England places

Brighton Beach

Brighton  is a town on the south coast of Great Britain. The Victorian-style Brighton Pier juts out into the English Channel and is full of restaurants and amusement arcades that cater mostly to children and families.
 

Brighton is a nice city with a long beach this is a pebbles beach. Brighton pier daytime traditional seaside fun mixes seamlessly and night time funky beachside club culture. A lovely beach with plenty of facility's such as beachfront cafés,  & interesting art shops and variety of entertainment available and  the quality of modern art. Great place for a walk too.

How to get to brighton beach :- Go to London Victoria Station and catch a Southern train. They run every 30 minutes and the journey takes 52 minutes.
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

 
 
 Cornwall attractions

 

 The Eden Project:-

The Eden project is a visitor attraction in cornwall in the U.K. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world. The project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit, located 1.25 mi  from the town of St. Blazey and 5 kilometres from the larger town of St. Austell, Cornwall.

Two million people have now visited the Eden Project in Cornwall, drawn by the vision of its founders – and by the extraordinary feats of architecture, engineering and design that brought that vision to life. The two biomes that form its centrepiece have become iconic structures, already familiar the world over. This beautiful book, illustrated with drawings and plans from the Nicholas Grimshaw archive and stunning photographs, reveals in fascinating detail just how a disused china clay pit became the home to one of the architectural wonders of the world. The introductory essay, by lead architect Andrew Whalley and Hugh Pearman, Sunday Times architectural correspondent, places the biomes in the great English tradition of greenhouses that started with Joseph Paxt

Address

Eden Project
Bodelva
Cornwall
PL24 2SG
UK

 

 St Ives:-

 

 

St. lves is Best UK Seaside Town' from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011. St Ives was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1639. St Ives has become renowned for its number of artists. It was named best seaside town of 2007 by the Guardian newspaper. For local information for visitors, holiday makers and local residents, St Ives Town Council opened the St Ives Visitor & Information Centre in June 2011. St Ives is the  art centre of West Cornwall.  Artists were attracted to the area from the 19th Century onwards.  In the 20th Centure St Ives became a haven for giants of British Modernism, notably Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson.  St Ives and the surrounding area is alive with an artistic heritage and sensibility found nowhere else in south-western England.  The Tate St Ives offers constantly changing exhibitions as well as its remarkable permanent collection of art. The Leach Pottery in St Ives was established by Bernard Leach in 1920. One of the great figures of 20th century art, Leach played a crucial pioneering role in creating an identity for artist potters in Britain and around the world.

Fine golden sand, crystal clear water. Awake to the gulls' cry, dress quickly and jog down the cool granite streets for a solitary early morning walk along the beach. Cool sand and warm water caress your soles, tickle your toes. Back to the hotel feeling a little pleased with yourself - sand between your toes before breakfast - a very long way from the busy rush of working life.

St Ives has an almost Mediterranean quality to it, a picturesque amalgamation of all the essential ingredients that go together to create a truly magnificent holiday destination - with its maze of narrow streets and alleyways radiating from the picturesque harbour, crescent shaped beaches with their safe golden sands, accented by sunlight playing across the surface of an iridescent turquoise sea.

Address

Porthgwidden Beach
The Island
St Ives
TR26 1PL

   
New quay Zoo :-

Newquay Zoo is a zoological garden located in Newquay, England. The zoo was opened in Cornwall on Whit Monday, 26 May 1969 by the local council (Newquay Urban District Council, later Restormel District Council). It was privately owned by Mike Thomas and Roger Martin from 1993 until 2003. In August 2003 Stewart Muir became the new Director and the zoo became part of the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, alongside Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts. The zoo is a registered charity,[1] and was awarded various South West and Cornwall 'Visitor Attraction of The Year' and 'Sustainable Tourism' awards for excellence in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
There is so many holiday cottages near Newquay Zoo all within 5 miles miles of this beautiful area.
a large variety of unusual species, the zoo has a village farm with more familiar faces plus Toad Hall - a fascinating new exhibit highlighting the threats to amphibians around the world. The Tropical House is an amazing and atmospheric exhibit where you can see skinks, poison dart frogs and loads of beautiful birds from around the world.
See the very popular otter family playing in the stream in the Oriental Garden, which is also home to some rare and endangered animals like Owston's Civets from Vietnam and stunning Hornbills from Asia. Look out for meerkats on sentry duty, penguins playing in their pool, the beautiful colouring of the Red Pandas and glimpse the strange and endangered lemurs and fossa.

