Bodmin Moor is ten square miles of wilderness that has provided the Cornish peoples with home, health and wealth since time immemorial. The granite Tors stand as testament to places where the earth was smelted and they pin the moor to its footings.The mineral legacy of these volcanic beginnings has provided a hard won wealth for generations of people that have inhabited the moor and its surroundings and is still doing so today.

Apart from the sporadic mining of clay and quarrying of slate, the primary trade is farming and the sound that you are likely to hear are the sound of birds calling and the occasional noises of itinerant farm animals that graze in and about the rocky outcrops.

Nowadays, the moor provides an outstanding resource for a large variety of outdoor sports and leisure activities that provide a welcome balance to the attractions of the Cornish coastline.

Access to the moor is good and it is well signposted on all major roads with places of special interest clearly marked with brown Heritage signs.

For the serious walker, Bodmin Moor is covered by OS Explorer Map 109 at 1:25000 (2½ inches to 1 mile) that provides the right level of detail to pinpoint all landmarks and rights of way. You can purchase the map locally or if you just want to take just a brief look at the moor, a copy of map is available for your use.

You can use this page to find out more about a few of the places that we have visited over the last couple of years. If you would like more information on Bodmin Moor, then there are exhibition centres both at Shire Hall in Bodmin and at the Minions Heritage Centre situated in an old pump house at Minions.

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