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Days out in Cornwall Newquay Zoo See a huge variety of animals from meerkats to red pandas. The highlight of the zoo is undoubtedly the tropical house, which is home to bats, exotic birds, sloths monkeys and lounging lizards! Part of the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust. Click here to read about animal adoption schemes. Contact: 01637 873342 Address: Trenance Gardens, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 2LZ Web: www.newquayzoo.org.uk Porfell Animal Land Visitors can come into close contact with farm animals, as well as more exotic animals roaming the grounds such as porcupines and wallabies. Contact: 01503 220211 Address: Herodsfoot, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 4RE Web: www.porfellanimalland.co.uk Porthcurno Telegraph Museum The Porthcurno Telegraph Museum has plenty of exhibits and hands on displays to educate visitors about the history of the telegraph and how it led to the evolution of the modern communication system. Contact: 01736 810966 Address: Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall TR19 6JX Web: www.porthcurno.org.uk Restormel Castle A fourteenth century castle, surrounded by a moat. Restormel Castle is most notable for once being the home of Edward, the Black Prince. Contact: 01208 872687 Address: Restormel Road, Lostwithiel, Cornwall PL22 0DB Web: www.english-heritage.org.uk Smugglers at Jamaica Inn The legendary inn, which was immortalised in one of Daphne Du Maurier's works. The Jamaica inn story is told through a theatrical presentation and there is also a collection of smuggling relics. There is also a museum devoted to Daphne Du Maurier. Contact: 01566 86250 Address: Jamaica Inn Complex, Launceston, Cornwall PL15 7TS Web: www.jamaicainn.co.uk Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4