Linkinhorne and the villages around of St Cleer and St Eve is where Captain Jack Clymo discovered a small vein of copper ore and by 1863 over four thousand men, women and children were employed in the twenty or so mines. Nearby are two most famous landmarks, The Hurlers, three bronze age stone circles which local legend has were men turned to stone for playing the Cornish game of hurling on the Sabbath and The Cheesewring a precariously balanced pile of large granite rocks in the pinnacle of Stowe’s Hill. The parish church St Melor’s in Linkinhorne boast
the second highest tower of any church in Cornwall and dates in the main from 15C. Nearby in the village there is also a small Holy Well dating from the same era.
Blisland is full of variety from moorland to lush rolling countryside and the village with its Manor, and unusually for Cornwall, a large ‘Goose’ green, makes it one of the most pleasant in the West Country.
CARDINHAM WOODS is two hundred and fifty hectares of mixed woodland ideal for walking, cycling and horse-riding. With four waymarked trails and miles of other tracks and paths that weave their way through the scenic woodland. The woods offer plenty of opportunities to explore. There is a car park and an ability trail together with a woodland cafe that provides excellent refreshments. A new woodland play area has just opened too, offering a great DAY OUT for all the family.
Bodmin is just thirty minutes from the stunning north and south coast Cornish beaches, and it is a gateway to the extremely popular Camel Trail. The town is a stone throw from the world-famous Eden Project and on its doorstep has two impressive houses National Trust Houses of Pencarrow and Lanhydrock both have extensive gardens and should be on any visitor’s agenda for Cornwall.
To see the area, whatever the weather, the BODMIN & WENFORD RAILWAY is just the ticket. Discover the excitement and nostalgia of steam travel with a journey back in time, travel in 1950’s coaches and enjoy a leisurely thirteen mile round trip through the countryside on the route that links Cornwall’s County Town to the main railway. If you are arriving by road join the train at Bodmin General, if arriving by rail then there is a cross-platform interchange at Bodmin Parkway. There are themed and special journeys and much more going on throughout the season. Please contact us for details.
Bodmin is a great town for a day trip because once you have parked your car in one of the town’s central car parks; you can really relax because there are six places to visit within walking distance of each other, all of which are nearby the town’s local cafes and pubs if you fancy some refreshment.
Places to visit are the Shire Hall, formerly the County Courts, the award winning Courtroom Experience where you are invited to act as a member of the jury in a Victorian murder trial, full of conspiracy and intrigue. The Town Museum is fascinating, and at the old Bodmin Jail you can imagine how prison life was in yesteryear.
BODMIN TOWN MUSEUM is a delightful FREE local history museum. Displays include: a Cornish kitchen; artefacts and text relating to World War II; the fire service, a collection of ores, minerals and fossils; agriculture; law and order; railways and Victoriana. For the kids there is a popular ‘children’s quiz’. A special commemorative World War I display is planned for the summer - this will be announced in the Bodmin Town Museum section of the ‘Museums in Cornwall’ website: www.
museumsincornwall.org.uk.
BODMIN JAIL is an all weather, family attraction, that includes a licensed bar and restaurant, covered courtyard, with a Civil and Naval Prison housing a museum within its walls split over six levels. It was the last County Jail in Cornwall, eventually closing in 1927. The Jail now sits at the start of the famous Camel Trail and is the perfect alternative Day Out.
Coming back towards the town centre, St Petrocs Church is worth a look - it is the largest Parish Church in Cornwall and as well as having many interesting artefacts to look at and a small gift shop. About a ten minute walk from the Church there is the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry Museum which has some excellent displays of military artefacts. As you wander around the town there are several statues & plaques commemorating famous sons & daughters. There is a prominent monument erected in honour of its famous son General Walter Raleigh Gilbert, guitarist and songwriter Al Hodge was born in Bodmin in 1951 and William Hamley of the famous toy shop was born in Bodmin, to find out more please go to the Town Museum.
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