fun things to do with kids in cornwall england    
  Travel for Kids
England
   
     
    Cornwall
Cornwall Coast
Cornwall is the stuff of legends, from Tintagel Castle, birthplace of King Arthur, to smuggler's coves and wind-blown Bodmin Moor, where the Beast of Bodmin Moor runs wild and the ghostly white-haired vicar of Altarun rides through the mists on a winter's night. Kids will have a great time exploring Cornwall.
  West Cornwall
    Mid Cornwall
    East Cornwall
    Cornish Coast Path – Hike any bit of this path along 250 miles of spectacular Cornish scenery. The trail goes from Tintagel to St. Ives, around Land's End, ending at Plymouth. For complete details, see the Cornwall Coast site.
kids books england
     
Over Sea Under Stone  

While on vacation, the three Drew children discover a long-lost chalice in a cave on the Cornish coast. Book one in the fabulous fantasy, The Dark is Rising series. (Chapter book)

 

     
Greenwitch
Susan Cooper

The Drew children return to Cornwall with Will Stanton to look for the stolen grail chalice and find the secret that the Greenwitch holds beneath the sea. Book three in the series. (Chapter book)

 

 
Greenwitch
     
The Wreckers  
The Wreckers
Iain Lawrence

Young John Spencer almost drowns when his ship is wrecked off Cornwall, but it's no accident. False beacons lured the ship on the rocks, and although John and his father survived, it may not be for long. Dark deeds on stormy nights and a good adventure. (Chapter book)

 

     
Jeremy Visick
David Wiseman

It's present day, and Matthew Clemens can't sleep at night, until he finds out what happened to 12 year-old Jeremy Visick. Over a hundred years ago, Jeremy worked in a Cornish copper mine – he went down, but never came back. (Chapter book)

 

 
Jeremy Visick
     
The Mousehole Cat  
The Mousehole Cat
Antonia Barber, Nicola Bayley

Story of a fisherman and his cat who sail into a terrible storm (tossed up by the Great Storm-Cat) and live to tell the tale. Illustrations so real and warm, you can almost smell those star-gazy pies. A treasure! (Picture book)

 

(More children's books on other Cornwall and England pages)