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Bodmin Jail

Berrycoombe Road, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 2NR - England, UK

Bodmin Jail was built in 1779 and was the first jail built according to the ideas of the reformer John Howard, including the new concept of housing inmates in individual cells. However executions by hanging were carried out in public...

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Bodmin Jail (< 1 Mile)

Bodmin Jail was built in 1779 and was the first jail built according to the ideas of the reformer John Howard, including the new concept...

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Bodmin & Wenford Railway (1.1 Miles)

The Bodmin and Wenford Railway offers a trip into nostalgia with steam trains operating from the historic town of Bodmin through scenic countryside along the...

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Lanhydrock (3.7 Miles)

Lanhydrock is one of the finest Victorian country houses in Cornwall. This magnificent property is now owned by the National Trust, but originally belonged...

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Restormel Castle (6.7 Miles)

This castle’s distinctive round walls are visible from the A390, dominating a hill above the west bank of the Fowey River one mile north of...

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Looe Island (8.2 Miles)

Also known as St George’s Island, this half-mile wide island lies off Hannafore Point, southwest of Looe. It is possible to walk to the island...

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St Neot Church (8.7 Miles)

St Neot lies five miles west of Liskeard, immediately south of Bodmin Moor. The imposing church here dates from the fifteenth Century and has a...

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Eden Project (9.5 Miles)

It might look like bubble wrap nestling in a crater, but the Eden Project’s biospheres house plants from warm temperate regions right through to the...

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St Breock Downs Monolith (9.7 Miles)

Offering wonderful views of the Cornish countryside at the top of St Breock Downs, this is the largest and heaviest prehistoric monolith in the entire...

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China Clay Country Park (11.9 Miles)

This beautiful country park is a well loved feature of the local region, offering a first class place to walk and soak up the natural...

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Golitha Falls (12 Miles)

A National Nature Reserve, Golitha Falls is an area of ancient woodlands beside the river Fowey as it cascades through a steep gorge. The scenery...

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St. Austell Brewery Centre (13 Miles)

Come and join one of the countries longest established independent family brewers on a St. Austell Brewery Tour, with sampling sessions and licensed shop, there’s...

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North Cornwall Museum (13.4 Miles)

Opened in 1974, this privately owned museum is set in a building that was originally used for making coaches and wagons. The museum covers many...

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Screech Owl Sanctuary (13.4 Miles)

The Screech Owl Sanctuary near St.Columb, Cornwall, is zoo licensed and opens to the public daily. We have over 170 owls of different 46 different...

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King Doniert's Stone (13.6 Miles)

King Doniert’s Stone is located just outside of the small community of St Cleer in the beautiful Cornish countryside, overlooking some stunning views of the...

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