Bodmin Jail, Bodmin

Name: Bodmin Jail
Address: Berrycoombe Rd, Bodmin, PL31 2NR, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1208 76292

#2 among attractions in Bodmin

Top attraction, Historical place, Museum, Reportedly haunted

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Facts and practical information

Bodmin Jail is a historic former prison situated in Bodmin, on the edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Built in 1779 and closed in 1927, a large range of buildings fell into ruin, but parts of the prison have been turned into a tourist attraction, and more recently another large part was converted into a hotel. ()

Opened: 1779 (246 years ago)Coordinates: 50°28'29"N, 4°43'41"W

Address

Berrycoombe RdBodmin PL31 2NR United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1208 76292

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Day trips

Bodmin Jail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Restormel Castle, Camel Trail, Boconnoc Church, Pencarrow.

4.4 miSE
Circular 13th-century keep and grounds
Restormel Castle, Lostwithiel
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Hiking, Hiking trail
Camel Trail
126 min walk • The Camel Trail is a permissive cycleway in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, that provides a recreational route for walkers, runners, cyclists and horse riders.
6.6 miSE
Garden, Historical place, Park
Boconnoc Church, Lostwithiel
169 min walk • Boconnoc Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in Boconnoc, Cornwall.
2.7 miNW
Architecture, Garden, Park
Pencarrow, Wadebridge
71 min walk • Pencarrow is a Grade II*-listed country house in the civil parish of Egloshayle, in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated three miles east-southeast of Wadebridge and three miles north-northwest of Bodmin.
2.6 miSE
Church
St Hydroc's Church
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3.9 miNW
Church
St Mabyn Parish Church
99 min walk • St Mabyn Church is a Grade I listed late 15th-century Church of England parish church in St Mabyn, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The church is dedicated to Saint Mabyn or Mabena, who was regarded in local tradition as one of the many children of Brychan, a Welsh saint and King of Brycheiniog in the 5th century.
4.1 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Protus and St Hyacinth's Church, Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor
106 min walk • St Protus and St Hyacinth's Church, Blisland is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK.
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Helman Tor
93 min walk • Helman Tor is a tor in mid Cornwall, England, UK. It is a nature reserve managed by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a County Geology Site and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It lies on the Saints' Way.
0.5 miSE
Town, Church, Gothic architecture
St Petroc's Church, Bodmin
14 min walk • St Petroc's Church, Bodmin, also known as Bodmin Parish Church, is an Anglican parish church in the town of Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The existing church building is dated 1469–1472 and was until the building of Truro Cathedral the largest church in Cornwall.
5.3 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Bartholomew's Church, Lostwithiel
136 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is a parish church of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
6.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hawk's Tor, Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor
176 min walk • Hawk's Tor is a hill and tor on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, UK. Its summit is 307 metres above sea level. The tor, which is in the civil parish of Blisland, is located 7 miles north east of the town of Bodmin.