22 Best Activity Centres In Cornwall

Many set a minimum age, and it differs by activity: a family surf lesson often starts younger than a coasteering or kayaking session. Check the specific limit on the venue's own page rather than assuming, and be honest about swimming confidence when you book, since instructors plan around it. For under-fives, a beach with a bodyboard usually beats a booked session that they are only just old enough to join.

The indoor entries are the short list: Xtra Dimension Virtual Reality and The Clay Corner Pottery Painting are two of the nine flagged as indoor. Because the county leans so heavily outdoors, these fill quickly on a wet day in the school holidays. If rain is forecast for a specific day of your trip, book the indoor thing early rather than deciding on the morning along with everyone else.

Tamar Lakes and the land-based outdoor operators tend to flex better across ages than a single booked water session does, since there is usually something for a younger child to do while an older one takes part. The alternative is to split the group: one adult takes the older child to the activity with the age limit, the other takes the younger one somewhere simpler. It sounds like a compromise and it usually works better than the compromise venue.