Riding, Fishing & Golf
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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.
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
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.
