09 Caradon Practicalities
Getting there By car, turn off the A38 at Liskeard and follow the St Cleer road up onto the moors. From the A30, turn off at South Petherwin. Bus route 574 connects Liskeard to St Cleer and Minions. Minibuses can be booked at the Tourist Office in Liskeard. The nearest mainline train station is Liskeard. See www.
cornwallpublictransport.info for the latest info.
Suggested map Ordnance Survey map 109: Bodmin Moor: Bodmin, Camelford and Liskeard (Explorer Series Active Map). Keep to the Bodmin Moor Code of Conduct for visitors, which is displayed in the car parks.
Dog friendliness Please keep dogs on a lead where sheep, cattle or ponies are grazing, and at all times between 1 March & 31 July.
Parking There is ample parking in Minions, by the Minions Heritage Centre. There is a car park south of Minions, near the Hurlers.
Public toilets Available in Minions.
Eating & drinking The Inn on the Hill at Pensilva is a great spot for a lovely meal with stunning views. The Hurlers’ Halt and the Post Office serve good cream teas in an atmospheric setting, and the Manor House Country Inn and Restaurant at Rilla Mill is a quality modern eatery in a restored country inn.
Picnic spots The Cheesewring is a famous granite tor, essentially a stack of flat boulders, high up on the moors above the Cheesewring Quarry. Close by, The Hurlers is a line of three giant stone circles, said to be Cornish men turned to stone by St Cleer for playing a game of hurling on a Sunday when they should have been at church.
Adventure & Sport Activities
Head to the Watersports and Angling Centre in the scenic Siblyback Lake, situated on Bodmin Moor, near Liskeard is a great day out for all the family with a variety of activities on offer.
Ideal for the watersports enthusiast and family groups alike, with windsurfing, sailing, rowing and kayaking - you can launch your own craft or hire from the centre. The are beautiful walks and a children’s play area, as well as a café serving light meals and cakes. Anglers are well catered for with boat and bank fishing facilities at one of the premiere rainbow trout fisheries.
Enjoy a light meal in the on-site tea room (open Easter-end of September) and then follow the new cycle path around Siblyback Lake. More information on this path can be found at http://www.
swlakestrust.org.uk
Educational Activities
Visit the Prince of Wales Shaft engine house at Phoenix United Mine, built for the last big pumping engine made in Cornwall (1907). It’s an impressive and distinctive landmark with great views.
Nearby, the Houseman’s engine house, part of South Phoenix Mine, is now partially restored as the Minions Heritage Centre. The centre has recently reopened following the installation of new visitor interpretation facilities. Take a picnic, or for hot food, visit the Cheesewring Hotel, named after the rock formation at the top of the hill above Minions.
In the afternoon, take a short drive to the Liskeard and District Museum, situated in the award winning renovated Henry Rice building, known as Foresters Hall. The displays concentrate on local people, organisations, trades, professions and industries together with the events that have shaped the history of the locality.
Walk: Minions, Bodmin Moor
Length: 4 miles Difficulty: Easy
Free and plentiful, next to the Heritage Centre. Parking is close to the Hurlers, a Bronze Age stone circle and also a good starting point for exploring Stowe’s Hill - a granite tor to the north of Minions. The Heritage Centre, a restored engine house close to the car park with disabled access is well worth a visit.
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