Dozemary Pool
A quiet, natural, brooding lake, with no visible source of supply, where it is reputed the legendary "Excalibur", sword of King Arthur was thrown by Sir Bedevere after Arthur's defeat by his wicked nephew Mordred. Folk lore also has this as a bottomless lake, which the ghost of the infamous John Tregeagle was forced to empty with a leaky limpet shell as punishment for the terrible life he had lead on earth. Whatever the truth may be, there is evidence of very early occupation within the vicinity of the lake, shaped stone tools have been found and dated at around 2000BC.
Wenford Bridge
A few houses, a pottery, and, as the name suggests a bridge just off the B3266 Camelford to Bodmin Road. Wenford was the terminus of the Bodmin - Wadbridge Railway, opened in 1834, and used to carry primarily China Clay, and also Granite from the De Lank Quarry to Wadebridge for onward shipment. The line closed in 1967 and now forms part of the Camel Trail. The Wenford section continued with the transport of China Clay until its closure in 1983.
Blisland
One of the few villages in Cornwall with a traditional village green, more usually associated with rural villages in the Heart of England. A Norman Church with later additions and a skilled restoration in the 19th Century, much of the medieaval woodwork remains including the barrel roof.
Jubilee Rock
Whilst in the Blisland area, seek directions to the Jubilee Rock, a giant 'carved' volcanic rock, perhaps the oldest on the moor, being some ten foot high and nearly twenty-five feet across. Lieutenant John Rogers and his men rested here on the 50th anniversary of King George III's coronation on the 25th October 1810. After taking refreshment, the stone was carved with various coats of arms and insignia to commemorate the day.
St Breward
Once known as Simonward, after Simon Ward the brewer to King Arthur's Court!
The church was originally Norman, the building to be seen today is mainly 15th Church, restored in Victorian times and has a tower some 750 ft above sea level said to be the highest in Cornwall. Old clapper bridge over the De Lank River.
Minions
A little out of the geographic area we are dealing with, being accessed from the B3254 Launceston to Liskeard road. However, it is included here as it is high on the list of places to visit for the avid Bodmin Moor explorer. Spend a day discovering the ancient stones, the Hurlers (men turned to stone when caught playing the Cornish game of hurling on a Sunday) the Cheesewring (an incredible natural formation of almost circular rocks balancing one on top of another), the Longstone and Rillaton Barrow ( the gold cup found here is now in the British Museum) in a landscape dotted with the ruins of old engine houses, the remnants of Cornwall's mining past.
