The metal bucket, the yellow and the blue, the spade inside, the sand on the handle, and the child running across the wet sand of the Porthcurno at the low tide, is the symbol of the Cornish family holiday. The Cornwall is the best family-holiday destination in the UK: the beaches (the 300 beaches, the most in the UK, the golden sand, the turquoise, the rock pools, and the best beach for the families: the Porthminster in the St Ives, the sand, the gentle, the café on the beach, and the best family beach in the Cornwall. ~£6 for the all-day parking at the station car park), the attractions (the Eden Project, the biodomes, the largest in the world, the Minack Theatre, the cliff, the sea, and the most dramatic theatre in the UK), and the food (the Cornish pasty, the D-shaped, the crimp, the steak, the potato, the swede, and the best pasty in the Cornwall at the Ann’s Pasties in the Porthleven. ~£5). The Cornish family holiday is the ritual and the essential UK summer. Here are the tips for organising one.

Tips for Organising a Cornish Family Holiday

• The accommodation and the timing, the essential planning: The accommodation: the cottage is the essential Cornish family holiday: the old, the stone, the garden, the parking, and the space. The essential strategy: the booking in the January for the August, the best cottages in the St Ives (the sea view, the parking, the essential in the St Ives where the streets are the narrow and the parking is the impossible) are the booked by the February. The best agents: the Classic Cottages (the largest, the best range, the £800–2,500/week for the 3-bedroom in the August), the Sykes Cottages, the Cornish Gems. The essential budget option: the camping, the Treen Farm Campsite (the Porthcurno, the £25/night for the pitch, the best campsite in the Cornwall, and the walk to the Porthcurno beach is the 10 minutes. The essential booking: the January for the August, the campsite fills by the spring). The timing: the August is the busiest and the most expensive (the school holidays, the £1,500–2,500/week for the cottage), the July is the slightly quieter, the September is the essential: the sea is the warmest (the 17°C, the warmest of the year), the weather is the often the best, and the prices drop the 30% from the August. The essential strategy for the family with the pre-school children: the September. More UK →
• The beaches and the attractions, the essential family itinerary: The beaches, the essential Cornish beaches for the families: The Porthminster (the St Ives, the sand, the gentle, the café, and the best family beach in the Cornwall. The essential: the train to the St Ives from the St Erth, the most beautiful branch-line journey in the UK. ~£5 return), the Porthcurno (the Penzance, the sand, the turquoise, the Minack Theatre above, and the most beautiful beach in the Cornwall. The essential: the low tide, the beach is the small at the high tide and the large at the low tide, and the check the tide times), the Gyllyngvase (the Falmouth, the sand, the café, the car park, and the easiest family beach in the Cornwall), the Kynance Cove (the Lizard, the serpentine rock, the green and the red, and the most beautiful beach in the UK, but the tide-dependent: the beach is the only accessible at the low tide, and the essential strategy: the check the tide times and the arrive the 2 hours before the low tide for the best experience). The attractions: the Eden Project (the St Austell, the biodomes, the Rainforest Biome is the largest in the world, the Mediterranean Biome, the outdoor garden, the zip-line (the England’s longest, the 660 metres), and the best indoor attraction in the Cornwall. ~£35 for the adult, the £12 for the child, and the essential: the online booking and the 10am entry for the quietest), the Minack Theatre (the Porthcurno, the open-air, the cliff, the sea, the dolphins if the lucky, and the most dramatic theatre in the UK. The essential: the day visit, the £10, for the view, and the evening performance, the £15, for the experience), the St Michael’s Mount (the Marazion, the tidal island, the castle, the garden, and the best family day out. The essential: the walk across the causeway at the low tide, the check the tide times, and the boat back, the £2.50, for the convenience)