Rough Tor

Bodmin Moor can be a wild and strange place, nowhere better described than in Daphne du Maurier's famous novel about Jamaica Inn. At the heart of the moor stand two hills, Brown Willy and Rough Tor (pronounced Row Tor as in an argument!). It is the latter which is the more easily accessed and after half an hour's walk from the nearest road you can quite easily reach the top and - if the weather is good - enjoy the fantastic view, looking back at all the places that can see you!

Along the way you may see some of the ponies that still roam the moor as well as the memorial to Charlotte Dymond - take one of our famous Mystery Tours to learn more about her story!

Minions and the Cheesewring

The small village at the Minions has a pub, a shop and two tea rooms! It is high up on the moor above Liskeard, close to Caradon Hill and its television transmitter, which can be seen for many miles around. A short walk from the car park brings you to a preserved old engine winding house - a typical Cornish landmark. Inside there is a small but interesting display about the history of the people who lived and worked in this area when all the mines were hives of activity.

A little further is a former quarry - you walk along the trackbed of the tramway used to transport the stone - but on the top edge stand the Cheesewring, another famous landmark. It takes its name from the appearance of the huge, flat stones, piled one on top of each other, looking as if they would easily fall over if pushed! In fact, they came here entirely naturally as the landscape was formed by the weather over millions of years and it seems likely that they will safely remain there during your holiday visit!

Carn Brea
Carn Brea is a spectacular hill overlooking Camborne and Redruth. As well as an imposing monument and a medieval hunting lodge, the peak also has some very large flat stones

The Bassett Memorial is to a one time wealthy owner of many of the mines around this area. When he died a 'voluntary' collection was made amongst the mine workers to set up the memorial - except that any who failed to put any money in soon lost their job!

Roche Rocks

In the middle of the main china clay part of Cornwall between Bodmin and St Austell, an outcrop of gramnit pushes itself up from the ground. Of course, it is the granite which has remained in place for millions of years since it was formed from a volcano and the softer rock around has been worn away.

A short walk from the parking layby brings you to the foot of the rock and the adventurous can climb up a ladder set into the face of the stone to gain an even more spectacular view of the countryside.

At the top is the ruin of an old chapel. From here, a long time ago, a hermit priest lived and he would preach to the local people from the windows at the top!