Guidebook for Davidstow
Food Scene
Hilltop Farm Shop
Slaughter Bridge Best for big breakfasts, brunch and Sunday Roasts
Fantastic country pub with award winning beers made in the same village. Excellent pub grub - if fact a cut above the norm. But get there early, book at peak times.
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Rising Sun Inn
Fantastic country pub with award winning beers made in the same village. Excellent pub grub - if fact a cut above the norm. But get there early, book at peak times.
This place has the best fish and chips for miles - and it won the best chippy in the South West a couple of years ago.
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Peckish Fish and Chips
8 Victoria RdThis place has the best fish and chips for miles - and it won the best chippy in the South West a couple of years ago.
Masons Arms
9-11 Market PlGood pub grub, free parking just down the road in Camelford.
One of the best Sunday Roasts for miles around. Large portions and friendly staff make this pub ideal for hungry families.
The Wilsey Down
One of the best Sunday Roasts for miles around. Large portions and friendly staff make this pub ideal for hungry families.
Good food and nice views. A good way to work up an appetite is to park next to the Tourist Centre in Bude and enjoy a picturesque walk up the Bude Canal, have lunch or a snack and walk back.
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The Weir Bistro
Good food and nice views. A good way to work up an appetite is to park next to the Tourist Centre in Bude and enjoy a picturesque walk up the Bude Canal, have lunch or a snack and walk back.
Friendly pub with great food, overlooking the beach at Crackington. Parking outside.
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The Coombe Barton Inn
Friendly pub with great food, overlooking the beach at Crackington. Parking outside.
Recommended by locals, this has great views over the sea to enjoy from the café.
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Boscastle Farm Shop
Recommended by locals, this has great views over the sea to enjoy from the café.
Nice food and pleasant surroundings conveniently situated between the main car park and beach in Bude.
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Olive Tree Bude ~ coffee house ~ bar ~ bistro ~
Nice food and pleasant surroundings conveniently situated between the main car park and beach in Bude.
Parks & Nature
Loads of walks, the one to Brown Willy is close by and there are nice views. See if you can spot the Neolithic stone circle.
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Bodmin Moor
Loads of walks, the one to Brown Willy is close by and there are nice views. See if you can spot the Neolithic stone circle.
Eden verkefnið
Large and Popular surfing beach with a vibrant town with plenty of restaurants and other amenities.
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Polzeath Beach
South West Coast PathLarge and Popular surfing beach with a vibrant town with plenty of restaurants and other amenities.
The majestic Pencarrow house has loads to see and the extensive grounds are beautiful too. Well worth a visit!
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Pencarrow House and Gardens
The majestic Pencarrow house has loads to see and the extensive grounds are beautiful too. Well worth a visit!
On the South West Coast Path, Beeny has the largest seal colony in Cornwall. Bring your binoculars, they are at the bottom of a big cliff. A bit of a secret spot and well off the beaten track.
Beeny
On the South West Coast Path, Beeny has the largest seal colony in Cornwall. Bring your binoculars, they are at the bottom of a big cliff. A bit of a secret spot and well off the beaten track.
Huge, sandy, clean beach with lifeguards and excellent surfing and bodyboarding. Our all-time favourite, since it's so close to Chynance. There is a little car park with café for snacks and a warm up after a dip in the sea. Bring your wetsuit or hire one on site during the season. Board hire at the same place.
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Widemouth Bay
Huge, sandy, clean beach with lifeguards and excellent surfing and bodyboarding. Our all-time favourite, since it's so close to Chynance. There is a little car park with café for snacks and a warm up after a dip in the sea. Bring your wetsuit or hire one on site during the season. Board hire at the same place.
If you are into geology this is the place for you. The rock formations in the cliffs are extraordinary and tell the tale of massive forces folding rock into fantastic shapes. Take a sketch book and a camera. The road in and out is pretty steep. Park on the road.
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Millook Haven
If you are into geology this is the place for you. The rock formations in the cliffs are extraordinary and tell the tale of massive forces folding rock into fantastic shapes. Take a sketch book and a camera. The road in and out is pretty steep. Park on the road.
Spectacular beach accessed via a rocky scramble. At low tide the beach extends almost a mile , however as the tide pushes in this all but disappears leaving just the rocks at the base of the cliffs. If you do visit the beach make sure you check the tides before going for a walk - each year a number of people need rescuing after becoming cut off by the tide.
Parking available up the valley. There is a beach shop and snack shop open in the season, and the Port William pub is up the cliff. This is an excellent place to start a short and relatively easy stretch of the South West Coast Path - start here and walk to Tintagel to enjoy fantastic views. Get someone to pick you up at the other end!
