Good kids play centre. Has a small cafe providing both drinks and tasty snacks, a soft play area…read moreand activities for under 4's plus a large assault course and activities for the over 4's (and keen parents ;o) ). There is a few video games, mini bowling and trampolines which are great fun! A good number of leather sofas and chairs around the area where you can sip on your drink. Great for a wet day activity if visiting the area.

My wife and I had taken up raze the roofs opportunity with their £1 morning toddler offer. The…read morecentre is clean and tidy and would appear to be freshly refurbished especially in the toilet area. Mr soapy hand soap which made washing hands fun for the kids, also a nice feature are paper towels handy for extra messes and got hands drier quicker than a noisy hand drier and can scare the children. We ordered coffee and bacon sandwich from the breakfast menu, which is also a new feature as well. The staff are happy and helpful and appear to enjoy the job as they also helped our son with arts and craft activity and added the picture to the art tree on the wall. We have now booked a birthday party too and will report back with our findings.

Ben's playworld is great for kidsI would say kids under about 12 though. There is loads for them to…read morego on from ball pools, to demon drop slide and a whole lot more. Ben's also do fantastic kids parties where they provide all the food and party bags etc and all the kids seem to love it, mine definitely do and never want to leave! However I have given it less stars than I would have if it was all good, the downside to Ben's Playworld is whilst th kids are playing it seems a great idea to sit in the cafe sectionhowever wheras the kids party food is good the price and quality of food sold there otherwise is disappointing. But the thing that lost it 2 stars complately is the staff that run the cafe section.blatantly rude is a word I'd use, I may just have been in there on 2 particularilly bad days for them, but they grunted replies, didn't bother to tell me where any of the sauces etc were and basically just didn't seemt o want to be there or to help in anyway. The staff members who go into the kids party rooms to arrange things are different they are ultra happy and helpful.needless to say you can see why the others are hidden behind the catering counter!! So yes Ben's is worth it for your kids to have a lot of fun, but I rarely bother to even buy a coffee there!x

It's a reasonable day out at Ben's Play World. We went one…read moreearly evening on our way back from a shopping trip to St Austell. It's easy to find, just follow the brown signs. There is ample parking. It's probably a better place for under 10s really. It's very safe - kids cannot run out the doors or anything so you can relax in the cafe type area and leave them to explore. The place, when we went a couple of years ago, needed a little bit of a cash injection but they were doing the best with what they've got to keep the tourist trade coming in. It's about a fiver for the kids in peak season and you have to pay a little bit for adults aswell which is not good, altough the car park was free so I suppose it evens out. They have alot crammed in there for the kids amusements and the kids would be in there and happy all day as long as you adults take enough reading material. Recommended for a rainy day or for a treat after dragging the kids round the Eden Project down the road.

Very good. Mostly undercover and enough to keep the kids busy for most of the days. A bit pricey,…read morebut that was offset by a 6 day return voucher!

Good new ride, some parts are left out or run down but very fun. Great!!!!!!!!! :)read more

Its a good theme park which has come a long way since its early days,fun for all the family great…read morefor kids. For those looking for a good Cornish experience i feel you would be somewhat wanting more than it has to offer. Its a good theme park with all the trimmings but for me(i am local and lived here for years) Its not what id recommend for those who want the 'cornish experience'

We visited Buccaneer Bay (previously called Tunnels Through Time) whilst staying with family. We…read moretook a 4 year old boy and a 5 year old girl, both of whom thoroughly enjoyed it. You can either wander through on your own, or as we did, be led by Calico Jack the pirate guide! He was actually excellent, telling the stories of Cornwalls past in a way that engaged both the adults and kids, cracking jokes and being generally piratey! There is s slightly scarier section but with adults present it still wasn't too scary for the little ones, and adds a good entertainment portion to the stories that precede it. The sets and scenes were pretty good, and it was fairly atmospheric for what it was. It's not very big inside, but just big enough that the kids won't get bored. If they find the letters to make up the word of the day along the way they get to have a sweet 'treasure' at the end too, something else to keep them involved. Some of the free local guide leaflets have money off vouchers too that make a good dent on the entry price. When we visited (April 2010) they only accepted cash or cheques too. There's a pay car park just over the road that gives quick access to one of Newquay's beaches too if you want something else to do afterwards. If you go not expecting a day-long adventure but the interesting and entertaining diversion that it is, you won't be disappointed. One final point, the staff there were lovely, very helpful and friendly. I'd go back again.

