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Ready to walk in the footsteps of legends?

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King Arthur's country
Tom’s Cottage is in King Arthur country, being just a ¼ hour away from:

Tintagel Castle. Reputed to be where King Arthur was conceived, the castle ruins sit on what is now, in effect, an island attached to the cliffs by a footbridge. At low tide, find Merlin’s Cave on the beach below. An English Heritage site and worth a visit, whatever one’s interests.

St Nectan’s Glen considered to be the spot that the Knights of the Round Table were blessed before setting off on their quest for the Holy Grail.

The Arthurian Centre at the Vale of Avalon, Slaughterbridge. Site of the Ogham Stone known as King Arthur’s grave

King Arthur’s Hall Bodmin Moor – an unusual sunken, rectangular stone circle in a remote spot (worth the walk)

Dozmary Pool Bodmin Moor: this is believed to be where the Lady of the Lake received Excalibur on King Arthur’s death
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Ride a steam train
Bodmin and Wenford Railway, Bodmin General Station

Distance from Tom’s Cottage: 13 miles

Running vaguely parallel to the Bodmin-Wadebridge section of the Camel Trail, timetabled steam and diesel trains run throughout shoulder and peak seasons.

Various ‘specials’ also run: some seasonal like the Easter Eggspress and Santa Special, some one-offs to mark occasions such as The King’s Coronation; and summer evening Murder Mystery trains.

Private hire also available for that special party – book a band to see the train off from the platform, organise champagne and canapes on-board, and ensure guests are dressed appropriately! We’ve become a trifle nostalgic: 1930s style!

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Orchard and vineyard tours
Haywood Farm Cider, St Mabyn

Distance from Tom’s Cottage: 6 miles

These orchard tours are a perfect way to spend a Thursday afternoon (May – September) set in beautiful countryside, guided by the proprietor whose family have farmed Haywood for over a century. The cider’s good too.

Also famed locally for their ‘summer Sunday socials’ with live music, a bar-b-q and on-tap cider. Fresh apple juice also available, so we understand. Cycle, drive or organise a taxi.

Camel Valley Vineyard, Nanstallon

Distance from Tom’s Cottage: 12 miles

Or: cycle along the Wadebridge-Bodmin stretch of the Camel Trail, park bikes and walk up the footpath through the vineyard

Daily morning tours held Monday – Friday, and evening tours held on a Thursday during the summer.

Established over 30 years ago, Camel Valley wines have received many prestigious awards over the years.

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From Doc Martin enthusiasts and Fisherman’s Friends fans to Poldark devotees: Tom’s Cottage is the perfect place to explore filming locations from…

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Doc Martin’s Port Wenn (Port Isaac)
Distance from Tom’s Cottage: 2½ miles

Wander the village streets and harbour, spotting the Doc’s house; Louisa’s Schoolhouse and Mrs Tishell’s chemist shop. The policeman’s house is actually in neighbouring Port Gaverne, right alongside the road. More local filming locations can be found at Visit Cornwall.

Try a guided walking tour of Doc Martin’s Port Wenn with a born and bred local – full of Cornish wisdom and discovering hidden corners. Enquires 01208 881277

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Fisherman’s Friends, hometown: Port Isaac
Distance from Tom’s Cottage: 2½ miles

You may have heard them on the radio or performing at a festival, seen one of the two films or even enjoyed the musical in a theatre. A group of local sea-shanty singers that started out harmonising in the pub over a pint, these boys (men actually) have grown up together – which shines through in the group dynamic.

Explore their Port Isaac and other local locations (which include St Kew church, 2 miles from Tom’s Cottage) with this handy guide from Proper Cornwall

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Poldark country
Distance from Tom’s Cottage: various

We adore Poldark, have done for years. We loved the books, and enjoyed the first TV series in the ‘70s. He captures the essence of the Cornish: prizing independence and is just as easy with farmworkers or miners as mixing in smarter society.

Coast Magazine provides a list of iconic Poldark settings (from the most recent series): St Breward on Bodmin Moor being 6½ miles from Tom’s Cottage and Padstow (by road) being 15 miles distant – take the ferry from Rock for a shorter drive.

We’ve taken day-trips from Tom’s Cottage to the other Poldark locations mentioned above, down the North Coast and to West Cornwall. Stunning scenery all the way and a reason to go see some fresh places.

Port Quin (about 5 miles from Tom’s Cottage) was used as a location in the ‘70s series and most definitely has Poldark ambience, by the bucket.