Address

Newquay Zoo
Trenance Gardens
Newquay
Cornwall TR7 2NL

 

 

Land’s End:-

The beautiful scenery of Land's End has made it one of Britain's favourite destinations for days out. At the most south-westerly point of mainland Britain, you can appreciate fully how the relationship between land and sea is constantly changing.

Famous all over the world for its mining history, dramatic coastline and spectacular beaches, the St Just and Land’s End area, in the far West of Cornwall is one of the most peaceful corners of England.At The Lands End we regularly hold all kinds of family events, everything from ferret racing to morris dancing, so please be sure to check our events page often to see what's going on.
We are also close to some prime fishing locations, so dropping in before or after you fish couldn't be easier. Cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats, the furthest possible distance in the British Isles, is a classic challenge that many dream of. Starting at Land’s End on the southwesterly tip of England, we pedal our way through Cornwall, over Dartmoor and north along the Welsh border, skirting the Lake District into Scotland, via lochs and mountains to the North coast and John O’Groats. In all we will cover almost 1000 miles in 12 days, passing through some of the most stunning and remote countryside in the British Isles

Address

Land’s End

Sennen, Cornwall,

 

 Lanhydrock:-

The first version of the house, completed in 1651, had a 4 sided layout around a central courtyard. During the first half of the 18th Century, it was neglected and by 1750 in so much disrepair that demolition was seriously being considered to recover some money in salvage and building materials. In 1780, some restoration and remodelling occurred which included demolition of East Wing to create the U shape. After this there was another period of slow decline. Then in mid 1800s, the house underwent a major rework. Not long after this, in 1881, a fire destroyed the south wing and caused major damage to the central section. After this, the house was rebuilt with the exterior in the style of the original building and the Victorian interior was reconstructed, with the addition of kitchens behind the south wing.

Lanhydrock Gardens There are formal Victorian parterre gardens to the front of the house with the magnificent and exquisitely scented Magnolia Grandiflora covering much of one wall of the North Wing. The formal gardens lead into a higher wooded garden rising above the house and offering, from early spring onwards, a simply stunning display of rhododendrons, camellias and spring flowering magnolias as well as spring bulbs, wild flowers and many unusual trees and shrubs.

Address

Lanhydrock House

Bodmin, Cornwall

PL30 5AD

PL30 5AD

 Lost Gardens of Heligan:-

The house was returned to the Tremayne family in 1919, but due to the post war climate they decided to rent the house out in 1920.

During the 2nd World War the house was used by the US Army and at the end of the war was rented by Commander and Mrs Thomas until 1970 when the Tremayne family sold the house as flats. During this time the gardens remained in the ownership of the Tremayne family, however, nothing was done with them.

In 1990 the inherited owner of the estate leased the gardens to Tim Smit who took on the process of restoring the historic gardens to there former glory, becoming one of Europe's largest garden restoration projects.It has been all hands on the pumpkin, squash and marrow bed this week and what fun we had searching under all the prolific foliage to discover some weird and wonderful produce in all shapes, sizes, colours and patterns. We have stored the harvest temporarily in the citrus house to dry off and get scrubbed up, like the onions, for the harvest display and then finally end up at its main destination, the tearooms, for some delicious winter warmers.  

Address

Lost Gardens of Heligan

Pentewan, St Austell

 Cornwall PL26 6EN