Overview
Enrich yourself in the local culture, history and best sights of Cornwall with your very own experienced and knowledgeable guide - Keith!
Visit the favourite places or those off the beaten track. Whatever your goals, Keith knows the best routes, itineraries, and places to take you to make the most of your visit.
Private tours are available for in a 4 seater, or 5-7 seater depending on the size of your party. You can pay for one day (£270 for the 4 seater, or £290 for the 5-7 seater), and benefit from discounts for additional days (20% day 2, 25% day 3 onwards). ItineraryI'll recommend the best places to visit based on your interests. The tour can be completely flexible to suit your needs.
An all-day trip around some of interesting sites in and around Bodmin. We will start off visiting Bodmin Gaol, move on to Trago Mills where we’ll have lunch and in the afternoon be enchanted by Carnglaze Caverns.
The Bodmin Gaol: this famous building was built between 1778 and 1815 as 3 prisons – a County Gaol for serious offenders, a Debtors’ Prison and a House of Correction for minor offenders. It was built as a “model” prison with good facilities for the inmates and was considered to be very progressive for its time. In fact it was very sparsely populated until the end of the Napoleonic Wars when veterans were discharged en masse with no support, resulting in a nationwide crime wave.
Between 1735 and 1909 there were 60 executions carried out in Bodmin, with the condemned being housed in Bodmin Gaol once it was ready to accept inmates.
Now the prison is a museum and tourist attraction after a big redevelopment. The gaol is reputed to be haunted, even featuring in the TV series “Most Haunted”. Many visitors reporting feeling “a presence” or “an atmosphere” within the building.
We’ll then head to Trago Mills, a very unusual department store. From the outside it looks like a fairy castle, from the inside it has 38 departments with 200,000 of retail space. This is a good place to stop for lunch with 3 restaurants and some cafes. There’s a beautiful riverside walk along the Fal River just outside.
For the afternoon, we’ll head to Carnglaze Carverns. It goes 60m underground and 120m into the hillside and comprises of 3 huge caverns. The last one which contains a deep, crystal lake. The first carven was used in the second world war to house the Royal Navy’s rum stockpile. Nowadays its a 400-seat amphitheatre were events are held throughout the year. Bring a jumper as the temperature throughout the year is a constant 10 degrees centigrade! (Oh and some sensible shoes are a must!)
Inclusions
What's Included
🚆 Transportation - Air conditioned 7 seater SUV
📋 Other - Services of a guide
What you'll need
📋 Other - Make sure you budget for food, drinks and entry to places you want to visit.
Visit the favourite places or those off the beaten track. Whatever your goals, Keith knows the best routes, itineraries, and places to take you to make the most of your visit.
Private tours are available for in a 4 seater, or 5-7 seater depending on the size of your party. You can pay for one day (£270 for the 4 seater, or £290 for the 5-7 seater), and benefit from discounts for additional days (20% day 2, 25% day 3 onwards). ItineraryI'll recommend the best places to visit based on your interests. The tour can be completely flexible to suit your needs.
An all-day trip around some of interesting sites in and around Bodmin. We will start off visiting Bodmin Gaol, move on to Trago Mills where we’ll have lunch and in the afternoon be enchanted by Carnglaze Caverns.
The Bodmin Gaol: this famous building was built between 1778 and 1815 as 3 prisons – a County Gaol for serious offenders, a Debtors’ Prison and a House of Correction for minor offenders. It was built as a “model” prison with good facilities for the inmates and was considered to be very progressive for its time. In fact it was very sparsely populated until the end of the Napoleonic Wars when veterans were discharged en masse with no support, resulting in a nationwide crime wave.
Between 1735 and 1909 there were 60 executions carried out in Bodmin, with the condemned being housed in Bodmin Gaol once it was ready to accept inmates.
Now the prison is a museum and tourist attraction after a big redevelopment. The gaol is reputed to be haunted, even featuring in the TV series “Most Haunted”. Many visitors reporting feeling “a presence” or “an atmosphere” within the building.
We’ll then head to Trago Mills, a very unusual department store. From the outside it looks like a fairy castle, from the inside it has 38 departments with 200,000 of retail space. This is a good place to stop for lunch with 3 restaurants and some cafes. There’s a beautiful riverside walk along the Fal River just outside.
For the afternoon, we’ll head to Carnglaze Carverns. It goes 60m underground and 120m into the hillside and comprises of 3 huge caverns. The last one which contains a deep, crystal lake. The first carven was used in the second world war to house the Royal Navy’s rum stockpile. Nowadays its a 400-seat amphitheatre were events are held throughout the year. Bring a jumper as the temperature throughout the year is a constant 10 degrees centigrade! (Oh and some sensible shoes are a must!)
Inclusions
What's Included
🚆 Transportation - Air conditioned 7 seater SUV
📋 Other - Services of a guide
What you'll need
📋 Other - Make sure you budget for food, drinks and entry to places you want to visit.