1. Look out for dolphins in the bay below as you take in an outdoor performance at the cliff side Minack Theatre. Carved into the granite cliff overlooking the Porthcurno Bay, the summer programme ranges from plays to musicals.

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2. Walk the cliffs. Myn Tea's front door comes directly out onto the South West Coastpath National Trail which was voted the Best British walking route by Walk magazine and takes travellers around 630 stunning miles of coastline.

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3. St Ives is well known for its surf beaches and its art scene. The seafront Tate Gallery has rotating modern art exhibitions, focusing on British artists. Boat trips go to Seal Island, just west of town, to see the seal colony.

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4. St Michael's Mount, Marazion can be reached on foot at low tide across a causeway. The former medieval monastery, now home to the St Aubyn family, has been restored to show life on the Mount in the 17th century.

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5. The Eden Project, near St Austell is the world’s largest rainforest in captivity; there’s even a waterfall inside one of the giant Biomes, and these domes are architectural wonders in themselves. There are rock concerts in summer and ice-skating in winter.

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6. Land’s End is mainland Britain’s most south-westerly point and one of the country’s most famous landmarks. From the 200 foot high granite cliffs that rise out of the Atlantic Ocean you can gaze across to the Longships Lighthouse, the Isles of Scilly twenty eight miles away and beyond that, North America. There is a large car park, however, you can walk there along the  wonderful 2 mile coastal path straight from Myn Tea.

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7. Newquay Zoo is one of Britain’s best zoos having 130 species, including lions, meerkats, penguins and ring-tailed lemurs that visitors can feed by hand for £75 for two. You can also sign up to be a zookeeper for a day for £120 (children £70)!

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8. Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen is one of Cornwall’s last working tin mines, which closed down in 1990. The knowledgeable, enthusiastic guides, some of them former miners, bring the buildings to life with anecdotes of the lives of the miners as they take visitors underground. Excellent homemade pasties in the cafe.

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9. Lost Gardens of Heligan, near Mevagissey remains a magical place. It covers 200 acres, so it’s possible to find peace here even in high summer. Beyond the flamboyant Himalayan spring garden are superb restored Edwardian fruit, flower and vegetable gardens. Deeper into the valley there are shady bowers and pools where dragon and damselflies dance.