Bodmin Attractions
The town of Bodmin (10mi/16km southeast of St Endellion; pop. 12,000) replaced Launceston as county town of Cornwall in 1835. Its origins go back to a monastery founded by the missionary St Petroc who, arriving in the area around 530, remained until his death in 564. The present parish church (1469-72), dedicated to the saint, is the largest in the county. It possesses one of the most beautiful Norman fonts (12th century) in Cornwall, supported by four cherubim and decorated with the tree of life and allegories of Good (east side) and Evil (west side). There are also two German panel paintings (ca. 1500), a magnificent marble monument to Prior Thomas Vivian (1533), and numerous slate tomb slabs, including that of Richard Durant, his two wives and 20 children (1632).
Bodmin has several points of interest including the Bodmin Gaol, the Shire Hall, the Regimental museum and the Bodmin Beacon Local Nature Reserve.
Bodmin has several points of interest including the Bodmin Gaol, the Shire Hall, the Regimental museum and the Bodmin Beacon Local Nature Reserve.
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Bodmin Moor
Bodmin Moor is a barren area known for standing stones and craggy moorland, which is popular with hikers.
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Lanhydrock House and Gardens
This former Jacobean manor was mostly reconstructed following a fire in 1881. One of the remaining features from the original building is the plaster ceiling with scenes from the Old Testament.
Pencarrow House
Bodmin House is a historic Georgian house with a superb collection of pictures, furniture and porcelain. Its gardens have over 650 varieties of rhodedendrons, camellias, blue hydrangeas and specimen conifers. There is also a play area for children.
Hours
April 12 to October 15
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | Closed | Closed | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
June 1 to September 10
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | Closed | Closed | 11:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
September 11 to October 15
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
