The largest town in Cornwall, St Austell is an excellent destination for families looking to spend a day out together. And if you’re planning to head to St Austell then one of the local highlights is certainly The Eden Project, the world-famous environmental project which includes the world’s largest greenhouses. These greenhouses, or ‘Biomes’ as they’re normally referred to, look from afar like grounded Martian spaceships so make sure you bring your camera with you for some great pics on your way in. Inside you’ll find an amazing variety of plants and different environments with children’s workshops and exciting events always being staged within the huge grounds that’ll keep the little ones entertained. On the coast you’ll find Charleston Shipwreck & Heritage Centre a great child friendly museum that tells all about the area’s history of intentional ship-wrecking and pirating in a bygone age. You can even see some of the booty that was looted from many of the ships which sank off the nearby shore. St Austell was also famous in its past for the mining of china clay in the hills above the town during the 19^th century and there is now an excellent family friendly venue, China Clay Country Park, dedicated to informing people of this long tradition. With a series of engaging and entertaining exhibitions about the work done there as well several activity parks and children’s challenge trails set within its 26 acres of woodland this is a great family destination for your day out in St Austell.