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What’s on in Cornwall from May until August? Newquay Zoo - June World Environment Event - 31st May and 1st June How green is your footprint? Father's Day - 15th June Treat Dad to a day out at the zoo. The first 20 Dads get free entry. Ugly Bug Night - 25th June Highlighting National Insect Week. Enjoy an Ugly Bug Tour, stories and animal encounters. Tickets. Booking essential. Newquay Zoo - July The Piratical Trail - 5th July to 31st October Ahoy there! Explore the zoo in the footsteps of rascally pirates in search of treasure and booty. The Wild Breakfast- 26th July 5am to 8:30am Help prepare breakfast for some the animals. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to join the keepers on their first food round of the day. This is a special time of day to be at the zoo and watch the sunrise over the sub-tropical gardens. Booking essential. August Madagascan Nights Looking for somewhere to take the children? Special animal encounters, talks and games based around our Madagascan animals. Enjoy an evening barbecue plus other tasty food selections in the relaxing sub-tropical lakeside gardens.Normal entry prices apply. Last entry 7:30pm and the zoo closes at 8:30pm. Open late on the 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th August. Crealy Adventure Park With Six Realms to explore in over 100 acres of beautiful Parkland, excitement is around every corner and the friendliest Rangers are on hand to assist you in enjoying the best of family time together. Cornwall's Crealy is famous for Shire Horses - and now there are other Heavy Horses too with Percheron, Suffolk Punch and Clydesdale to compliment the award-winning Shires Crealy re-opens daily on Saturday 15th March 2008 for the most exciting summer season ever. Monkey Sanctuary Open from Sunday 16th March to Tuesday 30th September The Monkey Sanctuary Trust is a unique environmental charity dedicated to Promoting the welfare, conservation and survival of primates, Working to end the primate trade and abuse of primates in captivity, Conserving natural habitats through education and sustainable living, The Trust is based at The Monkey Sanctuary in Cornwall, UK - home to Woolly monkeys and rescued ex-pet Capuchin monkeys. Dairyland Dairyland is open from 10am until 5pm, There are our unique mini JCB's, Cable rides, Junior Rally-Karts. Pony and Hay rides, an assault course and all the animals. Meet a whole host of cuddly creatures including Piglets, Kittens, Kids and Lambs, Rabbits, Donkeys, Chinchillas and Chipmunks, Hens, Ducks, Pet Rats and Meerkats. Dairyland recently had three very special arrivals in the form of Calf triplets which is a very rare occurrence for cows. Falmouth Maritime Museum This year Falmouth Maritime Museum will be exploring man’s voyage into the deep with a new major exhibition called Under the Sea. Diving deep into a world of shipwrecks, free diving, submarines, sport and commercial diving, physiology, underwater warfare and photography, this new exhibition promises you an experience under the water without getting wet. One of the major exhibits is a replica of the very first submarine. Made of wood and designed in 1620 by Cornelius Drebbel, this four oared, underwater rowing machine has to be seen to be believed and is the beginning of a journey through time focusing on the advancement of technology in submarines and submersibles. It is estimated that there are over 3,000 wrecks off the south Cornish coast. Wrecks are a major feature of this new display. Highlighting a few of the most famous wrecks with rare and unseen artefacts, this exhibit shows the truth behind shipwreck and the challenges of salvage. From 24th May 2008 until the 1st June 2008 Join the Falmouth Maritime Museum for an RNLI themed week, with an awareness film showing in the lecture theatre, various demonstrations of life saving equipment and quizzes. From 24th May 2008 until the 1st June 2008 you can make your own mini rescue rocket and see if you can fire a safety line to our shipwrecked crew! From 24th May 2008 until the 1st June 2008 Wreck and Rescue Family Activity trail. Explore the museum’s galleries to find out about real Cornish wrecks and rescues. The Eden Project From 1st May until the 4th September 2008 Art and science meet in new exhibition at the Eden Project. This major new exhibition of plant pictures that blurs the boundaries between art and science opens on May 1. The work takes the form of more than 100 photograms (images made by placing an