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From ambling to hiking and every type of walk in-between, Tom’s Cottage is the place to stroll-out from. The diversity of landscapes and contrasting scenery are a distinguishing feature of our location…

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Doorstep Walks
St Teath circular

St Teath village is a little under 2½ miles away: a circular walk from Tom’s Cottage would be to walk out the entrance lane & turn left, continue to the grass triangle & turn right around a bend (signposted St Teath), continue down-hill past Treroosal Farm and enter St Teath village. Turn right at the T junction to reach the centre of village (White Hart on the left, Churchtown Café a little further on the left).

Turn right at the clock tower to start return leg (entrance to churchyard immediately on the left here), follow the road down & up, along a flat-ish stretch and down & up again to reach a crossroads. Turn right here (signposted Delabole), continue past Cornish Tipis entrance, over an old railway bridge on a bend, and Tom’s Cottage entrance will be on the left after about ¼ mile.

Trekee circular

A shorter version of the St Teath walk mentioned above (a bit over half the distance): turn left out of Tom’s Cottage’s entrance lane & take the 1^st right. Follow through Trekee farm, up a short hill & on to a T junction. Turn right and follow the road down and up a valley to the crossroads; turn right and pass Cornish Tipis, continue till you find Tom’s Cottage entrance on the left.

Along the Trekee road (on a corner at the top of the hill, by Higher Suffenton entrance) is a footpath across fields that leads to almost St Teath village – it comes out in Rosewater caravan park at the bottom of Treroosal hill.

St Kew circular

Various versions of this walk can be found in books and online and the St Kew Inn is a great refreshment stop part way. One leg of it is to turn right out of Tom’s Cottage entrance to the crossroads, turn right, go down & up hill, pass Tregildrens Farm on the right and almost immediately on the left is ‘Blackydown Lane’ (a bridleway). Walk up this green lane to the very end, through the gate into the field and follow the left hedge down through Lannow and out onto the public road. Turn left for St Kew churchtown to the pub.

The return route we’re a little hazier on, but involves walking the country lanes to Trequite (not far from St Kew, and a pretty hamlet), turning left and finding the footpath on the left at the end of the hamlet which takes you up over fields to the hamlet of Trelill, from where you’d walk the country lanes back to the crossroads, going straight across (for Delabole) until you reach Tom’s Cottage entrance on the left.

Barrett’s Zawn, out & back

This is closest point of the coast-path to Tom’s Cottage. Take a picnic to enjoy at ‘Freshwater’ (the grassy banks of the stream where it flows over rocks to join the sea) …

Walk up the entrance lane, turn left & follow road (bearing left around a corner) to ‘China Downs’ junction on the B3314 (by a white cottage). Beware of fast traffic here, but go straight across the main road, signposted Port Gaverne. Continue for about ¼ mile to the first farm entrances (Higher Hendra on the left and Middle Hendra on the right) – to this point from Tom’s Cottage is about 1¼ miles.

Turn right into Middle Hendra, as if entering the farmyard. Follow the left-hand hedge which will lead you into a track, follow the track past a cottage to a gate into a sloping field below the cottage. Walk the length of the field toward the sea (keeping the wooded valley to your right) to a wooden railed entrance to a footpath.

Follow this path through the thorn alley and on down the valley path down to the sea edge, where it joins the coast-path (Freshwater). You’ll pass Barrett’s Zawn on your left over a great drop below: there is an old smuggler’s tunnel down to the beach but only the bold and local youths ever dare venture down it (unadvisable without local knowledge). If you’re lucky you may see a seal in the water from the clifftop.

Amble back at your leisure, grateful that the picnic bag is lighter on the return ascent – don’t forget to pause and glance back: the view changes as you go!
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Coast-path hike
For the fitter walker, there are 2 extensions of the Barrett’s Zawn walk. At Barretts Zawn:-

Turn left onto the coast-path to Port Gaverne (& on to Port Isaac* if you wish). From Port Gaverne there is a somewhat overgrown footpath up the valley back to Pendoggett, coming out in the Cornish Arms carpark. For a backroad route back to Tom’s Cottage, cross the main road from the car park to go up a residential lane which leads into a pretty bridlepath, coming out on an unclassified road. Turn left, pass Tregildrens Farm on the left, go down & up a hill to a crossroads, turn left (signposted Delabole), past Cornish Tipis entrance and Tom’s Cottage entrance will be on the left.
*Alternatively, go on to enjoy a wander round Port Isaac and get a taxi home! Port Gaverne, by backroads, is about 2¼ miles from Tom’s Cottage, & Port Isaac is a further ½ mile on from Port Gaverne.

