Green Corwall - Eden Project near our hostel in Newquay
Green Cornwall
National Seal Sanctuary
Gweek Helston Cornwall
A busy rescue centre, caring for dozens of injured and orphaned seals before they are released back into the wild. Also a home to resident seals and sealions.
Open: Open Daily from 9.00
Telephone: 01326 221361
Fax: 01326 221210
Screech Owl Sanctuary
Nr Indian Queens Goss Moor Cornwall
Over 140 owls and birds of prey, along with over 45 different species of birds. Free flying displays and guided tours daily. Winners of the BBC Animal Awards.
Open: Open All Year.
Telephone: 01726 860182
Fax: 01726 861545
Monkey Sanctuary
Murrayton, Looe Cornwall
The monkey sanctuary is situated in beautiful woodlands overlooking Looe Bay. For over 30 years the victorian house and gardens have been home to a colony of wooly monkeys. At the sanctuary the monkeys enjoy a specially designed territory of interlinked enclosures. An innovative
'climb-proof' fence allows them to climb towering beech trees, insects and plants to forage and ropes to climb.
Open: Sunday before Easter to last Thursday in September. 11am to 4.30pm
Telephone: 01503 262532
Blue Reef Aquarium
Towan Promenade, Newquay, TR7 1DU
Take the ultimate undersea safari! There is a world of underwater adventure just waiting to be discovered at Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay. Over 30 living displays reveal the sheer variety of life in the deep from native sharks and lobsters to the amazing octopus and seahorses. At the aquarium's heart is a giant ocean tank where an underwater walkthrough tunnel offers incredibly close encounters with the stunning beauty of a tropical coral reef - home to everything from pufferfish to tropical sharks and hundreds of colour ful reef creatures.
New for 2005 - Turtle Creek - Encounter amazing freshwater turtles.
Regular talks and feeding displays make Blue Reef an unforgettable experience whatever the weather.
Open: Open daily from 10am
Telephone: 01637 878134
Fax: 01637 872578
Eden Project
The Eden Project was established as one of the landmark Millennium projects in the UK to mark the year 2000 and is structured as an educational charitable trust. “The Trust’s interests lie in explaining how the natural world works seen through the lens of plants, exploring how people might best organise themselves in the face of this knowledge and thereby reach an understanding of what sustainability might mean and, through best practice of these principles, create an organisation that is sustainable to act as a model for others.” (Tim Smit, CEO).
The Eden Project communicates its story in a ‘Living Theatre of Plants and People’ based in a large crater in which nestle two vast greenhouses (Biomes). These house plants, crops and landscapes from the humid tropics and warm temperate regions and act as a backdrop to the temperate landscape, which we call the Outdoor Biome. Eden uses exhibitions, art, storytelling, workshops, lectures and events to put messages across to both the public and formal education groups. The underlying concept presents to the widest possible public audience the need for environmental care through a celebration of what nature gives to us. Eden is demonstrating behaviour change on site, holding a mirror to our values and civilisation and encouraging respect for the things that sustain us.
Summer Opening Hours
From March 21- October 31 the gates open at 9.30am, the site at 10am and we close at 6pm with the last entry at 4.30pm.
Winter Opening Hours
November 1st - March 20th the gates open at 10am and we close at 4.30pm with the last entry at 3pm.
Admission Prices
Adults £ 12.50, Children (5-15yrs) £ 5.00, Under 5's free, Seniors £ 9.50, Students (in full time Education ) £ 6.00, Family £ 30.00
Family: Two adults and up to three children (five-15yrs) Under fives are free
Disabled: Carers for the disabled are admitted free of charge. (One per disabled person).
Students: Students must be in full-time education and if over 18 must have a student ID card.
