Via Ferrata, finalist in the Cornwall Tourism Awards, will be re-opening with a range of new activities.
The 60-acre site, which opened last summer and is based around a former granite quarry between Helston and Falmouth, is looking to expand its previous offerings with the additions of kayaking, canoeing and stand up paddleboarding as well as coasteering and archery, nature trails and wild play for kids aged three years and above.
Via Ferrata Cornwall, which has been given the green light to reopen April 3, is the first of its kind in the south of England and only the third in the UK where visitors can traverse cliff faces, climb iron ladders, cross a high wire bridge and zip back down to ground level - all while enjoying views out over Falmouth Bay and the Lizard Peninsula.
It won bronze at this year's Cornwall Tourism Awards in the new business category.
Marketing & Events Manager, Eleanor Devenish, said: "We all know the importance for both our physical and mental wellbeing of getting outdoors and exercising and we’re expecting a huge demand for wild adventures when the latest lockdown eases.
"Now more than ever it’s so important to switch off and escape the day to day and there’s no better way than to push our limits and take on new challenges."
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Launched last summer by BF Adventure, which supports Cornwall’s most vulnerable children, Via Ferrata Cornwall was created to generate desperately needed funds to meet the rising demand for their services.
BF Adventure supports children and young people who face some of life’s toughest challenges, from poverty and social isolation, to learning and/or physical disabilities, behavioural challenges and other issues associated with Adverse Childhood Experiences
All profits from Via Ferrata Cornwall are being channelled straight back into BF Adventure, with 60 - 80 disadvantaged young people a week currently supported by the charity’s programmes.
As well as providing an adventure outlet for locals and holidaymakers, Via Ferrata has plans to accommodate team away days, outward bound trips for local schools and special events for youth group organisations from the Scouts to surf lifesaving clubs.
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