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Trebarwith Beach
Spectacular beach accessed via a rocky scramble. At low tide the beach extends almost a mile , however as the tide pushes in this all but disappears leaving just the rocks at the base of the cliffs. If you do visit the beach make sure you check the tides before going for a walk - each year a number of people need rescuing after becoming cut off by the tide.
Parking available up the valley. There is a beach shop and snack shop open in the season, and the Port William pub is up the cliff. This is an excellent place to start a short and relatively easy stretch of the South West Coast Path - start here and walk to Tintagel to enjoy fantastic views. Get someone to pick you up at the other end!
There are a couple of huge, sandy beaches in Bude, one with a sea water swimming pool. Good for all beach sports and bodyboarding. Watch out for the lifeguards.
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The Barrel
Summerleaze CrescentThere are a couple of huge, sandy beaches in Bude, one with a sea water swimming pool. Good for all beach sports and bodyboarding. Watch out for the lifeguards.
Crowdy is a peaceful spot which is popular with birdwatchers and dog walkers. Flat grassy walks around the water are easy going. There is a small car park next to the dam.
Opposite the entrance to Crowdy reservoir, Davidstow to Roughtor road, situated in a field adjacent to this single carriagway are three or could be seen as a triple barrow.
Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple burials.
Crowdy Reservoir
Crowdy is a peaceful spot which is popular with birdwatchers and dog walkers. Flat grassy walks around the water are easy going. There is a small car park next to the dam.
Opposite the entrance to Crowdy reservoir, Davidstow to Roughtor road, situated in a field adjacent to this single carriagway are three or could be seen as a triple barrow.
Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple burials.
Park in the small car park just outside Tintagel - signpost on left. Put your boots on and hike up Rocky Valley to the secret waterfall. Prepare to encounter Cornish magic! Look out for the ancient carvings in the rock next to the old watermill and learn what they are for. There is a lovely little tea shop at the waterfall, just right for a quick snack before returning.
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Saint Nectans Glen
Park in the small car park just outside Tintagel - signpost on left. Put your boots on and hike up Rocky Valley to the secret waterfall. Prepare to encounter Cornish magic! Look out for the ancient carvings in the rock next to the old watermill and learn what they are for. There is a lovely little tea shop at the waterfall, just right for a quick snack before returning.
Harlyn is the perfect crescent-shaped sandy beach. Great for surfing, walking or picnics. There is a car park and a pub just behind the beach too.
Harlyn Bay Car Park
Harlyn is the perfect crescent-shaped sandy beach. Great for surfing, walking or picnics. There is a car park and a pub just behind the beach too.
This is Su's favourite beach. It's secluded and has a kind of refined natural beauty. Slightly off the beaten track, it's rarely busy.
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Constantine Bay Stores
This is Su's favourite beach. It's secluded and has a kind of refined natural beauty. Slightly off the beaten track, it's rarely busy.
Rough Tor is approximately one mile northwest of Brown Willy, Cornwall's highest point, on Bodmin Moor. Its summit is 1313 ft (400m) above mean sea level, making it the second highest point in Cornwall. Both hills are in the civil parish of St Breward and near the town of Camelford. The De Lank River rises nearby and flows between the two hills. There are actually three tors at the site: Showery Tor, Little Rough Tor, and Rough Tor. Crowdy Reservoir is not far away from the hill. Hikes to the summit and to neighbouring Brown Willy are popular, though the walk may be a bit strenuous - take boots and good coats, the weather is changeable on the moor.
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Rough Tor Car Park
Roughtor RoadRough Tor is approximately one mile northwest of Brown Willy, Cornwall's highest point, on Bodmin Moor. Its summit is 1313 ft (400m) above mean sea level, making it the second highest point in Cornwall. Both hills are in the civil parish of St Breward and near the town of Camelford. The De Lank River rises nearby and flows between the two hills. There are actually three tors at the site: Showery Tor, Little Rough Tor, and Rough Tor. Crowdy Reservoir is not far away from the hill. Hikes to the summit and to neighbouring Brown Willy are popular, though the walk may be a bit strenuous - take boots and good coats, the weather is changeable on the moor.
Tregardock Beach does not feel like it is located on one of the most popular stretches of coast in Cornwall. Situated about halfway between Tintagel and Port Isaac Tregardock is often empty. The reason is it is quite difficult to get to; located at the end of a long footpath there is a bit of a climb down the rocks onto the beach making it inaccessible to many. Parking is fairly restricted to, with no car park ans only space for around 10 or so cars.
