Countryside

Courtesy of the Cornwall Guide

BODMIN MOOR

Website: www.cornwalls.co.uk/bodmin/bodmin_moor.htm

Trek along waterfall walks and deep into caverns in the Bodmin Moor, one of Cornwall's designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, is a remote, bleak heather covered upland granite moorland still grazed by moorland ponies and bisected by the main A30 road.

Bodmin Moor was densely populated during the Bronze Age and numerous fascinating archaelogical remains have been uncovered and like much of Cornwall, Bodmin Moor was fairly heavily mined during the nineteenth century. Ruins of disused grantie qurries and tin and copper mines litter the landscape.

There are excellent opportunities for hiking and other outdoor activities. The southern fringes are home to Cardinham Woods, six hundred and fifty acres of forestry commission woodland, whose steep valley sides are criss-crossed with walking and mountain-biking trails. The popular and much-visited Golitha Falls lies on the road between Bolventor and St Neot, while longer trails include Mark Camp's Copper Trail, a sixty mile, ten day round trip of the entire moor

THE RIVER FOWEY

The river Fowey (pronounced Foy) leading to its estuary is a major attraction of the area as it meanders through the beautiful Cornish countryside and through picturesque villages such as Lostwithiel, St Winnow and Golant.

The river provides many opportunities for relaxing walks or picnics, with stunning locations such as the banks of 14th century bridge in Lostwithiel, together with many leisure activities such as kayaking, SUPing, sailing, fishing or cruising.