The Times & The Independent agreed, if you’re looking for things to do in Cornwall, Adrenalin Quarry is it!

Adrenalin Quarry has the UK’s Longest Zip Wire, hurling you over the flooded quarry at speeds that'll get your heart pumping. There’s nothing like it anywhere in the UK and it’s suitable for all ages; or

Go off the deep end in this relentless adrenalin rush: no-holds-barred wild swimming, climbing & tombstoning. Rope-free mayhem for ages 10+. Jump off. Get on.
 

Telephone 01579 308204 PL14 3PJ
 

Or visit their website http://www.adrenalinquarry.co.uk/

Go Karting - open all weather

Just off the A38 near Liskeard is Go Karting at Kartworld. It's a fun place to visit for all with family with go karts to suit a wide variety of age groups.

Telephone 01579 347229 Postcode PL14 3PJ

Or have a look at their website http://www.kartworldcornwall.co.uk/

10 mins by car

Cotehele is just off the A388 towards Callington and just past St Mellion. It is the mediaeval home of the Edgcumbes with original furniture, armour, rich hangings and tapestries. It is a lovely estate with riverside and woodland walks. It has a working estate watermill, with stoneground flour for sale. It has a river quay with Edgcumbe Arms tea-room and museum.

Telephone 01579 351346 Postcode PL12 6TA

20 mins by car

Since the Bronze age, Bodmin Moor has remained one of the great unspoilt areas of the South West, and still attracts thousands of visitors – from hikers and poets, to photographers and artists. Dominated by granite tors, and littered with standing stones, burial chambers, Cornish hedges, bridges, cottages and farms the moor is an ideal place to explore.

The Cheesewring at Minions is an easy and delightful walk but do keep an eye on the weather since it can change astonishingly quickly. Do not stray from the path.

20 mins by car

Entertainment for all the family even the dog (Cornwall's most dog-friendly attraction), recently described by Holiday Which Magazine as "a delightfully eccentric museum created on the back of one man's passion for music boxes, Wurlitzers and organs of yesteryear. Paul personally guides you around his collection, treating you to performances and dipping into his encyclopaedic knowledge."

Buckland Abbey is just off the A386 towards Tavistock. It was the home of Sir Francis Drake – a peaceful place full of swashbuckling stories. There is a full program of events including storytelling and costumed interpretation.

Telephone 01822 853607 Postcode PL20 6EY

30 mins by car

Churchtown Farm Nature Reserve in Saltash, managed by Cornwall Wildlife Trust, is an important place for both people and wildlife. The Reserve has a wild variety of different wildlife habitats, mostly hay meadows with arable fields, woodland, wetland, scrub, rocky shoreline, mudflats and an extensive network of hedgerows.

Habitat type: Grassland, estuarine mudflats, wetland, woodland disused quarries, hedgerows
Size of reserve: 61 hectares / 150 acres
OS map number:108
Grid reference: SX 419 576 (down Wearde Road) or SX 417 582 (behind St Stephen's Church)
Best time to visit: Summer for butterflies and flowers

It's location on the edge of Saltash makes it an ideal place to escape for a bit of peace and quiet.

10 mins by car

The Sanctuary is based at Murrayton between Seaton and Looe. As well as being a home to rescued monkeys, it is also a chance to learn about primates and the problems they face both in the wild and in captivity.

Experienced monkey keepers give talks throughout the day, giving visitors an insight into the world of a busy monkey sanctuary. The orienteering trail and the bat cave is a must. Often available are children’s workshops and face painting. An award winning vegetarian café is on site.

Telephone 01503 262532 Postcode PL13 1NZ

20 mins by car