Rainy-day ideas
Cornwall when it rains
17 indoor places from our Cornwall guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Falmouth & the Helford (5)
- Church of King Charles the MartyrChurch
- Falmouth Art GalleryArt gallery
- National Maritime Museum CornwallMuseum
- Princess PavilionConcert hall & events venue
- The PolyArts centre
Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End (5)
- Geevor Tin MineMine and museum
- Newlyn Art Gallery & The ExchangeArt gallery
- Penlee House Gallery and MuseumMuseum and gallery
- PK PorthcurnoMuseum
- The AcornArts centre
St Ives & West Penwith (4)
- Leach PotteryPottery and museum
- St Ia's ChurchChurch
- St Senara's Church, ZennorChurch
- Tate St IvesArt gallery
Padstow & the Camel Estuary (2)
- Padstow MuseumMuseum
- St Enodoc's ChurchChurch
Newquay & the North Coast (1)
- Lane TheatreCommunity theatre
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 35 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
Newquay & the North Coast (8)
- Bedruthan StepsCliffs and beach
- CrantockVillage and beach
- Fistral BeachBeach
- Lusty GlazeBeach
- Mawgan PorthBeach and village
- Newquay ZooZoo
- PerranporthTown and beach
- Watergate BayBeach
Falmouth & the Helford (7)
- FlushingVillage
- Gyllyngvase BeachBeach
- HelfordVillage
- Helford PassageVillage
- MaenporthBeach
- Mylor ChurchtownVillage
- Trebah GardenGarden
Padstow & the Camel Estuary (7)
- Camel TrailCycling and walking trail
- Constantine BayBeach and village
- Daymer BayBeach
- Harlyn BayBeach
- PolzeathBeach and village
- RockVillage
- TrevoneBeach and village
Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast (6)
- Charlestown HarbourHarbour
- Looe IslandNature reserve
- PolkerrisBeach and village
- PolruanVillage
- Readymoney CoveBeach
- Talland BayBeach
St Ives & West Penwith (4)
- Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture GardenMuseum and garden
- Carbis BayBeach
- Porthmeor BeachBeach
- Porthminster BeachBeach
Penzance, Mousehole & Land’s End (3)
- MarazionTown and beach
- Marazion MarshNature reserve
- Morrab GardensGarden
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.