Polhilsa is well placed to explore the many attractions Cornwall and Devon have to offer, including
- The Eden Project
- The National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth
- Boscastle (National Trust)
- Tintagel (English Heritage)
- Padstow (of Rick Stein fame)
- Port Isaac (of Doc Martin fame)
- Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor
- Fowey (of Daphne du Maurier fame)
- The Tate at St Ives
- St Michael's Mount (National Trust)
- The market town of Tavistock
- Tamar Otter and Wildlife Centre, near Launceston
- The Tamar Valley Donkey Park, near Callington
- Trethorne Leisure Farm, near Launceston
- The Monkey Sanctuary, near Looe