The beach itself is non existent at high tide but as the tide drops away it reveals a fine stretch of sand with a near shore littered with rocks. What starts off as a series of small coves becomes one long sandy stretch at low tide.
Ocean Cove Coastal Retreat
Tregardock Beach does not feel like it is located on one of the most popular stretches of coast in Cornwall. Situated about halfway between Tintagel and Port Isaac Tregardock is often empty. The reason is it is quite difficult to get to; located at the end of a long footpath there is a bit of a climb down the rocks onto the beach making it inaccessible to many. Parking is fairly restricted to, with no car park ans only space for around 10 or so cars.
The beach itself is non existent at high tide but as the tide drops away it reveals a fine stretch of sand with a near shore littered with rocks. What starts off as a series of small coves becomes one long sandy stretch at low tide.
Essentials
Camelford Medical Centre
Brookside Never visited here but it may be helpful in an emergency.
Co-Op store at the top of the hill in Camelford is small but has a good range of products. Parking at rear.
The hardware store has absolutely everything and they are amazingly helpful in there. Go in and buy something to help keep it going!
The garage at the top of the hill is handy out of hours since it has a mini-supermarket too.
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Camelford
Co-Op store at the top of the hill in Camelford is small but has a good range of products. Parking at rear.
The hardware store has absolutely everything and they are amazingly helpful in there. Go in and buy something to help keep it going!
The garage at the top of the hill is handy out of hours since it has a mini-supermarket too.
This is the nearest General Hospital. It's about 20 minutes drive from Chynance.
Launceston General Hospital
Launceston General HospitalThis is the nearest General Hospital. It's about 20 minutes drive from Chynance.
Getting Around
On the main line to London and Penzance. Parkway station is outside Bodmin on the A38, the entrance is tricky with a narrow road up to the station - take care! Taxis are available, best to pre-book.
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BODMIN PARKWAY station
Liskeard Road On the main line to London and Penzance. Parkway station is outside Bodmin on the A38, the entrance is tricky with a narrow road up to the station - take care! Taxis are available, best to pre-book.
The best way to avoid a parking nightmare in Padstow is to park in Rock and take the Water Taxi across the Camel estuary! Just go down to the beach and you'll find it. It runs quite late into the evening during the season too. Fabulous views of Padstow and Rock Beach from the ferry are a free bonus.
Rock Water Taxi
The best way to avoid a parking nightmare in Padstow is to park in Rock and take the Water Taxi across the Camel estuary! Just go down to the beach and you'll find it. It runs quite late into the evening during the season too. Fabulous views of Padstow and Rock Beach from the ferry are a free bonus.
Entertainment & Activities
Hire a bike and ride the Camel Trail. Nice and flat, with stunning views down the Camel Estuary. Make it a day trip with lunch and shopping in Padstow.
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Camel Trail Cycle Hire
Eddystone RoadHire a bike and ride the Camel Trail. Nice and flat, with stunning views down the Camel Estuary. Make it a day trip with lunch and shopping in Padstow.
Take a steam train trip on the Bodmin and Wentford Railway. Look out for their specials - we did a murder mystery excursion and it was fantastic fun.
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Bodmin General Station
Harleigh RoadTake a steam train trip on the Bodmin and Wentford Railway. Look out for their specials - we did a murder mystery excursion and it was fantastic fun.
The swimming pool here is ideal on a rainy day. You can't get any wetter.
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Camelford Leisure Centre
Station RoadThe swimming pool here is ideal on a rainy day. You can't get any wetter.
This charming narrow gauge steam railway is tucked away at the back of historic Launceston.
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Launceston Steam Railway
Saint Thomas RoadThis charming narrow gauge steam railway is tucked away at the back of historic Launceston.
A quaint family run museum with a huge number of things to see, just round the corner from Chynance. Good on a rainy day.
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Davidstow Airfield & Cornwall At War Museum
A quaint family run museum with a huge number of things to see, just round the corner from Chynance. Good on a rainy day.
This is perfect for a rainy day, an indoor fairground with loads of vintage rides! All the fun of the fair. There's nothing like it anywhere else. I liked the gallopers best.
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Dingles Skemmtigarða Menningararfur
This is perfect for a rainy day, an indoor fairground with loads of vintage rides! All the fun of the fair. There's nothing like it anywhere else. I liked the gallopers best.
Seriously spooky, this place tells you all about ancient (and modern) Cornish Magic. Kids love it!
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Galdrasyninga- og galdramyndasafn
Seriously spooky, this place tells you all about ancient (and modern) Cornish Magic. Kids love it!
