Bodmin

Bodmin

Bodmin, this little town is neatly tucked centrally in Cornwall, England. The history of Bodmin dates back to the sixth century and even before and it boasts of several historical monuments and structures strewn all over the town.

Voyaging around Bodmin

Bodmin has a lot to offer to the curious mind, especially to the one who has keen interest in history. The Bodmin Jail, which looks like a cold, dark and an eerie place, has countless stories tucked in every cell. The Bodmin Jail actually takes you back to an era, bygone and will force  you to think, how  prisoners were dealt with in those days. Bodmin and Wenford railways, help you take a tour in and around Bodmin. This age old steam engine will take you through the Cornish countryside offering picturesque greeneries all over. Order a meal on the wheel, while the grand old lady offers a scenic treat to your eyes. The Lanhydrock House and Garden offers a breath taking view of it’s gardens and property. This well maintained property is ideally located on the main road and is one of the best places for a leisurely stroll. Senior citizens and challenged tourists can also enjoy the beauty of the gardens as the tarmac is broad enough and neatly levelled. This Victorian house also has a Coffee shop to help rejuvenate the tired tourist.

Book a nook

There are plenty of options to stay in Bodmin.  Bodmin offers a wide range of accommodation keeping in mind every tourist travelling to Bodmin either for work or for leisure. One of the best stay could be at Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club. The rooms, overlooking the Golf Club offers a scenic view of the whole of Bodmin. The Hotel has an excellent Golf turf, an in-house gymnasium, bistro and restaurant, to make you feel at home, added to these are the friendly staff always prompt and at your service. St. Benet’s Abbey is another warm nook for you to stay. It is spotlessly clean, has a lovely ground, good food with good service and all the basic amenities to make you feel comfortable and feel at home. It is preferred by many due to the close proximity to many a tourist destination in Bodmin. White Heart Inn, this fifteenth century structure looks straight from one of the history books. This spruced up lodge offers Bed and Breakfast options to all it’s guests. It is walking distance from Bodmin Jail and has comfortable spacious rooms with some mouth-watering delicacies for breakfast.

The gastromic trail

When in Bodmin, thrive on Cornish food. Bodmin offers a host of restaurants and food chains specializing in Cornish food as well as other cuisines. Bosvena is the best place to eat in Bodmin. This tastefully done restaurant has been re-modelled and refurbished recently. The USP of Bosvena is utter cleanliness, apart from serving some delicious, mouth-watering fares it also emphasizes on the crockery that they choose to serve in. Try out their Cornish afternoon tea for the most refreshing feeling. The all new St. Maybn Inn and restaurant is now bigger and better to accommodate even more patrons. They serve one of the best roasts in town slowly cooked over fire, the tender meat just melts in your mouth. This lovely pub is known to serve good food and high quality spirit. In between your daylong trip, stop over at woods Café for a refreshing cuppa. Their cream tea, home-made cake rolls, cakes and coffee are very renowned and worth a try.

Getting to Bodmin

Bodmin is well-connected, through air, rail and road. You may choose to travel either one of the ways which best suits your need. The nearest airport connecting Bodmin is the Newquay Cornwall Airport, which is one of the fastest growing regional airport. Once you land, Bodwin is just a 1.5 to 2 hour drive from the airport. Bodwin is well networked via trains operated by the First Great Western. There are about twelve trains plying between London Paddington to Bodmin on a daily basis. The speed train takes a little above 3 hours while the normal train takes around 4 hours thirty minutes to reach on a week day. There are cross country trains too, operating in and out of Bodmin. If one prefers to travel by road, the M4, M5 and the M6 motorways are excellent roads to commute between Cornwall and Bodmin. The two major holiday routes, A30 and A38 are also excellent fast track routes, generally preferred by the tourist.

So, yet another place to be added to your bucket list. Destination Bodmin can be even more exciting and fun filled when accompanied by friends or family. Bodmin is that perfect place offering serenity, adventure and luxury in the lap of nature. Travel to Bodmin and spend some soul searching moments at this Cornish town.