| Famous for its folklore and legends, Bodmin Moor features and abundance of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains, as well as several delightful villages. Blisland, for example is unusual for the West Country, the community being built around a central green flanked by trees.
In the centre of the Moor, the tiny hamlet of Bolventor includes the Jamaica Inn - the inspiration, setting and title of Daphne du Maurier's famous novel about smuggling.
Nearby Dozmary Pool is reputedly the lake where King Arthur's sword, Excalibur, was flung. Yet another legend sees the ghost of Jan Tregeagle, the wicked seventeenth century steward of Lanhydrock, forced to empty the lake for all eternity using only a limpet shell.
There's a great deal to explore, see and do here and this is particularly fine walking country. Wild and rugged yet awesomely beautiful, Bodmin Moor has, for centuries, inspired writers, poets and sculptors.
Perhaps it will inspire you, too!
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