Bodmin Team area

This week we had to walk on Saturday, rather than Sunday, which gave us the opportunity to tackle a slightly longer route - about 14 miles in the end. We began at the start of the Camel Trail in Bodmin and followed the river to Boscarne Junction where we headed to the village of Nanstallon.



This is a small daughter church which is linked with Lanivet, although equally close to Bodmin. From there we walked along narrow lanes evntually arriving in Lanivet, now a substantial village, albeit with a main A road through the centre. The church is set just away from the traffic. Time for lunch!



Further narrow lanes followed, crossing the main A30 Bodmin bypass at one stage. The sight of Lanhydrock estate (National Trust) was especially welcome as we anticipated tea and cake of cookie outside the Stable Tea Room.



The church is alongside the main Lanhydrock house and was effectively the chapel for the house! After enjoying our mugs of tea, it was quite a struggle to start off agian, but the wonderful, if unseasonable, sunshine encouraged us. We followed several woodland paths, first through the outlying parts of the Lanhydrock estate and then down to Cardinham woods. We emerged - not quite where we intended after one of the steepest paths we have encountered - in fields close to Callywith. From here it was downhill all the way into Bodmin and the large parish church where singers and audience were gathering for an evening performance of Rossini.