Or, turn right on to the coast path at Barrett’s Zawn, for Tregardock, Trebarwith and Tintagel. At Tregardock there is a public footpath going up through the farm onto the public road, at which stage turn right to wind your way back onto the B3314. We’d not advise walking along the B3314 due to the traffic, but the committed walker would be able to do a short stretch along the main road & then turn left for St Teath (& come home from the village as described above).

Guided walking tours of Port Isaac are also available with Port Isaac Tours. Enquires 01208 881277
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Bluebell special
If one happens to be on foot in the Trelill area in May, a walk down Coombe Lane is fantastic for the bluebell’d woodland either side of the road. Turn down the road opposite the converted chapel on the edge of the hamlet, walk about half a mile down the hill and take the right turning into a small country lane, just before Pengenna Manor on the corner. Coombe Lane is about ¾ mile long, is fairly level and ends on the A39 in the Allen Valley.
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Don’t forget…
More info on each specific area can be found on our designated pages The Camel and Other Trails, The Coast and Bodmin Moor.

to walk up the entrance lane and back – ideal for soaking up nature, stretching the legs and taking in the freshest of Tom’s Cottage air

on arrival at Tom’s Cottage, take a look at the walking books and local OS maps in the den

size up the iWalk Cornwall app for lots more walks
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Classical
The St Endellion Music Festivals encompass opera, choral, orchestral, chamber and recital concerts; and have a richly deserved reputation for bringing enviable quality to the acoustical delight of St Endellion Church. It is a heady mix of joyous musical celebration within the reverence of an historic Cornish building – an experience that truly needs sampling.

The Easter Festival runs over 10 days at Easter each year, while the Summer Festival is held over 10 days at the beginning of August annually.

Just a 10-minute drive away, dip in and out of their performances while at Tom’s Cottage, Cornwall.
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Folk
Cornwall Folk Festival, Wadebridge – 5 days of upbeat toe-tapping held over the August Bank Holiday weekend; this has a real fiesta vibe with street performances, indoor stages, workshops and street food. Just 15 minutes from Tom’s Cottage.
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Sea Shanty
Port Isaac Shanty Festival (home of the Fisherman’s Friends) is held over the 3rd weekend in April. Just 10 minutes away, it is currently free to attend. A packed line-up across several venues/stages in the village.

Boscastle Shanty Festival (home of the Boscastle Buoys) is held over the 2^nd weekend in November and is 8 miles away (as gulls fly).
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Other Arts
Literary

North Cornwall Book Festival is held each September over 4 days and is based at St Endellion (a 10 minute drive). From author talks to aspiring writer workshops this is a creative-fest not to be missed.
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Food-fest
Rock Oyster Festival – just a quarter hour drive away on the banks of the River Camel: 4 days at the end of July stuffed full of food and music (from big names to new discoveries), funky family fun and wellbeing workshops.

Of course, one could camp there but let’s be honest – doesn’t a good night’s rest and waking to birdsong at Tom’s Cottage sound refreshing after the full-on festivities?
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Agri/horticulture
Gardening

The Cornwall Garden Society’s Spring Flower Show is held over the first weekend in April at the Royal Cornwall Showground (quarter of an hour away). Dubbed the ‘Chelsea of the South West’ it’s a must in most gardeners’ diaries.

Don't forget a spring tour of some of the Great Gardens of Cornwall while at Tom’s Cottage

Farming

The Royal Cornwall Show is a 3-day rural extravaganza held in June, just 15 minutes away. This is a firm favourite of ours: never to be missed! One of the few remaining county shows held in high regard by the agricultural community, this event celebrates everything Cornish, food and farming. From main ring attractions to music stages, the flower tent to the countryside area, steam engines to horses and dogs; you’ll be hard pushed to see it all in a day.

Camelford Show is our local 1-day agricultural show, its current showground being 12 miles away. Held on the 2^nd Wednesday of August it has an old-school vibe of visitors intermingling with locals and children plastered in ice cream on fairground rides; along with the mandatory livestock, food hall, horticulture and handicrafts

Both the Cornish Winter Fair and Cornwall Calf Show are held 10 minutes away at the Royal Cornwall Showground
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Other events
We share as many community events as possible on social media and in particular: on our in-house 'this week' chalkboard (no need of FOMO at Tom's Cottage!) Here's where we source a lot of our local knowledge...

