If feathered friends are more your thing then why not check out Paradise Park in Hayle. I will confess to not being overly excited about visiting a bird park - I am not the biggest bird fan. However Paradise Park was a pleasant surprise. The whole park is immaculate and has a nice selection of birds in beautifully maintained enclosures. Jessica's favourite without any doubt was the penguins. Especially the feeding time. Followed closely by the tractor in the farm area where there were animals to pet. The bird display on the lawn was very impressive and informative. The day was topped off by a pasty from Phelps which you can get in the way...no Cornish day out is complete without a pasty!In this weather all Cornish Beaches are pretty stunning. If Jessica gets even a glimpse of the beach all I hear is 'bbeeeeeeeee'. So as you can imagine we are at the beach a lot. Last week on Richard's day off we had a lovely day on Charlestown Beach. We left the grandparents with the children whilst we nipped to Wreckers for a birthday lunch. We had a delightful meal with the sea in view. After lunch we headed back to the beach to see how much the tide had come in. It really is a lovely little beach in a pretty village full of history and heritage.
We finally got round to visiting Healey's Cyder Farm - it is beautiful very much like time has forgotten it. There are animals to pet and a great guided tour of the farm and best of all free cyder tasting which has resulted in us purchasing a selection of cyder matured in oak barrels - trust us it tastes good. We finished this day out with a visit to Chapelporth Beach - what a find. I read about it in my Wild Cornwall book. The drive down is a bit hairy - especially when you meet another car but the small cove is quintessentially Cornish. The life guards keep watch as the crashing
waves break whilst families play - the car park is £3.50 so make sure you make the most of the day.
