Local Outdoor Activities
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Discover the great outdoors in and around Our Great Little City
Whilst we may be a small city, we boast an abundance of outdoor space. Did you know that we have over 80 acres of land? This includes native wildflower meadows, woodland spaces, natural rivers, and parks and gardens.
Our outdoor spaces are a great place for all the family. Explore our woodland areas by foot or by bike and look out for various wildlife.
For sports, Boscawen Park is the place to be, with tennis courts, and football and cricket pitches available to hire all year round. There is also a natural play area for children.
Down at Hendra, we have one of the best skate parks in the South West, with an enviable range of jumps, pipes and steps.
Rainy days
Weather forecast not looking great?
Truro is not only a great place to head when the skies are blue and the sun is out, it’s also one of the most popular destinations for when it does occassionally rain!
Great Outdoor Options:
Getting fit, toning up, training for competition or just improving your general health?…
- Based outside the city
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
- Location is accessible
Sailing trips from June – September.
- Located outdoors
- Suitable for families
Boscawen Park is located alongside the Truro river.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Whether you are meeting in your friends to enjoy the sunshine or on you lunch break, Truro’s picnic scene is definitely worth checking out.
- Ciy centre location
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Start Point: Trelissick Garden – National Trust
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Truro Squash & Racketball Club is run by its members on a non-profit making, volunteer basis and does not employ any full-time staff.
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
- Location is accessible
Offering a haven to wildlife within minutes of the city centre, the land known as Daubuz Moors was given to the citizens of Truro in 1977 by the Reverend CRS Enys of the Enys Estate to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and the Centenary of the City of Truro.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
- Location is accessible
The enchanted trail is a beautiful hidden treasure on the edge of our great little city, popular with families and dog walkers alike.
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Truro to St. Clement to Malpas circular walk, taking in Truro’s spectacular river, our secret hamlet of St. Clement and snaking along the Tresillian River.
- Ciy centre location
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
St. Mawes to St. Anthony’s Head and back, making the most of the Fal River Ferry services, this is a nice 3 mile (ish) walk, taking in some breath-taking views across our south coast.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Heading over to my childhood playground for todays Where’s Wilding Walking. A breath-taking 4 ½ mile double-loop wander around Carne and Nare Head, immersed in history from the Second World War going all the way back to the Bronze Ages.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Situated just behind Victoria Gardens is Hendra play area for children to play and enjoy the outdoors.
- Ciy centre location
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Departing Falmouth Prince of Wales Pier at 16:00 on selected dates, the boat will cruise up the Carrick Roads all the way up the river to the city of Truro.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
Penrose Water Gardens was established 45 years ago within a woodland valley on the outskirts of Truro in Cornwall.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
- Location is accessible
Park Yoga every Sunday morning from 4th May – 14th September
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
Whether you want to learn to sail, hire a kayak, windsurf or hire a motor boat we can help at Loe Beach… A watersports haven!
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
In 2018 Boscawen Park saw the Tennis courts transformed with help from a Lawn Tennis Association grant.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Kernow Adventure Park is Cornwall’s hidden outdoor activity centre. Located in Kessel Quarry, once a successful granite quarry, now Kessel is flooded with spring water and flanked by steep walls of granite.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Named after the popular Cornish biscuit company which once ran its factory in Truro overlooking this green area.
- Ciy centre location
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
- Ciy centre location
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Participate in a River Garden Tour led by our seasoned guides, exploring the breathtaking tea plantations along the River Fal. Delve into the world of tea expertise through a Tregothnan tea masterclass or discover the art of beekeeping with insights from our expert apiarist.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
Trewithen Gardens and House has been the home of the Hawkins Family since 1715.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
- Location is accessible
Tennis for Free is a community sports charity working in local parks around the UK removing the cost barrier to sport for all.
- Based outside the city
- Located outdoors
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
Located just outside the city centre and part of Truro & Penwith College, Truro leisure centre offers fitness facilities and leisure activities to keep you active and fit.
- Based outside the city
- Dog Friendly
- Suitable for families
- Open all year
- Location is accessible
Based in Truro, Cornish Athletic Performance offers expert coaching and tailored training for people of all fitness levels.
- Based outside the city
- Open all year