Trerice


Built in 1751, this National Trust–owned Elizabethan manor is most famous for the elaborate barrel-roofed ceiling of the Great Chamber, and some fantastic original 16th-century stained glass among the 576 panes that make up the great window. It's 3.3 miles southeast of Newquay.


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2. Newquay Zoo

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3. Lusty Glaze

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4. Porth

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5. Blue Reef Aquarium

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6. Fistral

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7. Watergate Bay

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8. Crantock

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