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Our honeymoon was finally underway! We decided to visit Newquay first. Newquay is Cornwall's most popular and liveliest resort, with magnificent beaches and a major center for surfing. Climbing up behind the beaches are high cliffs with exciting caves.
Newquay has lots of interesting things for all ages to see and do. There is a Sea Life center, Golf Course, Zoo, and plentiful nightlife. For good reasons, Newquay is the tourism capital of Cornwall, in the center of the Atlantic north coast famous for its golden sandy beaches and surf, and surrounded by beautiful countryside.
At least as entertaining as the attractions themselves as the surfers, who were running around in freezing weather in wetsuits...SURFING.
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Our first stop was the Newquay Zoo. The Zoo is within the picturesque 30 acre Tranance Leisure Park on the southern edge of the town, off the A3075 Edgecumbe Avenue. There are well over 1,000 animals at Newquay Zoo, including primates, big cats, hoof stock, small mammals, water birds, song birds, parrots, owls, pheasants, snakes, lizards, insects & fishes!
The Zoo also contains several species of primates, including both Old World & New World monkeys, and the Lemurs of Madagascar. All of these are rare species, and they include a very successful breeding group of Diana monkeys, a harem of Sulawesi crested Macaques, one of only a few groups of western black-and-white colobus in European Zoos, several species of tamarin and Black Lemurs. Best of all, the primates have open plan wooded enclosures. The cotton top tamarins are free to range in woodland within the park. These tiny south American monkeys do not need a large territory because they have a tree house for shelter and warmth, and a regular supply of food close to hand. This taste of the wild allows them to learn and to pass between generations, those behaviours which are crucial for survival in nature.
