Events
Finding out whats on in Cornwall can be hard, there are always so many events. Events Diary rounds up the essential Cornish events in one handy guide.
A Time of Gifts
Paradise Park & JungleBarn
Well known as Cornwall's top wildlife sanctuary, with tropical birds in exotic gardens and lots of events to meet the birds and animals, award-winning Paradise Park also has a huge indoor play area for children.
WINTER ROAST LUNCH at Paradise Park
Make a date with your family and friends to come along for a great value and warming winter meal in the Otter Pool Café.
From 12 noon to 2pm every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday until 28th March 2012.
You do not have to enter the Park, you can just pop in for lunch. Adults £6.50 children £4.00.
Hope to see you soon!
GHOST TOURS - FAMILIES - 10 Feb
Paradise Park & JungleBarn
Well known as Cornwall's top wildlife sanctuary, with tropical birds in exotic gardens and lots of events to meet the birds and animals, award-winning Paradise Park also has a huge indoor play area for children.
PIRATE WEEK at Paradise park
Ooo Arr . . . HAVE A GO AT THE PARADISE PARK PIRATE TRAIL this February Half Term
AHOY all budding pirates!
Have you noticed how pirates in stories always have a parrot on their shoulder! No one knows for sure how true this was but their law-abiding counterparts, sailors, were the first people to travel to exotic lands and certainly did bring back pet birds from the Caribbean and South America. At Paradise Park, we treasure these amazing exotic birds as much as any pirate. So to celebrate this we will be running a fun Pirate trail from the 11th to the 19th February where you can explore the Park seeking out where X marks the spot and solving the quiz questions to claim your booty!
During half term visitors will be able to see the otter feeding, enjoy carrot time in the Fun Farm, and could be chosen to help feed the penguins – more importantly for young pirates – a parrot may well sit on their shoulder at the daily parrot feeding time with the colourful Rainbow Lorikeets. And don’t forget your camera to capture the moment, or for the penguin photo call when you can meet a friendly hand-reared penguin.
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Chocolate Jungle at Eden Project!
This February half term the Eden Project is exploring everything there is to know about chocolate!
We’ve something for every chocolate lover, from tastings and talks to hands on workshops for kids creating their own edible chocolate treat and a family chocolate-themed trail!
Come and meet the owls of the Screech Sanctuary - 14th February 2011
Come along to the Shire Hall and meet the beautiful owls of Cornwall's Screech Owl Sanctuary and find out more about these fascinating nocturnal birds.
CASTLE SLEEPOVERS - FAMILIES - 15 Feb
Colour and coast - Artists working with Ashley Hanson Exhibition 2nd - 23rd February 2012
Come along to the latest exhibition at Bodmin’s Shire Hall Gallery, featureing paintings by students working with renowned Bodmin artist Ashley Hanson. For the past 3 years Ashley has been running painting workshops at St.Breward and Blisland village halls and Truro College and the exhibition presents an opportunity for the artists involved to showcase their work.
GHOST TOURS - FAMILIES - 9 Mar
CASTLE SLEEPOVERS - FAMILIES - 23 Mar
Paradise Park & JungleBarn
Well known as Cornwall's top wildlife sanctuary, with tropical birds in exotic gardens and lots of events to meet the birds and animals, award-winning Paradise Park also has a huge indoor play area for children.
IT'S A HOPPING MAD EASTER at Paradise Park
IT'S HOPPING MAD THIS EASTER
Easter is a great time to visit award-winning Paradise Park, with birds full of the joys of spring and bunnies galore down on the Fun Farm.
It’s also the beginning of the new Free Flying Bird Show with intelligent macaws, cockatoos and conures, and for fabulous birds of prey there’s the Eagles of Paradise display.
Have immense fun getting up close with Rainbow Lorikeets and buy nectar to feed these brilliantly coloured and very mischievous little parrots.
After penguin feeding you can meet the friendliest penguins at the Photocall. Plus there’s Carrot Time on the Fun Farm, and for a small charge you can ride the Jungle Express Train.
