The Beacon
The Beacon is a nature reserve in Bodmin, North Cornwall, England. The Beacon is situated nearby to the hamlet Bodiniel, as well as near St Lawrence.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bodmin and Wenford Railway and Bodmin Jail.
Bodmin and Wenford Railway
Photo: Our Phellap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bodmin Railway is a 6 miles 12 chains heritage railway at Bodmin in Cornwall, England. Its headquarters are at Bodmin General railway station and it connects with the national rail network at Bodmin Parkway.
Bodmin Jail
Museum
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Callywith College
College
Callywith College is a further education college in Bodmin, Cornwall. The first all-new college in the UK for 20 years, it was created with the assistance of Truro and Penwith College to serve students aged 16–19 from mid, north and east Cornwall, and opened in September 2017.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanstallon and Helland.
Nanstallon
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nanstallon is a village in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles west of Bodmin. Nanstallon is in the civil parish of Lanivet overlooking the River Camel valley and the Camel Trail, a long distance path.
Helland
Village
Helland is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated 2+1⁄2 miles north of Bodmin. The meaning of the name Helland is unclear: it is possible that the origin is in Cornish hen & lan.
Bodiniel
Hamlet
Bodiniel is a group of small settlements in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom one mile north of Bodmin town centre. It is in the civil parish of Helland. The settlements are three farmstead hamlets on high ground overlooking the River Camel valley.
The Beacon
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Bodmin, North Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.4652° or 50° 27′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.7259° or 4° 43′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C2QF78F+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 60376329OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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