English Heritage sites near Bodmin Parish
RESTORMEL CASTLE
4 miles from Bodmin Parish
Great 13th-century circular shell-keep of Restormel still encloses the principal rooms of the castle in remarkably good condition, standing on an earlier Norman mound surrounded by a deep dry ditch.
ST BREOCK DOWNS MONOLITH
7 miles from Bodmin Parish
Originally 5 metres (16 feet) high and weighing some 16.75 tonnes, this is Cornwall's largest and heaviest prehistoric monolith. It stands on the summit of St Breock Downs, offering wonderful views.
KING DONIERT'S STONE
10 miles from Bodmin Parish
Two richly carved pieces of a 9th century 'Celtic' cross, with an inscription commemorating Dumgarth, British King of Dumnonia, who drowned in c. AD 875.
ST CATHERINE'S CASTLE
10 miles from Bodmin Parish
Discover perhaps what is Cornwall's smallest castle.
TRETHEVY QUOIT
12 miles from Bodmin Parish
This well-preserved and impressive Neolithic 'dolmen' burial chamber stands 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) high. There are five standing stones, surmounted by a huge capstone.
HURLERS STONE CIRCLES
12 miles from Bodmin Parish
Three fine late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circles arranged in a line, a grouping unique in England.
Churches in Bodmin Parish
Bodmin: St Petrocs
Priory Road
Bodmin
Truro
01208 809601
http://www.bodminchurch.com
Welcome to the parish church of Bodmin: St Petroc in the Diocese of Truro and county of Cornwall.
St Petroc's Church is the largest and amongst the oldest parish churches in Cornwall. The present Church dates back to 1470, although earlier churches existed on the same site from 540AD when the Welsh missionary, St. Petroc, founded a settlement. The name Bodmin comes from ‘Bos-Menegh' in Cornish meaning ‘abode of monks'. St. Petroc's Church went on to play a central role in Bodmin's history and development. It feature's as one of the thirty churches in the Songs of Praise Book, 'The Nations Favourite Churches'.
St Petroc's is one of five churches in the Bodmin Team Ministry the others being St Stephen's Nanstallon, St Hydroc, Lanhydrock, Lanivet Church and St Meubred, Cardynham.
Times of services for St Petrocs:
10am Eucharist
Contact details:
Team Office on 01208 809601 or [email protected]
Pubs in Bodmin Parish
Bodmin Band & Social Club
Old Drill Hall, Honey Street, Bodmin, PL31 2DL
(01208) 76422
Bodmin Jail
Note: this pub currently sells bottled beer only. A grim-looking testimony to its former function when seen from a distance, Bodmin Jail has been tastefully refurbished as a gastro-pub to create a comfortable lounge/dining area and a pleasa...
Bodmin Pool & Snooker Club (ex-Constitutional Club)
Bodmin Pool & Snooker Club (ex-Constitutional Club), Bodmin
Bodmin Royal British Legion Club
Bodmin Royal British Legion Club, Bodmin
Borough Arms
A large, family-friendly pub with a large restaurant, set beside the popular Camel Trail, welcoming cyclists, walkers and dogs. Inside, the immediate bar area is fairly narrow, but the pub is fairly extensive with several separate drinking...
Callywith
Launceston Road, Bodmin, PL31 2AR
(01208) 261080
tabletable.co.uk/pub-restaurants/cornwal...
Cat & Fiddle
Pub closed, future uncertain.
Chapel an Gansblydhen
This former Wetherspoon branch was opened in December 2008 in a converted chapel originally built in 1840 to celebrate 100 years of Methodism, hence its name ('Centenary Chapel'). More recently (October 2022) it was sold by Wetherspoons to...
Garland Ox
65 Higher Bore Street, Bodmin, PL31 1JS
(01208) 75372
garlandox.com
Hole in the Wall
16 Crockwell Street, Bodmin, PL31 2DS
(01208) 72397
theholeinthewallbodmin.co.uk
Mason's Arms
5-7 Higher Bore Street, Bodmin, PL31 1JS
(01208) 77442
masonsarmsbodmin.co.uk
Pencaran Country Club
Pencaran Country Club, Bodmin
Weavers Inn
9-11 Honey Street, Bodmin, PL31 2DL
(01208) 74511
htto://www.theweaversinn.co.uk
White Hart
Busy and at times noisy low-beamed single-bar town pub just off the town centre by the old ring road. Food is available either in the bar or a separate restaurant area. Popular with the town's youngsters, it offers a pool room and large scr...