object directly on to photographic paper and exposing it to light) that explore the phenomenon of how plants adapt to their environment. The exhibition will appeal to the art lover, the botanist and the scientist. For the botanist and scientist there is plenty of information about the plants and for the art lover there are vibrant images, with colours created by the leaves when they were exposed to the sun’s rays. Entry included in standard Eden admission price. From the 22nd May until the 31st May visit the Eden Projects Sexy Green Car Show; A showcase for the most fuel efficient cars in every class that are available to buy right now. And a show to take a look at what new ideas, fuels and technologies are just around the corner to enable us to drive with less of a guilty conscience. With concept cars, green race cars and a worldwide launch from a new British manufacturer. It doesn’t come much sexier than that! National Seal Sanctury The National Seal Sanctuary, set in the picturesque Helford Estuary, by the beautiful village of Gweek, in Cornwall they have over 50 years experience in Seal Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release, The Sanctuary also provides a much needed haven for a variety of other animals, such as Otters, Ponies and Goats. Open every day of the Year except Christmas Day from 10am. Bodmin Jail Take a trip to Bodmin Jail and learn about its dark and sinister past. The 18th Century building was built in 1776 and was closed as a prison in 1927, it has many exhibits which tell tales of torture and punishment which happened there. Newquay Aquarium Claws Weekend 3rd - 5th May From comical hermit crabs and 'fashion-conscious' decorator crabs to giant lobsters and crawfish, this exciting feature offers a fascinating insight into the incredible world of crustaceans. Follow the Claws Trail and quiz to discover all about these amazing armour-plated creatures. Shark Week 24th May - 1st June Despite their reputation as man-eaters, sharks worldwide are under threat from man. Learn all about the secret world of these amazing creatures and what we can do to help protect them in the wild. Regular talks and feeding demonstrations will be running throughout the week. World Ocean Day 8th June - World Ocean Day is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of the marine environment. Come and join Blue Reef's own day of activities and become part of a worldwide celebration of the planet's seas and oceans. Fathers Day 15th June - A selection of Sea-going super dads are taking center stage this weekend at Blue Reef. Along with talks and a special guided tour focussing on the aquarium's hard-working fathers, Blue Reef is also showcasing some real fishy father figures including clownfish, bangaii cardinal fish and the famous seahorse. Pirates Weekend 28th - 29th June - Swashbuckling fun for younger visitors - discover all about pirates privateers and buccaneers. There's storytelling sessions, workshops, flag designing classes and even special talks about some real life Cornish Pirates! Land’s end The very popular ‘Doctor Who Up Close exhibition’ will remain at Land's End throughout 2008. New items will be added in the New Year so why not take advantage of our Doctor Who, including items from the new 2008 series and items from the 2007 Christmas special Geevor Tin Mine The largest preserved mining site in the UK. In the far west of Cornwall, on the Atlantic Coast. Here Cornwall's mining history comes to life Until 1990 Geevor was a working mine, now a museum, with many surface buildings, a guided underground tour through 18th / 19th century workings, a shop and a café. Geevor Tin Mine is open from Easter to October from 9am until 4pm Flambards Flambards is more than just a theme park with something for all the family, there is a theme park with rides for all of family thrill rides and more sedate rides for the younger children. There is also a Victorian village and Britain in the Blitz displays. Thursday May 8th Flambards is continuing the Flora Day celebrations at Flambards with special entry prices after 1pm From the 24th May until the 31st May there is children’s entertainment running throughout the day, with a mix of magic, balloons, comedy and circus workshops with Harry Kazzam and Mr. Bamboozal. On Bank Holiday Monday May 26th there is a meet and greet with Dora the Explorer On Father’s Day June 15th all dads’ can get in for free and there will be a meet and greet with Sponge Bob Squarepants. |
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