors, very busy at times, quite pricey car park so make a day of it
45 mins – Recommended – a favourite of ours – nice town centre, museum, great beaches, cliff walks and good selection of beachside restaurants, can be busy but large car parks available
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Bude
13 Lansdown Rd45 mins – Recommended – a favourite of ours – nice town centre, museum, great beaches, cliff walks and good selection of beachside restaurants, can be busy but large car parks available
1 hour – Recommended – historic harbour, NT visitor centre, lovely views, good pubs and cafe
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Boscastle
1 hour – Recommended – historic harbour, NT visitor centre, lovely views, good pubs and cafe
1 hour – Out of the way beach with good pub and limited car parking
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Crackington Haven
1 hour – Out of the way beach with good pub and limited car parking
1 hour – Doc Martin harbour town – very busy at times and cliff walk into town as mostly pedestrianised
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Port Isaac
1 hour – Doc Martin harbour town – very busy at times and cliff walk into town as mostly pedestrianised
1 hour – riverside town with pubs and cafes, riverside views – car park at top of a steep hill
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Fowey
1 hour – riverside town with pubs and cafes, riverside views – car park at top of a steep hill
1 hour – Recommended – historic harbour featured in Poldark, ship museums, seaviews, good pubs
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Charlestown
1 hour – Recommended – historic harbour featured in Poldark, ship museums, seaviews, good pubs
1.5 hours - fishing harbour, Rick Stein town with loads of restaurants and fish and chip shop owned by him, busy at times
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Padstow
1.5 hours - fishing harbour, Rick Stein town with loads of restaurants and fish and chip shop owned by him, busy at times
1.5 hours – Definitely not a favourite – bit run down, very busy, too trendy for shops, lots of bars geared to surfing set, came away feeling it had been spoiled. Beaches nearby are beautiful so maybe worth a visit (plus Trerice NT house nearby)
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Newquay
1.5 hours – Definitely not a favourite – bit run down, very busy, too trendy for shops, lots of bars geared to surfing set, came away feeling it had been spoiled. Beaches nearby are beautiful so maybe worth a visit (plus Trerice NT house nearby)
1.5 hours – major resort with smaller Paignton nearby, lovely beaches, lots of shops, pubs and restaurants
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Torquay
1.5 hours – major resort with smaller Paignton nearby, lovely beaches, lots of shops, pubs and restaurants