Retallack Resort & Spa
St Columb Major, Cornwall
The rare resort that keeps teenagers happy: they can surf the FlowRider, bounce across the inflatable aqua park and try wakeboarding while parents book the spa. The barns and hot-tub lodges feel genuinely smart, and Padstow, Watergate Bay and Newquay's beaches are all within a short drive.
For the children
- Kids' activities
- Playground
- Pool
- Outdoor play
- Watersports
- Family dining
- Family rooms
- Dog friendly
- Spa
- Best for
- Active families with school-age kids and teens
- Ages
- 4–7, 8–12, Teen
- Kids' club
- Kids' activities and entertainment programme
- Pool
- Indoor heated pool
- Family rooms
- Luxury lodges (many with hot tubs) and Hillside barns sleeping large families
- Outdoors
- FlowRider surfing, aqua park, wakeboarding, SUP, open-water swimming
We only list facilities we could confirm on their website — something not listed may still be there.
Days out nearby
~10 miles · ~15 mins
Zoo · nearby attraction
A small, leafy zoo set in subtropical gardens, easy to cover in half a day with little ones. Lemurs, penguins and red pandas are the stars, and it slots neatly between beach sessions on a Cornwall break.
~13 miles · ~15 mins
Nature / outdoors · nearby attraction
Giant biomes hold a rainforest with a canopy walkway and a Mediterranean garden, set in a former clay pit. Children love the scale and the play areas; it is a Cornwall essential whatever the weather.
~50 miles · ~1 hr
Zoo · ideal day trip
The zoo made famous by 'We Bought a Zoo' sits on the edge of Dartmoor, with big cats, bears and wolves in wooded enclosures. A good, uncrowded outing for families staying on the moor or near Plymouth.
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Family facilities
- Play area
A guide, not a guarantee. Shown only where the venue or a trusted source has told us. Not listed doesn't mean not available — check with the venue if it matters for your visit.
Researched by Tumble in October 2026 from each place's own website. Tumble doesn't take these bookings — prices, availability and children's club details change, so check with them before you book. Distances and travel times are approximate.