Places to visit

Cubert - Lannowynn

Cubert/Lannowynn is a village west from St Newlyn East about three and half miles southwest of Newquay Within the village is a fourteenth century church.

Newquay - Tewyn Plustry

Newquay/Tewyn Plustry is a significant tourist town north from Cubert and about twenty miles west of Bodmin. Amongst its sandy beaches is Fistral, noted as a surfing beach. Trenance Leisure Gardens on the edge of Newquay has recreational facilities, including walks and a boating lake. The town is very well geared to cater to the tourist industry with shops, restaurants and pubs. The South West Coast path also runs through Newquay. The town has very good rail and bus links and an airport.

St Columb Major - Sen Kolomm Veur

St Columb Major/Sen Kolomm Veur is a town about six miles east of Newquay along the A3059. Close to the town are Bronze and Iron Age sites including the Castle an Dinas and the Nine Maidens standing stones. There are a number of shops, pubs and other amenities in the town.

Castle-an-Dinas

Castle-an-Dinas is one of the largest hillforts in Cornwall. It is located on the summit of Castle Downs with views across central Cornwall to the north and south coasts. In Cornish legend it is said to be one of the seats of the Duke of Cornwall where Cador, Duke of Cornwall, and Ygraine, King Arthur's mother were killed. The hillfort is surrounded by three ramparts and ditches. There are two Bronze Age barrows in the interior, which could have been the initial use of the site and around which the enclosures were built. However, it is thought that the site could be Neolithic in origin.

Nine Maidens Stone Row

The Nine Maidens Stone Row is two miles north of St Columb Major along the A39. It is past the B3274 and on the right close to Winnards Perch. The late Neolithic row is about 262 feet long and the stones vary in height from about six down to two feet. Rows like this are thought to serve a ritualistic purpose and to be astronomically aligned and related to other stone monuments in the area.

Lanivet - Lanneves

Returning to the B3274 turn southeast along that road until you reach the A30. Go east along the A30 and then north along the A389. Lanivet/Lanneves is a village about two and half miles southwest of Bodmin. The churchyard in the town has two ancient stone crosses and a hogback Viking style grave. The remains of St Benets monastery is nearby to the church.

Bodmin - Bosvenegh

Bodmin/Bosvenegh is a centrally located town southwest of Bodmin Moor. There are many shops, pubs and restaurants in the town which is one of the oldest in Cornwall and has historically been linked to the tin industry. St Petroc Church is Norman in origin and the tower remains from that period the remainder of the church having been rebuilt in the fifteenth century.

Bodmin Parkway Railway Station is on the Cornish Main Line and Bodmin General Railway Station serves the Bodmin and Wenford Steam Railway. Bus and coach services connect Bodmin with other districts of Cornwall and Devon. There are good bus links to other Cornish destinations.

Bolventor - Bedhasbold

Bolventor/Bedhasbold is a small village on Bodmin Moor northeast of Bodmin. It is particularly noted for the location of Jamaica Inn which inspired the novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier.

Blisland

Blisland is a village about five miles north of Bodmin. The parish church is Norman in origin and on Blisland Manor Common stands the ancient Trippet Stones stone circle.

Trippet Stones

Northeast of Blisland toward St Breward. From Bradford towards the A30. Take the road north towards Hawks Tor farm at the crossroads before the A30 and the stones are on the left. Eight to eleven (three are fallen) stones remain of a once larger circle. They vary in height between 4 to 5 feet. The Bronze Age cairn on the summit of Carbilly Tor is approximately of the same period as the circle from the circle to the Tor follows the direction of the Midsummer sunset. The Stripple Stones on Hawks Tor are less than a mile to the east. This site is a stone circle made up of a circular earth and stone bank with an internal ditch which surrounds a stone circle.

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