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)

Bedknobs B&B (1 km)

Higher Lank Farm (9 km)

Caravans and Camping

Little Bodieve Holiday Park, Wadebridge (10 km)

Glenmorris Park, Wadebridge (6 km)

South Penquite Farm, Bodmin Moor (9 km)

Cottages

Honeysuckle Cottage, Bodmin (2 km)

The Cobbles, Bodmin (7 km)

The Mill, Lostwithiel (10 km)

High View, Bodmin (7 km)

The Tallet, Bodmin (9 km)

Trenay Barn Cottage, Liskeard (9 km)

Foxes Den, Camel Valley (6 km)

Badger's Holt, Camel Valley (6 km)

Tree Haven, Bodmin (3 km)

Pandia, Bodmin (9 km)

Pinchley Cottage, Bodmin (6 km)

Oakwood House, Bodmin (1 km)

The Well Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Geranium Cottage, Lostwithiel (8 km)

Hazel Lodge, Bodmin (10 km)

Cherry Villa, Bodmin (10 km)

Russett Villa, Bodmin (10 km)

Walnut Lodge, Bodmin (10 km)

The Nest Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

The Secret Garden, Bodmin (10 km)

High Moor Bungalow, Bodmin (10 km)

Bodmin Bungalow, Bodmin (10 km)

Rough Tor Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Merrymeet Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Country View, Bodmin (10 km)

Wenford Hall, Wadebridge (8 km)

Clover Cottage, Bodmin (3 km)

The Orchards, Bodmin (3 km)

Valley View, Bodmin (3 km)

Millers Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Dairy Cottage, Tredethick, Lostwithiel (10 km)

Orchard Cottage, Tredethick, Lostwithiel (10 km)

Granary Cottage, Tredethick, Lostwithiel (10 km)

Wagonhouse Cottage, Tredethick, Lostwithiel (10 km)

Tree Tops Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Old Mill Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Two Chimneys Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Willow Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Honeysuckle Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Stable Loft, St Columb Major (9 km)

Golf holidays

Lostwithiel (10 km)

Holiday Parks

Premier Bungalow, Bodmin (7 km)

Hengar Park Caravan, Bodmin (10 km)

VIP Bungalow, Bodmin (7 km)

Bracken Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Hengar Lodge, Bodmin (10 km)

Masters Hideaway, Bodmin (10 km)

Hengar Caravan, Bodmin (10 km)

Hengar Park Lodge Plus, Bodmin (10 km)

Hengar Villa, Bodmin (10 km)

Maids Retreat, Bodmin (10 km)

Premier A Frame, Bodmin (7 km)

Minions Cottage, Bodmin (10 km)

Butlers Quarters, Bodmin (10 km)

Hengar Park Villa, Bodmin (10 km)

Garden View, Bodmin (10 km)

The Gun Room, Bodmin (10 km)

Hengar Park Lodge, Bodmin (10 km)

Hengar Park Bungalow, Bodmin (10 km)

Hengar Manor Lodge, Bodmin (10 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)

Best Western Restormel Lodge Hotel (10 km)

Lostwithiel Hotel Golf & Country Club (10 km)

Bodmin Premier Inn (1 km)

St. Benets Abbey Guest House (5 km)

Local attractions

Mining history

James, Retire, Colbiggan & Rosewarrick (7 km)

Wheal James, Retire, Colbiggan & Rosewarrick (7 km)

Mulberry Hill (5 km)

Tretoil (Lanivet Consols) (3 km)

Maudlin Mines (5 km)

Restormel Royal (6 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)

The Garland Ox (0 km)

The Hole in the Wall (0 km)

Bistros

Nineteen Bistro (3 km)

Cafes

Muffin's Deli (8 km)

Gardens

Lanhydrock House & Gardens (7 km)

Pencarrow House & Gardens (7 km)

Cornwall heritage

Bodmin and Wenford Railway (1 km)

Bodmin Jail (0 km)

Restormel Castle (7 km)

Museums

Bodmin Town Museum (0 km)

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum (1 km)

Lostwithiel Museum (8 km)

Restaurants

Trehellas House Hotel (4 km)

River Brasserie (8 km)

Trewithen Restaurant (8 km)