Local Attractions

There are many attractions near Little Australia B&B, listed below are just some of the attractions in Gweek, the Helford River, Helston, the Lizard, and the rest of Cornwall.

Nearby Gweek Inn

Gweek Inn

The Gweek Inn is an excellent pub nearby, in the village of Gweek.

www.gweekinn.co.uk

National Seal Sanctuary

National Seal Sactuary

The National Seal Sactuary is set in the picturesque Helford Estuary in nearby Gweek. They have been rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing seals for 40 years.

www.sealsanctuary.co.uk

Flambards

Flambards

Cornwall's premier theme park is just a few miles away in the nearby town of Helston- there's Fun, Games and all sorts of rides, as well as Victorian, Blitz and Aircraft exhibitions.

www.flambards.co.uk

Goonhilly

Goonhilly Satellite Station

Goonhilly Satellite Earth station on the Lizard is the largest Satellite Earth Station in the world- you can take a tour of the 60 satellite dishes on site, from the spectacular 32m-diameter Merlin to small dishes you can control yourself!

www.goonhilly.bt.com

Glendurgan Gardens

Glendurgan Gardens

One of the many beautiful gardens in Corwall, Glendurgan is just a few miles away in Mawnan Smith. There are wonderful gardens to explore, a maze to get lost in, and the path leads down to the picturesque fishing village of Durgan. The gardens are open from March to October.


Trebah Gardens

Trebah Gardens

Just down the road from Glendurgan is Trebah, another lovely garden with its own private beach.

www.trebah.co.uk

Minack Theater

Minack Theatre

Slightly further is the unique Minack Theatre, an open air theatre carved into the cliffs at Porthcurno. Everything from Shakespeare to popular musicals are performed under the stars with the majestic backdrop of the sea.

www.minack.co.uk

Eden Project

Eden Project

You can't list attractions in Cornwall without mentioning the Eden Project. It's biomes containing microclimates supporting life from all over the world attracts worldwide attention. At the bottom of a claypit in Cornwall you can experience the rainforest or the Mediteranean! It also contains lots of educational displays about our planet and life on it.

www.edenproject.co.uk

St Michaels Mount

St Michaels Mount

The famous St Michaels Mount and village of Marazion are just 12 miles from Gweek. The mount is shrouded in local legend: when the tide is out you can walk over on the "Giant's Causeway". Perched on the top of the mount surrounded with beautiful gardens is a Medieval Castle.


National Maritime Museum Cornwall

National Maritime Museum Cornwall

About ten miles away in Falmouth is the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall. It contains lots of interactive displays about navigation at sea, boat building and maritime history. There are lots of interesting objects on display and events going on from time to time.

www.nmmc.co.uk