And that’s not all! There is more fun to be had in the Easter Egg Trail (31st March to 15th April), hunt for clues as you explore the Park and then claim your mini egg prize!
All this and the fantastic JungleBarn indoor play centre, makes for the perfect family day out.
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EASTER FAMILY FUN TRAIL - 31 Mar to 15 Apr
| Can you crack our clues to complete this ‘egg-citing’ trail? Find the missing eggs around the grounds to be rewarded with a yummy Easter prize |
EASTER FAMILY FUN TRAIL - 31 Mar to 15 Apr
| Can you crack our clues to complete this ‘egg-citing’ trail? Find the missing eggs around the grounds to be rewarded with a yummy Easter prize. Also take part in our egg-tra special craft activities, for all the family. |
TIME TRAVELLERS GO... SECRETS & SPIES 9-13 April
| Calling all super sleuths, secret agents, and investigators! Sharpen your detective skills with hands-on training in disguising yourself and cracking codes and clues. |
JUBILLEE ROYAL TRAIL - 2 to 10 June
| Especially for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, join us to seek out Kings and Queens from the past on the Trail around the site. Complete the challenge and a special prize awaits! |
TIME TRAVELLERS GO... ROYAL - 4 to 8 June
| See if you have what it takes to join the ranks of royalty in our special royal-themed Time Travellers event. Enjoy games and crafts fit for a king or queen and meet some royal characters of times gone by. |
FIGHTING KNIGHTS & THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR - 7 & 8 June
| Experience the action as we journey back to Arthurian times and bring the castle to life with live arena displays and weaponry demonstrations. Enjoy activities such as children's drills and explore our living history encampment. Meet characters from times past and learn about their lives with tales of battles and bravery. Most of all, find out more about the elusive character Arthur - will the real King Arthur reveal himself? |
ARCHAEOLOGY WEEK - 21 to 29 July
| It's the Festival of Archaeology so join us for fun activities for the whole family. Get hands-on and discover more about the history of Tintagel through our experts and the fascinating artefacts uncovered here over the years. |
TIME TRAVELLERS GO... PIRATE ACADEMY - 23 to 27 July
| Arr me hearties! Pirates, privateers and smugglers all be welcome to join our Time Traveller crew for some proper pirate fun an' darin' tales from days gone by. Then join our pirate school to see if ye have what it takes to roam the seven seas. Yo-ho-ho… |
FAMILY FUN KNIGHTS TRAIL - 30 July to 2 Sep
| One of our Knights has dissapeared in a fierce storm at Tintagel! He's hiding somewhere amongst the Castle ruins. If you are brave enough to track him down, a special reward awaits you! |
GRAND MEDIEVAL JOUST - Tue/Wed 31 July to 22 Aug
| Experience the pageantry of a medieval joust and enjoy the thrills and spills as you cheer on your favourite knight, and perhaps even meet him in person! There's plenty of laughter with entertainment from our jester, plus medieval games to play and a knights training school for children. This full day out gives an great insight into life at the castle during the medieval period with music, dance, falconry displays and much more to be enjoyed by the whole family. |
KING ARTHUR'S TALES Wedensdays in Aug
| Meet King Arthur and Merlin as they spin tales of magic, mystery, adventure and the days of the round table. Be enchanted as you are taken on a journey in the magic surrounds of Tintagel Castle. |
PIRATE TALES - Every Thursday in Aug
| Enjoy swashbuckling piratical entertainment with our colourful historical characters. Hear tales of strange voyages and cargoes, fortunes, and hearts won and lost in adventures enjoyed by all the family. |
AN EXPLOSION OF HISTORY! - 27 & 27 Aug
| Are you ready for action? Witness spectacular displays as we take you on a journey through time with our explosive show for all the family.From Tudor to Victorian times and the Second World War, our costumed performers demonstrate the magnificent canons and guns which stand proud at Pendennis Castle.Watch as the Castle is brought to life with our colourful historic characters, living history encampments and activities for all the family, including children's drills, crafts and games.Get up-close and learn about what life was like during Pendennis' colourful past in an exciting event for the whole family. |
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