What's On and Things To Do Around Truro

Get closer to nature at Britain’s most southerly point. The unique geology and maritime climate makes Lizard Point a perfect environment for a variety of flora and fauna. To see and learn more about the abundance of wildlife that lives here visit our Wil. Booking Not Needed. Children very welcome.

Discover the cold war secrets hidden up on Nare Head. Join our tours by local expert Lawrence Holmes and find out the stories behind what went on in a nuclear bunker as well as the nearby, strangely named, starfish bunker. The nuclear bunker is the only preserved ROC nuclear bunker in the south west open to.

Watch the millers mill on Thursdays and Sundays. The millers grind organic wholemeal flour. You can watch the grinding and bagging on Thursdays and Sundays (water dependent) and buy a bag to take home. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

Join us for a guided coastal wildlife walk. On route you will be introduced to local wildflowers, Atlantic grey seals and the history of the Cornish choughs with the possibility of seeing them too. Our Rangers will be on hand to tell you more about the gr. Booking Not Needed.

Soak in fantastic views and fresh air whilst helping to keep this beautiful beach clean. We meet in the afternoon on the first Monday each month. Gloves, bags and litter-pickers provided. Just bring your enthusiasm to help out for an hour or so. Booking Not Needed.

Soak in fantastic views and fresh air whilst helping to keep this beautiful beach clean. We meet in the morning on the first Monday each month at 10am. Gloves, bags and litter-pickers provided. Just bring your enthusiasm to help out for an hour or so. Booking Not Needed.

Help us keep Hemmick beach beautiful. Can you spare half an hour or so to help us keep Hemmick beach looking beautiful, and safer for wildlife' Booking Not Needed. Children welcome with a supervising adult. Dogs on leads welcome.

Come along and find out more about St Anthony Head; the place, the people, the wildlife and the history. Hidden under tons of earth for decades, the battery at St Anthony Head was pretty forgotten.

This summer we’re hosting a series of coastal walks across National Trust sites from St Agnes Head to Chapel Porth. Laced with nature and the flow of the ocean, each walk includes stories of folklore, mining, shipwrecks and local characters in a two hour exploration of the coastline.

Get closer to nature at Britain’s most southerly point. The unique geology and maritime climate makes Lizard Point a perfect environment for a variety of flora and fauna. To see and learn more about the abundance of wildlife that lives here visit our Wil. Booking Not Needed. Children very welcome.

Join National Trust rangers and Polzeath Marine Conservation Group volunteers to discover and learn about the amazing marine life found on the rocky shores of Polzeath. The Polzeath Voluntary Marine Conservation Area was launched in 1995.

Watch the millers mill on Thursdays and Sundays. The millers grind organic wholemeal flour. You can watch the grinding and bagging on Thursdays and Sundays (water dependent) and buy a bag to take home. Booking Not Needed. Dogs on leads welcome.

Working together, RFU England and the National Trust bring you the fourth annual beach touch rugby tournament and family activity day on Marazion beach. Open to all aged 9 years and upwards, this 5-a-side touch rugby tournament is great fun for adults and kids, experienced and novice players alike.

Help us maintain this historic castle site by reducing the amount of bracken growing there. We will be using big sticks to bash down the bracken. Sturdy footwear, long trousers and long-sleeved shirts required. Booking Advisable. Phone: 01288 331372.

Join us for a guided coastal wildlife walk. On route you will be introduced to local wildflowers, Atlantic grey seals and the history of the Cornish choughs with the possibility of seeing them too. Our Rangers will be on hand to tell you more about the gr. Booking Not Needed.

Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society presents ‘Little Women‘, a timeless and captivating story, based on Louisa May Alcott’s critically acclaimed book.

Created by artist owner, the 2 acre garden surrounding the Georgian house has been designed to create dazzling displays of vivid colour and plant harmonies. Each garden room is designed with a different palette of colour. For the opening in July the Vean garden and walled garden will be looking their best.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of women securing the vote, ’I Dare’ tells the story of how, in 1931, the ’straightforward and modest’ Ida Copeland defeated fascist Oswald Mosley to become MP for Stoke-on-Trent.

Starting in front of Trelissick House, this is an off-road run around parkland where you’ll enjoy some fantastic views of the stunning River Fal. The event is open to anyone who wishes to walk, jog or run 1.5k or 3k! Fancy dress is encouraged (please seek sponsorship).

Sue’s published sketchbooks of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have firmly established her as one of Cornwall’s leading artists. Sue is back at Trelissick this summer hosting a series of watercolour workshops.

The 1-acre garden is a mass of rambling roses and clematis. Ponds and borders alike are filled with plants, many rarely seen in gardens. National Collection of clematis viticella cvs can be seen in garden and display tunnel, along with a huge range of other climbing plants.

This summer, Miracle unpacks Chekhov’s bittersweet comedy about a once-wealthy family, whose idleness and extravagance have brought them to the brink of bankruptcy. Obstinate and self-absorbed, they are deaf to the rumblings of change which surrounds them, and unable to accept help when they need it.

Roseland Parc retirement village is opening its doors this June, providing visitors with the ideal opportunity to experience village life first hand. Join us on Thursday 28th June from 10am -12.30pm for a hot drink and a slice of cake and take a look behind the scenes at our award-winning retirement village.

For the first time in 10 years, Europe’s greatest equestrian theatre show SPIRIT OF THE HORSE is coming to Stithians Showground with a spectacular new production for 2018 – RENAISSANCE.

Stithians Show which was established in 1834 is one of the largest one day agricultural shows in the Country. Permanent Showground with good road structure. Ample free car parking.