Family Days Out

There is an indoor swimming pool with flume and wave machine at Splash in Bude 01288 356191 http://www.tempusleisure.org.uk. Just next door is Harlequinns, with soft play and ten pin bowling http://harlequinns.com/. There is a small cinema just down the A39 at Poundstock http://www.rebelcinema.co.uk/

Some other local attractions which are recommended by previous visitors and are within half an hour’s drive are  the Cornwall at War museum, St Nectan’s Glen and Trethorne Leisure Park. All are popular with kids.

Further afield there are several theme parks, farm parks and zoos within 40 minutes- an hour’s drive

Milky Way http://www.themilkyway.co.uk/ – rides, rollercoasters, soft play, archery, birds of prey displays.

Big Sheep http://www.thebigsheep.co.uk/ – rides, animals, indoor animal barn.

Cornwall’s Crealy http://www.crealy.co.uk/cornwall – rides, animals.

Newquay Zoo and aquarium http://www.newquayzoo.org.uk/ and http://www.bluereefaquarium.co.uk/newquay/

The National Aquarium in Plymouth, the UK’s biggest aquarium http://www.national-aquarium.co.uk/

The Screech Owl Sanctuary and animal park  Screech Owl Sanctuary

The Eden Project is well worth a visit, with lots going on out of season, including an ice rink in the winter http://www.edenproject.com/