From village shows to carnivals, flower festivals to village-hall concerts – there’s often something going on locally. Check out local parish magazines: St Teath, St Kew, and Delabole or pick up a ‘Trio’ in Port Isaac (available from the Co-Op). Keep an eye out for any performances by Tintagel Orpheus Male Voice Choir - they are good.

The Royal Cornwall Showground hosts various events throughout the year – from antique fairs and camping shows to dog agility, gardening extravaganzas and classic car gatherings.

Pop-up community fundraisers are often the best fun of all – from garden safaris to whist drives, Young Farmer tractor runs to summer barn dances; keep an eye on the parish newsletters, tune in to Radio Cornwall.

We love St James’ Fete (at St Kew Churchtown) on a Saturday in mid/late July, St Kew Highway annual family fun and pet dog show on a Sunday in late July and St Teath pantomime in January/February.
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Love the water? So do we!

We’ve a spectacular array of sea and freshwater activities nearby, ranging from exhilarating to the more sedate. Starting with the most local, here’s Tom’s Cottage wet-guide…

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Coasteering plus at Port Gaverne beach
Distance from Tom’s Cottage: 2¼ miles

Other amenities: café and pub; is dog friendly and a safe family beach on the coastpath

Adventures with Cornish Rock Tors

Coasteering

Stand-up paddleboarding

Sea kayaking

Sea swimming

Guided group activities and/or equipment hire: Easter – October half term (plus by arrangement during the winter period). Booking in advance recommended.
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Boat trips from Port Isaac harbour
Distance from Tom’s Cottage: 2½ miles

Other amenities: cafés, pub and shops; scenic fishing village on the coastpath

Sea safaris with Wavehunters - to see marine wildlife and hidden coastal beauty spots

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Surfing at Polzeath beach
Distance from Tom’s Cottage: 6¼ miles

Other amenities: shops and cafés, lifeguarded beach in season, large sandy beach on the coastpath

Adventures can begin with surf lessons from either Surf’s Up or Wavehunters or hire/buy a wetsuit and bodyboard from Ann’s Cottage.

We favour wooden bellyboards and just a swimsuit!
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Water-skiing and sailing at Rock
Distance from Tom’s Cottage: 7¼ miles

Other amenities: cafés, pub and shops; art galleries, golf course and ferry crossing to Padstow, walks along the Camel Estuary

Adventures with Camel Ski School

Water skiing

Wake boarding

Wake surfing

Adventures with Camel Sailing

Sailing

Power-boating
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Freshwater activities
At a South West Lake

Distance from Tom’s Cottage: Siblyback 14 miles & Tamar Lakes 25 miles

Other amenities: café, nature paths, occasional land-based activities

Instructed adventures include:

Windsurfing

Kayaking

Paddle-boarding

Canoeing

Or hire equipment there/bring your own and launch in the non-tidal waters
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We love bike rides at Tom’s Cottage. Discovering the countryside while taking the fresh air, embracing the breeze with birdsong on the ear: the two-wheeled adventures that only bicycles can carry one on.

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Doorstep bike rides & Local Circulars
The ¼ mile entrance lane is perfect for little-people establishing their pedal power, but please ensure everybody keeps an ear tuned for occasional traffic (like the postman).

Trekee/Trelill circular

Turn left out of entrance lane and take the 1^st right. Follow through Trekee farm, up a short hill, around the bend and on to a T junction. Turn right and take the next left turning, downhill (beware the sharp bend at the bottom) and up the hill to the outskirts of Trelill. Turn right at the converted chapel and continue to the crossroads. Go straight across (signposted Delabole) past Cornish Tipis till you find Tom’s Cottage entrance on the left.

St Teath circular

Turn left out of the entrance lane, continue to the grass triangle & turn right around a bend (signposted St Teath), continue down-hill past Treroosal Farm and enter St Teath village. Turn right at the T junction to reach the centre of village (White Hart on the left, Churchtown Café a little further on the left).

Turn right at the clock tower to start return leg (entrance to churchyard immediately on the left here), follow the road down & up, along a flat-ish stretch and down & up again to reach a crossroads. Turn right here (signposted Delabole), continue past Cornish Tipis entrance, over an old railway bridge on a bend, and Tom’s Cottage entrance will be on the left after about ¼mile.

