…AND WETTER Penzance’s celebrated Art Deco lido Jubilee Pool recently reopened after a restoration programme. There is nowhere else like it to swim in Cornwall with the added bonus of other water activities, live music events and a licensed cafe. READ MORE: Pop-up banquets in Cornwall this summer holiday 13. BECOME A PIRATE Newquay’s Pirate’s Quest takes you on a swashbucklin’ voyage through Cornwall’s pirating past. Come face to face with smugglers, mermaids, and real live buccaneers (as opposed to dead ones). A new storyline will see visitors transported back over 300 years to the dawn of The Republic of Pirates. The hour-long walk-through experience will see a pirate help you escape a shipwreck, then lead you through the mystical caves and murky streets of 18th century Cornwall to the crew’s recruitment base, Blackbeard’s Tavern.Eventually you’ll arrive at the Captain’s Ship, ready to set sail to an exotic Caribbean island and The Republic of Pirates. 14. BECOME A VIKING The Vikings have landed at National Maritime Museum Cornwall , Falmouth. Exploring the story of why the Vikings are one of the most iconic cultures of all time, the two-year exhibition reveals the secret to the Vikings’ success. Inviting visitors to take a journey into the Viking world and explore the truth behind the popular myth of the bloodthirsty raiders it offers the opportunity to get up close to rare antiquities on loan from the British Museum, National Museum of Ireland, National Museum of Denmark and Manx National Heritage.