Via Ferrata Cornwall Reviews Summary

Instructor Quality

Pros:

• "Erin, our instructor was fabulous. So friendly and helpful with great communication throughout."
• "Views were amazing and our guide was good fun."
• "The instructor Kealinn was so calm, thorough, making my nerves disappear and felt so confident and reassured about my safety."
• "Our instructor was superb, calm and clear and encouraging throughout."
• "Their instructor Ollie was incredibly supportive and knowledgeable."
• "The staff made today's experience really fun and cannot thank you enough for the morning."
• "Instructor, Kyle was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and reassuring."
• "Our instructor was incredible, really friendly but informative and I felt safe but also independent going around the course."

Cons:

• "My daughter of 8 and son of 10 are very adventurous and brave but I can imagine there are many shyer kids that would have struggled with both activities."

Activity Variety and Challenge

Pros:

• "Completed the first quarry, traversing the rocks followed by the high wire then into the second quarry which was more challenging but great fun followed by the zip wire across."
• "Lots of different activities on offer and our sons age 10 and 12 loved the zip wire."
• "The Full tour is an excellent way for a family to spend a few hours in the great outdoors."
• "There is also a cap on the number of people on each run so you're not stuck in a queue of people."
• "We also did the coasteering with Jay in the afternoon. She was also excellent and again great with the kids."
• "There are two courses, the initial course is fairly short and has a 30m rope bridge which they actually encourage you to try and bounce people off, fall off, hang off, etc."
• "We did the full adventure course, which was great fun, all safely led by an instructor who stayed with the group throughout."
• "I am 72 years young and had my first zip wire experience here. Very thorough instructions on a small scale zip set up under excellent guidance."

Cons:

• "This was an amazing experience for the whole 6 of us who attended aged between 10 and 50 and with different degrees of adventuresness."
• "I am in my mid-50s and loved this, but it's good for children over their height requirement."

Cafe and Food Quality

Pros:

• "The cafe was great- good food, coffee and service."
• "Really recommend it and the cafe is awesome too!"
• "Also the food and cake in the cafe was exceptional. The staff here were also very friendly and welcoming."
• "The cafe at Via Ferrata is FANTASTIC! Home made cakes, fresh food and delicious drinks."
• "Cafe serves hot food and is really warm and not too expensive."
• "There’s also the Cornish Barista for food, and indoor play area, and facilities to change and refresh yourself."
• "The cafe is also very nice with lovely drinks and food. Highly recommend!"
• "The cafe made good food in an good time and the equipment given to use was clean and in good condition."

Cons:

• "There's a very small freezer onside that we used to keep ice blocks cool. We visited at peak holidays time in hot weather...there's no shade on the non electric pitches but plenty of shade on the electric hook up pitches."

Safety and Comfort

Pros:

• "Always checking climbing harnesses in a proficient but non-dramatic way, and giving participants freedom to go at their own pace."
• "Most importantly we felt safe at all times and we were constantly active."
• "There is also a cap on the number of people on each run so you're not stuck in a queue of people."
• "Staff were really friendly and accommodating, instructions were very clear and the safety system was amazing."
• "The location is lovely and unexpectedly had a nice cafe and viewing points which was a bonus as not all of us were doing the activity."
• "Very well run by a professional team of people who make sure everyone feels comfortable and has a good time."
• "Our instructor Sarah was excellent and really set everyone at ease."
• "We felt safe the whole time and there was no pressure to do anything you were uncomfortable with."

Cons:

• "My daughter of 8 and son of 10 are very adventurous and brave but I can imagine there are many shyer kids that would have struggled with both activities."
• "We've visited Via Ferrata for the full climbing experience twice now this year and can't fault it."