Arts & Culture
This place is one of the most inspiring art galleries since it is where Barbara Hepworth lived and worked. Suddenly her work comes to life as you walk round the Sculpture Garden.
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Barbara Hepworth Museum og Sculpture Garden
Barnoon HillThis place is one of the most inspiring art galleries since it is where Barbara Hepworth lived and worked. Suddenly her work comes to life as you walk round the Sculpture Garden.
Overlooking the Atlantic ocean, this art gallery puts on an ever-changing series of exhibitions from modern artists in a modern venue. Look out for the tickets which allow entry to other art venues in St Ives too.
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Tate St. Ives
Overlooking the Atlantic ocean, this art gallery puts on an ever-changing series of exhibitions from modern artists in a modern venue. Look out for the tickets which allow entry to other art venues in St Ives too.
Small museum, castle and art gallery celebrating all things Cornish. Well worth a visit to learn about the Bude Light which illuminated the Houses of Parliament.
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Bude kastali
Small museum, castle and art gallery celebrating all things Cornish. Well worth a visit to learn about the Bude Light which illuminated the Houses of Parliament.
Sightseeing
Originally a Tudor house of the typical E-shape completed in 1592, altered in the 18th century, given Strawberry Hill gothic additions in the early 19th. The ornate Elizabethan plaster ceiling depicting the story of Susannah and the Elders in the Great Chamber now restored. 18th century changes include Grinling Gibbons carvings from the nearby Grenville mansion, demolished after 30 years. Gothic wing and library added in 1799.
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Prideaux Place
Prideaux PlaceOriginally a Tudor house of the typical E-shape completed in 1592, altered in the 18th century, given Strawberry Hill gothic additions in the early 19th. The ornate Elizabethan plaster ceiling depicting the story of Susannah and the Elders in the Great Chamber now restored. 18th century changes include Grinling Gibbons carvings from the nearby Grenville mansion, demolished after 30 years. Gothic wing and library added in 1799.
The great granite crag which rises from the waters of Mount's Bay is surmounted by an embattled medieval castle, home of the St Aubyn family for over 300 years. An island, subject to weather and tides.
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Sankti Míkaelsfjall
The great granite crag which rises from the waters of Mount's Bay is surmounted by an embattled medieval castle, home of the St Aubyn family for over 300 years. An island, subject to weather and tides.
This is an impressive castle with a massive tower that takes a bit of climbing. Fantastic views from the top.
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Launceston Castle
Castle DykeThis is an impressive castle with a massive tower that takes a bit of climbing. Fantastic views from the top.
Spectacular beach (quite rocky) with magnificent cliffs. Walk from the beach to the top and back for a free work out. Small car park with an excellent pub for lunch and dinner. You can join the coast path from here too.
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Crackington Haven
Spectacular beach (quite rocky) with magnificent cliffs. Walk from the beach to the top and back for a free work out. Small car park with an excellent pub for lunch and dinner. You can join the coast path from here too.
Made famous by TV's "Doc Martin" this is a really pretty place to visit. Beware the hills are very steep. Park out of town and walk in, there is absolutely nowhere to park in town. Great views across the harbour - and see if you can find the hidden gun. Loads of places to eat and buy trinkets. Plenty of art available too, not to mention an aquarium.
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Port Isaac
Made famous by TV's "Doc Martin" this is a really pretty place to visit. Beware the hills are very steep. Park out of town and walk in, there is absolutely nowhere to park in town. Great views across the harbour - and see if you can find the hidden gun. Loads of places to eat and buy trinkets. Plenty of art available too, not to mention an aquarium.
Immerse yourself in history, myths and stunning scenery at Tintagel, a place inextricably linked with the legend of King Arthur. For centuries this dramatic castle and coastline has fired the imaginations of writers, artists and even the brother of a king. Now it's your turn to be inspired.
Take good shoes and a windproof coat it can get very breezy on top!
The beach, cave and waterfall are also well worth a visit.
Also take a look at the best local clifftop walk:
http://www.iwalkcornwall.co.uk/walk/tintagel_church_to_trebarwith_strand
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Tintagel Castle bridge
South West Coast PathImmerse yourself in history, myths and stunning scenery at Tintagel, a place inextricably linked with the legend of King Arthur. For centuries this dramatic castle and coastline has fired the imaginations of writers, artists and even the brother of a king. Now it's your turn to be inspired.
Take good shoes and a windproof coat it can get very breezy on top!
The beach, cave and waterfall are also well worth a visit.
Also take a look at the best local clifftop walk:
http://www.iwalkcornwall.co.uk/walk/tintagel_church_to_trebarwith_strand