Port Gaverne/Port Isaac circular

This does involve a half mile stretch on the B3314, which can be avoided by coming back the same way as you went.

Turn left out of the entrance lane, follow the road around the left bend to the B3314 by the white cottage. Go straight across the junction (caution advised here as the traffic is fast), signposted Port Gaverne. Follow the road all the way to Port Gaverne (about 2½ miles from Tom’s Cottage) – level or downhill all the way.

After a pit stop on the beach, at the café or pub or even a walk out on the headland; continue uphill (away from home) to Port Isaac. At the corner at the top of the village, go straight ahead (turning right off the Port Gaverne road) down the one-way system to reach The Old Schoolhouse; turn left to follow the road down to the harbour. Doc Martin fans will start recognising Port Wenn immediately.

To come home, return up onto the Port Gaverne road, but turn right to exit Port Isaac ‘the other way’, go through Trewetha and up a hill by Poltreworgy farm to reach the B3314. Turn left towards Pendoggett and keep your wits about you re the traffic, until reaching the first junction just before entering the hamlet of Pendoggett. Turn right (this road eventually leads to St Teath) follow along for a flat-ish spell before going down and up a hill. Soon after the brow of the hill, turn left at the crossroads (signposted Delabole), pass Cornish Tipis entrance and Tom’s Cottage entrance will be on the left.

St Kew circular

Turn right out of the entrance lane, go straight across the crossroads and continue through Trelill and on to St Kew Highway. Turn right at the Red Lion (before reaching the services and A39), pass the allotments and take the first left for St Kew.

Should you wish to reduce the distance, turn right at a small crossroads between Trelill and St Kew Highway, signposted Trequite; go through the pretty hamlet and follow the road ahead without turning off.

Both routes will bring you to adjoining T junctions on a bend by Skisdon. If you fancy a 50 yard excursion into St Kew Churchtown, turn right and the church and St Kew Inn will soon appear before you (nothing else to be found here!)

Turn left from the junction to soon reach a sharp bend by some houses, turn right here to go down through the ford and up the other side (past the back of the church). At the T junction one could extend the route by turning left and following the signposts for Chapel Amble – a pretty village at the far end of St Kew parish and home to the Malsters Arms.

Our main route though is to turn right at the T-junction at the top of the hill after the ford, passing the front of St Kew primary school on the left and continuing, bearing right round a corner to the first right turning. Take this, going through Pennytinney farm to a T junction. Turn left and continue to a little crossroads by Treharrock Cottages, on the outskirts of Pendoggett.

Turn right and continue along, down and up to the next crossroads – turn left (signposted Delabole), pass Cornish Tipis and Tom’s Cottage entrance will be on the left.
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A proper adventure!
This one isn’t for the faint-hearted or tiny legs, and probably best avoided in peak season due to traffic volume (unless you fancy leaving at daybreak). The traffic-free leg can still be enjoyed as a stand-alone bike ride though, but will mean a 10 or 15 minute drive to the start point (more of which later).

In essence this route entails cycling to Wadebridge along the A39, riding the Camel Trail to Padstow, taking the ferry (with bikes) to Rock and cycling back via St Minver, and St Endellion/Pendoggett on the B3314, or alternatively along the backroads through Chapel Amble and St Kew.

Turn right out of the entrance lane, go straight across the crossroads, through Trelill and on to St Kew Highway. Turn right onto the A39 to Wadebridge, best cycled at quieter times of day. Go straight across Ball roundabout, down Gonvenna Hill and turn right over the bridge into town.

Turn right at the mini roundabout at the end of the bridge, continue to the Lidl roundabout to join the Camel Trail to Padstow. Enjoy roughly 7 miles of designated cycle/walking path beside the River Camel till reaching Padstow.

The Camel Trail emerges in a large car park by the Lobster Hatchery and industrial end of the harbour (and Rick Stein’s fish & chip shop). Keep the water on your right and proceed through the town, skirting the picturesque old harbour to the far quayside from which the ferry runs.

Pick up a pasty, enjoy an ice cream and have a good poke around the town; maybe even take a speedboat ride. Catch the ferry to Rock and take a walk on the beach or perhaps have a dip.

When ready, cycle away from Rock beach (with the water on your right) up to the top of the village. Continue past Pityme pub (which’ll be on the right) to a bend in the road with a left turning straight ahead – take this road. Go through Tredizzick and up the hill to St Minver.

