The St Mabyn Inn St Mabyn Village - Cornwall
Wadebridge, some of the county’s
biggest events
Family pub in idyllic setting. Extensive lunchtime menu Evening bar menu and restaurant menu
Variety of local real ales – incl. Sharps and Skinners Local Cornish produce where possible Dogs welcome
Hosts Gary and Jayne
Tel: 01208 841266 E:
jaynep2009@hotmail.co.uk
have their home in this town: The Royal Cornwall Show, The Cornwall Folk Festival and one of county’s leading old farmer’s markets, are staged at The Royal Cornwall Showground. Wadebridge has a lot going on like the St Eval Kart Circuit a quad biking experience, Tumbletopia a gem stone hunt in a cave, a fun activity
when the weather is not too good, or not too far away is the amazing Crealy Fun Park. The town is a central point for walks & access to the Camel Trail.
This town is a foster to innovation and creation which is reflected in the names of local streets as in Goldsworthy Way or Eddystone Road, the granite for that famous light house was shipped from the town’s quay’s. The old railway buildings now house the new library, the old booking office and waiting room have been turned into the Betjeman Centre. The former goods shed is now used for community projects, renamed the Betty Fisher Centre. The town also offers some of the best arts and crafts galleries and shops. Seek out some of north Cornwall’s artists and craftspeople and see vibrant landscapes, beautiful furniture, antiques and pottery.
In the nearby village of Egloshayle is the “The Earl of St. Vincent” a public house dating back to the 12th Century, when it was built as a boarding house for the masons who constructed the church. It was named after a former Admiral who sailed with Lord Nelson. Lovingly restored by the present owners, it is a most extraordinary pub filled with antiques & the most unusual clocks.
Fraddon, near Newquay is close the A30, here you can enjoy the beaches etc and still have a quiet peaceful holiday. It is also ideally situated to explore the hundreds of small town & villages of mid-Cornwall. The local pub is renowned for being the first place the king’s messenger stopped for rest and refreshment on his journey to announce the victory of Trafalgar. Also of interest is the fact that Mebyon Kernow, the political party campaigning for increased self-government in the county, is based here.
Bodmin Moor B
odmin Moor is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the moor provides a haven for lovers of birds and wildlife and is a delightful place
to walk and enjoy the peace and tranquillity away from the hustle and bustle of modern day living. You do not have to go far to find treasures as everywhere you look there are prehistoric remains, moor-land streams tumble over granite boulders and under medieval bridges, gaunt engine houses, abandoned by Victorian miners, stand sentinel over the moor’s edge. Heather and gorse paint the moor-land purple and gold. There are stories and sightings of wild beasts and large cats but they are still being sought.
The parishes, towns, villages & hamlets on Bodmin Moor are delightful and steeped in history & legend. The following are some of the larger places.
Altarnun. This village
nestles in the valley of Penpont Water, a tributary of the River Inny, and is probably one of the prettiest in Cornwall. There is a 15th century packhorse bridge across the river. The 18th century Methodist chapel, notable for the carved head of John Wesley above the door. This was crafted in 1836 by a local craftsman,
Nevil
Northey Burnard, who became famous when he sculpted the head of Edward VII, then Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. Most of the present church dates from the 15th century, it is known as the Cathedral of the Moors.
From Altarnun a short walk up the ‘sunken lane’ reputed to be some
1000 years old, lies Five Lanes. The largest building in the village is the Kings Head Hotel built in the middle of the 18th century, it has a ghost called Peggy Bray who reputedly haunts the long passage upstairs. The livestock market that was is now the Casa Moor Lodge and Restaurant. A quarter of a mile to the west of Five Lanes is the hamlet of Trewint home to Wesley Cottage, where John Wesley preached and rested.
The village of St Breward boasts the highest church in Cornwall at a height of about 700ft. In February special buns are baked, blessed and distributed amongst the local parishioners. Next door to the church is the only remaining pub, the Old Inn, which has been operating for almost two hundred years. This is also the official starting point of the Camel Trail. Nearby lie two of Cornwall’s best known
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