Guidebook for
Food Scene
Great cosy proper pub.
Rob and David are the chefs/owners and their home made cheesecakes are the best!
Great mushroom stronganoff - huge burgers - roasts on a sunday and fabulous beers/gins.
19 locals recommend
The London Inn
School HillGreat cosy proper pub.
Rob and David are the chefs/owners and their home made cheesecakes are the best!
Great mushroom stronganoff - huge burgers - roasts on a sunday and fabulous beers/gins.
Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club
Lostwithiel RoadGreat carvery for a Sunday roast.
Right on the Camel Trail. Good play area for kids. Good carvery served every day.
12 locals recommend
Borough Arms, Bodmin
Right on the Camel Trail. Good play area for kids. Good carvery served every day.
Great coffee and cake. Set in the forest that is Cardinham Woods. Trails for walkers and cyclists too.
24 locals recommend
Woods Cafe
Great coffee and cake. Set in the forest that is Cardinham Woods. Trails for walkers and cyclists too.
Sightseeing
Beauty spots with stunning walks by the river.
85 locals recommend
Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve
15 Well LnBeauty spots with stunning walks by the river.
Fabulous walks across the common moor. See the wild ponies and the grazing highland cattle. Bring your walking boots!
150 locals recommend
Bodmin Moor
Fabulous walks across the common moor. See the wild ponies and the grazing highland cattle. Bring your walking boots!
Cave tours inside this quiet spot in the woods. Hard hard supplied - wear non-slippy shoes as it's wet in places.
7 locals recommend
Carnglaze Caverns station
Cave tours inside this quiet spot in the woods. Hard hard supplied - wear non-slippy shoes as it's wet in places.
Mining heritage site. Explore the old cornish mines - take your walking boots. Couple of nice pubs dotted around on your travels too. Crows nest and inn on the hill.
53 locals recommend
Minions
Mining heritage site. Explore the old cornish mines - take your walking boots. Couple of nice pubs dotted around on your travels too. Crows nest and inn on the hill.
Fowey
Lovely coastal village - lots of pubs and shops overlooking the estuary.
catch the ferry over to fowey from here too. beautuful coastal village (smaller than fowey). lugger inn serve great fish and chips.
24 locals recommend
Polruan
catch the ferry over to fowey from here too. beautuful coastal village (smaller than fowey). lugger inn serve great fish and chips.
harbour town. pick up a pasty and watch the fishermen do their thing. coastal path all around the headland.
139 locals recommend
Polperro
harbour town. pick up a pasty and watch the fishermen do their thing. coastal path all around the headland.
Doc Martin's filming location. Pretty harbour, beach, pubs and lovely coastal walk.
258 locals recommend
Port Isaac
Doc Martin's filming location. Pretty harbour, beach, pubs and lovely coastal walk.
Catch the ferry across to Rock - where the millionaires live! grab a great pasty - fudge and other cornish fayre here. some lovely shops, harbour, beach and walks all about. Christmas food fair is a real draw every year. Lobster hatchery is also interesting for the kids.
436 locals recommend
Padstow
Catch the ferry across to Rock - where the millionaires live! grab a great pasty - fudge and other cornish fayre here. some lovely shops, harbour, beach and walks all about. Christmas food fair is a real draw every year. Lobster hatchery is also interesting for the kids.
Pretty harbour town. Pubs, shops, ice-cream parlours etc. not too touristy.
196 locals recommend
Mevagissey
Pretty harbour town. Pubs, shops, ice-cream parlours etc. not too touristy.
Coastal town with beach, shops, pubs etc. Bit lively at night - good New Year Eve scene. Beach does get busy in the summer months.
209 locals recommend
Looe
Coastal town with beach, shops, pubs etc. Bit lively at night - good New Year Eve scene. Beach does get busy in the summer months.
Entertainment & Activities
Great for the kids - good rides and entertainment all day.
93 locals recommend
Camel Creek Adventure Park
Great for the kids - good rides and entertainment all day.
Polzeath Beach
South West Coast PathGreat surfing - body boarding beach.
Bodmin Jail
Berrycoombe RoadTake a jail tour - bit creepy but the kids love it!
Essentials
Asda Bodmin Superstore
Launceston RoadBiggest supermarket around - open 24 hours mon-sat.
Saint Neot
Small village shop - has the essentials and a morning paper.
Parks & Nature
Cardinham Woods
TRAILS FOR WALKERS AND CYCLISTS
Go in the winter - buy a cheap bodyboard and throw yourself in to the scene!
225 locals recommend
Fistral Beach
Go in the winter - buy a cheap bodyboard and throw yourself in to the scene!
Lansallos
secret locals spot - ssshhhh!
Shopping
The only city in Cornwall. All the main big chainstores are here + more individual specialist retailers in Cathedral Lane and Lemon Street market.
397 locals recommend
Truro
The only city in Cornwall. All the main big chainstores are here + more individual specialist retailers in Cathedral Lane and Lemon Street market.
Arts & Culture
Truro Cathedral
Saint Mary's StreetBeautiful cathedral - donation entry.
Tintagel castle - rumoured home of King Arthur. Fabulous cliff scenery + good ice-cream!
138 locals recommend
Tintagel
Tintagel castle - rumoured home of King Arthur. Fabulous cliff scenery + good ice-cream!
everybody has heard of this place! - good greek/med restaurant in the dome. yum. pricey to get in....
1111 locals recommend
Eden Project
everybody has heard of this place! - good greek/med restaurant in the dome. yum. pricey to get in....