In St Minver either:-

Turn left opposite the Fourways Inn and continue to the next give-way junction. Turn left (which is really going straight ahead) onto the B3314 – 4 miles best cycled at quieter times of day. Continue to and through St Endellion and on to Pendoggett. Before entering Pendoggett proper, turn right onto the St Teath road. Continue along, down and up to the crossroads; turn left (signposted Delabole), past Cornish Tipis to Tom’s Cottage’s entrance on the left.

Or, in St Minver continue straight ahead when passing the Fourways Inn, and cross the B3314 (going straight over the crossroads) to Chapel Amble and back to Tom’s Cottage as described above in the St Kew circular ride.
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Not to be missed - local traffic-free trails
Here’s our summary of local traffic-free trails (that are mostly shared with walkers), more details on our The Camel and other Trails page.

The Camel Trail

18 miles of almost road-free cycling, starting near Bodmin Jail; although many think of Wenford Bridge as the beginning of the route (in any case, we recommend Snail’s Pace café at Wenford Bridge).

Running beside the River Camel, the trail goes by Camel Valley Vineyard (well worth a visit) and passes through delightful woodland to reach Wadebridge town, before entering more open pastoral ground on its final leg to Padstow and the Camel Estuary.

By Cornish standards the Camel Trail is level going, but of course there is a gradual drop in gradient from Bodmin Moor to sea level at Padstow, so if planning an up-and-back ride we’d suggest starting from your chosen starting point in the Padstow direction so the return cycle is easier-going.

Wenford Bridge is 6¼ miles from Tom’s Cottage, and the start of the Padstow leg in Wadebridge is 7¼ miles from us. Other access points can be found on online maps, along with bike hire companies at various points along the trail.

Other trails

Lanhydrock Estate near Bodmin is about 16 miles away and has various designated cycle trails amongst its grounds. Take your own bikes or hire some there.

While at Lanhydrock, it’s worth taking a look round the National Trust house and gardens; and walking some more of the grounds. It’s the nearest National Trust house to Tom’s Cottage.

Cardinham Woods is the place to go if mountain biking is your thing. About 14 miles away (also near Bodmin) this is another beautiful setting with lovely walks and a superb café.

Goss Moor Trail – although 20 miles away and nudging into mid-Cornwall territory, we feel this trail is well worth a mention. Set in a National Nature Reserve the Goss Moor Trail is a 7 mile, mostly flat, circular route – perfect for novices!

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Riding
Fancy a hack out over Bodmin Moor? We suggest Hallagenna Riding who cater for the novice right up to experienced horse-folk. With a variety of escorted trails (and hours in the saddle) that take in open moorland or parts of the Camel Trail, this has to be an equine highlight of any holiday. Advance booking advisable.
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Fishing
Freshwater

Tom’s Cottage’s nearest coarse fishing lakes are at Ferndale, Delabole (4¼ miles away)

Fly-fishing at Colliford Lake is reputed to be some of the best brown trout fishing in Cornwall (19 miles from Tom’s Cottage)

Siblyback Lake (23miles from Tom’s Cottage) is also a fly-fishing haven, hosting regular competitions

The Tamar Lakes (30 miles from Tom’s Cottage) are a sequence of coarse fishing lakes and have an activity centre for other water based pursuits; as well as the circumference path making a very good walk.

Although Crowdy Reservoir is our nearest South West Lakes Trust ‘water’ (just 10 miles away) it is more a wildlife reserve and walking spot; best known for watching starling murmurations in the winter.

Sea

Sea-angling can be researched online – starting with this guide
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Golf
Bowood Park was created from farmland in 1992 and has since established a good reputation. Only 5¾ miles from Tom’s Cottage, it’s not far from the Camelford side of Bodmin Moor.

St Kew Golf Course is our closest course, being just over 4 miles from Tom’s Cottage.

St Enodoc, Rock (10 miles from Tom’s Cottage) The longest and finest of golfing pedigrees lies with this course, add the stunning surroundings of the Camel Estuary and a round here will be permanently etched in the holiday memoirs.

Lanhydrock Golf Course near Bodmin is about 15 miles from Tom’s Cottage, set deep in Cornish countryside.

Trevose Golf Club offers 3 courses overlooking Trevone Bay. 16 miles from Tom’s Cottage, the coastal setting and variety of courses may well be worth the drive over to the Padstow area.
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