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Duncan Bannatyne has lent his expertise to the revamping of Newquay”s Tunnels Through Time attraction.

The star of the BBC programme has spend the past few weeks helping its owners adapt and improve the site.

Part of the process has seen Tunnels Through Time rebranded as Buccaneer Bay and it is due to reopen on August 23rd, something that may interest families that have booked a holiday house in Cornwall for the bank holiday weekend.

The £30,000 refit was done as part of a new television show Mr Bannatyne is filming for the Virgin 1 channel, which sees him travelling the UK helping with the redevelopment of tourist attractions.

He told the Newquay Guardian that the design of Tunnels Through Time has been a bit "dated", adding that one of the aims of the makeover was to improve its "interactivity".

As well as appearing on television, Mr Bannatyne also runs a group of health clubs, hotels and bars.

A number of England”s rugby stars will be at Newquay”s Lusty Glaze Beach as part of the Scrum on the Beach this bank holiday weekend.

The event, which has been organised by the Rugby Football Union and O2 and may be of interest to those that have booked holiday cottages in Cornwall.

Among those attending will be internationals Paul Sackey and Joe Worsley, as well as women”s rugby stars Catherine Spencer and Georgina Rozario.

The quartet will be judging a tournament to find a beach rugby team with the best playing style, which will then be invited to take part in a tag rugby event at Twickenham next month.

"This year we”re looking for some seriously stylish teams," Sackey said, adding that the event is a "great way to have fun and stay involved with rugby this summer".

According to Visit Newquay, over 60 teams from across the UK will be taking part in the event.