What an absolutely brilliant bit of fun!! Sort of Madame Tussauds does pirates!! Cap'n Calico led…read moreus through, telling the stories of Cornwall's history..mainly of plague, death, pilfering and rum...you know how pirates are...he was excellent!! I think every home should have their own Cap'n Calico!! Our daughter, aged 6, was mesmerised and couldn't stop giggling after swearing the pirate's code and saying 'parle' like she was starring in the Pirate's of the Carribean films!! My two year old was a little weary of the 'scary man with a dirty face' but soon came around looking at the exhibitions and was totally thrilled at steering the Cap'n's wheel...I had to peel his fingers off it!! I cannot express how lovely the staff/owners were, taking time to chat to the children both before and after we went through, and they seemed genuinely passionate about both the attraction and pirates. The gift shop was great, although not massive, it catered for all ages and was very reasonably priced...my daughter was thrilled to have a 'gold' necklace with a Cornish Knocker pendant on it!! (less than £2!!). I don't think it would be suitable for disabled access as we did go up...and back down..stairs a few times - probably best to contact them before making a visit. The exit weirdly came out of the side of the building so we had to go back in the front door to use the toilets & gift shop etc. No hardship for us, but it was down another flight of steps, elderly people may struggle a little. I honestly must say it was a highlight of our week in Cornwall...and we visit several times a year, but would not hesitate on returning to Buccaneer Bay many times. Do take a look at their till...it wasn't working when we were there, but it was a work of art!! Well done Buccaneer Bay - simply brilliant!!!!

A lot of birds to look at with a well signposted recommended tour so you get to see them all. The…read moreflying shows are great and feeding the lorikeets is fun. Make sure you find one of their many vouchers before you turn up to make the rather high admission more palatable.

Paradise Park is great for bird lovers and also just for having a wander around with the kids as…read morewell! They even have penguins to amuse the younger ones and adults alike! They have some lovely indoor and outdoor play areas for kids including my kids favourite the ball pool. There is also a nice cafe, lots of room for having picnics in nice weather, and the kids get the chance to feel ponies, goats, sheep, rabbits and lots of other animals! There's loads of nice walks including woodland ones and basically just a whole lot of fun to be had! A great day out :)

An average gaming location that could do with a few more things to do…read more However, I liked the huge selection of board games that one can play and if it's raining an afternoon here is well spent.

At Country skittles you can do an unusual type of bowling called skittles. The game is very simple…read moreand played in a team but it is different to the bowling you would play at a standard bowling alley. There are no electronic scoring systems at Country Skittles instead you use a score card. I find this makes the game feel more traditional and fun. You can also do miniature golf and use a shotting range at Country Skittles. They also have smaller traditional games including chess. They serve drinks and meals, plus cater for parties. I think County Skittles is a great place to take your family for a day out.

This isn't a bad little zoo. Houses and works with the main animals you would expect in a zoo…read more Maybe one or two more different species would be nice but for what it is it's not too badly priced for what it is. To pass a few hours this is a nice thing to do in the heart of Cornwall.

We live nearby to twycross but much prefer this zoo. It's inexpensive and a far nicer place to walk…read morearound. Twycross has a huge amount of monkeys but they are mostly in little cages - at Newquay they've got their monkeys on a little open air island in a pond. There is no cage at all and they are contained by the water. It's this kind of feeling you get all round the zoo where they've obviously thought about the happiness of the animals as well as the paying public. You get very close to the animals, have Chipmunks crossing over your head in tubes. There are also play areas and places to have picnics. When we went I could have my hand stamped and nip back to the car to get my picnic stuff. They also have animal visits where they take smaller animals and reptiles round to schools and holiday parks. A really great place with caring staff.