The village of St. Breward boasts the highest church in Cornwall, at about 700ft. The views are therefore stunning, stretching as far as the Camel Estuary and beyond to the internationally–acclaimed rugged North Cornwall coast, with far-reaching views across the county towards the South coast also. Also within the parish lie two of Cornwall’s best known landmarks and Cornwall’s highest mountains – Roughtor and Brown Willy.

Next door to the church is St Breward’s family and dog friendly pub – The Old Inn & Restaurant. The 16th Century inn offers a mouth-watering selection of traditional and more sophisticated dishes – including the death-defying infamous Moorland Grill, which is enough for two to share! The village is also a thriving community with its own post office, a friendly shop (which also incorporates a ‘visitors information centre’), a locally-feared football team, busy village hall and small village school.

Moorland granite has been used for centuries to build the local houses and churches, and stone from our De Lank Quarry has been used for many important and famous landmarks including The Eddystone Lighthouse, Beachy Head Lighthouse, Tower Bridge and most recently, the Diana Memorial Fountain.

The parish also includes some of Bodmin Moor’s most spectacular scenery and is the starting point of the popular Camel Trail which runs from Padstow to Poley’s Bridge (which lies just below St Breward), via Wadebridge and Bodmin. This is a lovely woodland walk down from the Moor and out along the Camel Estuary to Padstow. Either by foot or on two wheels, it’s a holiday must and if you haven’t got room to bring your own bikes, these guys are only to happy to help – http://www.bridgebikehire.co.uk/home/

Visit  www.stbreward.net for more information on the village and for details of events and activities which might be happening whilst you’re staying with us.

Photo credits: Peter Glaser – www.pgphotography.biz