Attractions

Located on the outskirts of Rock, a ferry ride from the fishing village of Padstow, Gleneglos has easy access to a wide range of holiday activities.

Coastal and countryside walks

There are many safe sandy beaches, Daymer Bay a safe and sheltered child friendly beach,with rock pools and safe bathing water. Polzeath a flat sandy protected beach offering a safe location for activities such as swimming, snorkelling (on calm days) surfing, beach cricket, kite flying etc. Coastal cliff paths and countryside footpaths for walkers, one particularly pleasant local route winds past St Enodoc Church and Churchyard, the resting place of Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman who loved the region. Nearby lies the South West Coast path across National Trust land to such places as New Polzeath and onward towards Port Isaac viewing glorious bays and countryside( returning by bus if you are tired). If you are lucky you might see dolphins, seals and the occasional basking shark from the cliffs.

Active sports

Fishing - Deep sea fishing, or coastal or river angling
Sailing
Water skiing
Wind surfing
Surfing
Mountain biking - follow the famous riverside Camel Trail
Tennis
Golf - two adjacent first-rate courses, the formidable St Enodocs and the Roserrow
St Enodoc Church (where you will find John Betjeman’s grave) in the middle of St Enodoc Golf Course.

Attractions within a short drive

The National Trust properties at Lanhydrock House and Trerice Pencarrow House
Bodmin steam railway
Delabole slate quarry
The Camel Trail - an ex-rail line ideal for walking or cycling. Bring your own bikes or hire them from several convenient locations. Drive to Padstow or Wadebridge and park or by foot ferry from Rock.
A donkey sanctuary - shire horses, pony trekking
Bee-Keeping Centre
Theme parks
Sealife centres
Sea fishing
Tin/lead mines
China Clay Centre
Cornwall's historical heritage is within easy reach:
Tintagel, Boscastle, Newquay...
and more!

Attractions a little further afield...

The Eden Project. Cornwall's Eighth Wonder of the World (40 min)
The Lost Gardens of Heligan (35 min)
Mevagissey (40 min)
Falmouth (60 min)
St Ives (70 min)
Penzance and St Michaels Mount (80 min)
Lands End (90 min