Lockdown Things to do

Our local attractions cannot open their doors but despite lockdown their websites have lots to keep us interested.  Take a look below for different activities to keep young and not so young entertained.

Don't forget essential shops are open and some non-essential shop offer an online  / click-and-collect service.  

We will be updating this page on a regular basis. 

Truro Farmers Market  - on Lemon Quay and open on Saturdays only

Restaurants & cafes offering a takeaway/delivery service -  We are updating on a regular basis, please check for any changes. 

Wildings Walks  - Ideas of family walks for daily exercise from the Wilding Family.

Coosebean Woodland Enchanted Nature Trail. - Have you explored it yet, nows your chance during lockdown 

Cycling in and around our Great Little City - Trails to discover

Boscawen Park 

Victoria Gardens 

Colouring Sheets  from Visit Truro 

Royal Cornwall Museum (from their rainy day activities pages) :   

•  Pick up your colouring pencils and colour in Tayef Nahkt’s coffin Make your own statue of Cornish giant  Anthony Payne  or Make your own  Trewinnard coach   Read more information on all the objects on dislplay in hte museum on their website.
• Magical Realism in the Museum: A creative online community creative writing project 

Treasure Trails Find a trail near to where you live to respect the current UK lockdown guidelines – Enjoy ‘solving clues whilst getting some socially-distanced exercise’. If there is no suitable trail near you, Treasure Trail have a series of well-being challenges – just sign up to receive their daily challenge

Cornwall Wildlife Trust Their website has a wealth of resources and helpful aid to keep us going under this latest lockdown, such as those few links we selected from their website:

• Things to do such as create a hedgehog hole, build a bat box
• Things to make and do as a family
• Home schooling worksheet available on Hedgehogs and Insects and things that eat them

Newquay Zoo  Despite having closed their doors to the public, their website ‘education’ page has an amazing listing of facts, and activities aimed for different age groups.

Better Leisure have 20 Fun things to to with kids at home.  There might just the one your kids haven't tried out yet.

National Maritime Museum Cornwall Lots of choices with these 'Make and take at home'  such as the following

• Take and Make Star Lanterns
• Take and Make Wishing Stars

Surfers Against Sewage Digital Ocean School bringing the Ocean School to you.  A series of live lessons hosted druing the previous lockdown is available on line on this link.

South West Water: Educational activities, learn all about water

Wheal Martyn Chinay Clay Works Activities at Home:  Here are just a few examples: 

• Mini-Museum Challenge
• Transport Scavenger Quiz
• Cornish Clay Knowledge Crossword
• Build a Mini Nature Raft

Tate St Ives:  Games and Quizzes such as

• Which Arty Cat Are You?
• Who is Alfred Wallis?
• Which Arty Hairstyle Should You Get?

Cornwall Dance School - Online Dance Lessons for young people to keep fit, healthy and positive throughout lockdown. 

Keep checking our What's on Pages for all the latest updates as well our social channels (@visittruro) for any changes or updates.