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The National Seal Sanctuary, set in the picturesque Helford Estuary, by the beautiful village of Gweek, is a rescue, rehabilitation, and release centre.
The sanctuary started in the winter of 1958 when a baby seal, only a few hours old, was washed up on the beach at St Agnes. Ken Jones, who lived with his wife just 100 yards from the beach, picked up the pup and took it back to his small garden.
For many years he ran a rescue centre for seals and oiled birds, with just one pool, at St Agnes. The news of his work with seals spread, and he received more and more calls about injured seals.
Ken realised he needed more room, as the single pool at St Agnes was just not big enough. The Sanctuary moved to Gweek in 1975, and Ken slowly built up the size, and number of pools, so he could care for the increasing number of seals that were being rescued around the Cornish coast.
The sanctuary now has nursery pools, convalescence, and resident pools, plus a specially-designed hospital. Over the years this has been extended to include isolation pools, as well as treatment and preparation areas.
The sanctuary has rescued many seals over the years, and most are well enough to be released back into the wild after treatment, but some seals, for various reasons, would not survive back in the wild, so they stay as guests at the sanctuary.
In addition to the Grey and Common Seals, there are Californian and Patagonian Sea Lions. The sanctuary also provides a much-needed haven for a variety of other animals, such as otters, ponies and goats.
Occasionally the sanctuary's facilities and expertise are called upon to aid in the rescue of other marine creatures such as dolphins and turtles.
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Step back in time in the award-winning Flambards Victorian Village, a compelling life-size re-creation of a lamp-lit village with more than 50 shops, traders and homes.
Allow your imagination to lead you through Victorian England. Peek through the windows and immerse yourself in the mystery, magic and misery of life in Victorian England
Walk through Britain in the Blitz, a life-size re-creation of a World War Two blitzed street dedicated to showing what life was like for those living on the Home Front under threat of bombardment from the air.
Energetic children can let off steam in the Cool Zone, an interactive play-space with action, thrills and ball pool filled with 40,000 balls.
Toddlers can amuse themselves for hours in the Tots Zone while mums and dads relax with a cup of tea. And there’s no admission charge to the Terrace Cafeteria serving a full range of wholesome food or the shop where you can buy a full range of gift and novelty items.
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Goonhilly, the largest satellite earth station in the world, is one of the most spectacular tourist attractions in Cornwall, situated near Helston on the beautiful Lizard Peninsula.
With the ability to transmit to every corner of the globe via space, and through undersea fibre-optic cables, Goonhilly simultaneously handles millions of international phone calls, e-mails, and TV broadcasts. Goonhilly.
The visitors' centre provides a unique opportunity to explore the story of international communications. Learn why this is amazing site is here and why it is so important to us all.
Using state-of-the-art technology, you will be taken on an eye-opening journey, using interactive media, which will help you to explore some of the developments in international communication.
Enjoy a unique voyage of discovery on a guided tour and take a closer look at some of the largest dishes on the site; surf the web or check your emails in a free, high-speed internet zone; see yourself in outer space in our virtual image booth; operate an antenna yourself; see yourself speak using up-to-the-minute animatronic technology – the exhibition area includes much more for you to experience and enjoy.
- Open: October 4-31, 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm); November 1-December 24 (closed Mondays), 11am–4pm (last entry 3pm).
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