Bodmin

The town of Bodmin is situated in a quite central position in Cornwall and is one of the oldest towns in the county. This former county town has a population of almost 13,000 and was known as Petrockstow from the 6th century. Bodmin is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a market town and is twinned with Grass Valley in California. It was a staging point in the ill-fated Cornish Rebellion of 1497 and was also a focal point in the 1549 Prayer Book Rebellion.

Lying just to the west of Bodmin Moor, the town is bounded to the south and east by the major A30 trunk road. Several industrial estates now ring Bodmin and there is quite a lot of employment opportunities in the area.

Bodmin (Bosvenegh in Cornish) is ideally placed to explore the whole county. Equidistant from the north and south coasts, Bodmin can be used as a base to visit Padstow, Tintagel and Boscastle to the north, St Austell and Looe to the south, head west towards Newquay, Truro and the far west or just as easily drive east across the moor towards Liskeard and the forgotten south-east corner of Cornwall and the Rame Peninsula. The main Paddington to Penzance railway line passes through Bodmin at Bodmin Parkway whilst the A39 (Atlantic Highway) and southern A390 are just a few miles away. The main A38 trunk road from Nottinghamshire terminates at Bodmin.

The town has several sites of interest including Bodmin Gaol and also the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum. The Bodmin and Wenford Steam Railway runs northeast from Bodmin Parkway to Boscarne Junction via Bodmin Central and is a firm favourite with visitors.

Accommodation

B & Bs

Meadow Oak (7 km)

Penrose B&B (10 km)

Cottages

Duck Cottage, sleeps 4, Bodmin (7 km)

The Cobbles, sleeps 6, Bodmin (7 km)

The Mill, sleeps 6, Lostwithiel (10 km)

High View, sleeps 2, Bodmin (7 km)

Carn Cottage, sleeps 4, Bodmin (7 km)

The Gun Room, sleeps 2, Bodmin (7 km)

The Secret Garden, sleeps 6, Bodmin (7 km)

Maid's Retreat, sleeps 6, Bodmin (7 km)

Merrymeet Cottage, sleeps 4, Bodmin (7 km)

Hedgerow Cottage, sleeps 4, Bodmin (7 km)

Gorse Cottage, sleeps 4, Bodmin (7 km)

Bracken Cottage, sleeps 4, Bodmin (7 km)

The Nest Cottage, sleeps 2, Bodmin (7 km)

Rough Tor Cottage, sleeps 6, Bodmin (7 km)

Minions Cottage, sleeps 6, Bodmin (7 km)

The Well Cottage, sleeps 6, Bodmin (7 km)

Geranium Cottage, sleeps 4, Lostwithiel (10 km)

Wenford Hall, sleeps 10, Bodmin Moor (7 km)

Golf holidays

Lostwithiel (10 km)

Holiday Parks

Garden View, sleeps 4 (7 km)

Hengar Caravan, sleeps 8 (7 km)

Hengar Park Bungalow A, sleeps 4 (7 km)

Tregenna Apartment 7, sleeps 7 (7 km)

Rosewood Apartment, sleeps 4 (7 km)

Hengar Manor Lodge, sleeps 6 (7 km)

Hengar Park Lodge Plus, sleeps 10 (7 km)

Coach House Apartment, sleeps 8 (7 km)

Hengar Lodge, sleeps 6 (7 km)

Hengar Park Lodge, sleeps 10 (7 km)

Larchill Premier, sleeps 8 (7 km)

Hengar Park Bungalow, sleeps 4 (7 km)

Berryhill Premier, sleeps 6 (7 km)

Manor Bungalow, sleeps 6 (7 km)

Hengar Park Caravan, sleeps 8 (7 km)

Larchill VIP, sleeps 8 (7 km)

Hengar Villa, sleeps 6 (7 km)

Chase Apartment, sleeps 6 (7 km)

Hengar Park Villa, sleeps 8 (7 km)

Oak Dale Bungalow, sleeps 6 (7 km)

Masters Hideaway, sleeps 2 (7 km)

Local hotels

Royal Oak Restaurant with rooms (8 km)

Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club (0 km)

Tredethy house (7 km)

Westberry Hotel (1 km)

Trehellas Country House Hotel (7 km)

The Best Western Restormel Lodge Hotel (10 km)

Lostwithiel Hotel Golf & Country Club (10 km)

Local attractions

Nearby gardens

Lanhydrock House & Gardens (7 km)

Pencarrow House & Gardens (7 km)

Pubs

The Blisland Inn (7 km)

Barley Sheaf (1 km)

The Weavers (0 km)

Lanivet Inn (7 km)

Earl of Chatham (8 km)

Kings Arms (10 km)

Kings Arms (7 km)

St Kew Inn (7 km)

Bodmin Jail (0 km)

Pubs

The Garland Ox (0 km)

The Hole in the Wall (0 km)