Best Things to Do in Bodmin (Cornwall, England)
With a granite-built townscape that exudes respectability, Bodmin owes its appearance to Cornwall’s tin-mining boom in the 19th century. This was also Cornwall’s county town until the late-19th century, and buildings like the Shire Hall and the ominous silhouette of Bodmin Jail point to that former status. Bodmin Moor is a haunting landscape of granite hills, marsh and heathland, littered with prehistoric monuments. Award-winning wines are grown in the Camel Valley, which is also on the route of a scenic 18-mile cycling trail following the route of abandoned 19th-century railway lines. And on the town’s fringes are sophisticated country houses and the ruins of a circular Medieval castle. Let’s explore the best things to do in Bodmin: