![St Julitta's parish church, Lanteglos, near Camelford, Cornwall: south porch and Valley Truckle Cross. This wheel-headed wayside cross was found at Valley Truckle, in the parish, where its shaft had been used for binding tyres onto cart wheels at a blacksmith's shop. It is 1.5m high and may be early medieval [Source: Andrew Langdon, 1996, Stone Crosses in North Cornwall, Federation of Old Cornwall Societies, 43]](https://prod-images.planyourroadtrips.com/img/city-images/camelford-gb-506219--46796/1-Camelford__Valley_Truckle_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_934397.jpg?w=1080&q=80&f=webp)
waterfall
St Nectan's Glen
A mystical 60-foot waterfall that bores through a holed rock in a fern-draped wooded glen near Tintagel.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Camelford
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Camelford
Camelford works well as a base: 5 minutes from Delabole, 6km from St Nectan's Glen.
Camelford is in England, United Kingdom, with about 2,300 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Delabole, about 4 km away.
Camelford (Cornish: Reskammel [rɛzˈkamːɛl] ) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley north-west of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles (16 km) north of Bodmin. The parish was historically called Lanteglos and was renamed Camelford after itsRead more
largest settlement in 1934. As well as Camelford and the small village of Lanteglos, the parish also covers surrounding rural areas, including the hamlets of Helstone, Tregoodwell, and Trewalder. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 3,378 and the population of the built up area was 2,926.
The A39 road (known as the 'Atlantic Highway') passes through the town centre. A bypass has been discussed for many years. Camelford railway station opened in 1893, just over a mile north of the town. It closed in 1966, and the site was subsequently used as a cycling museum.
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What is there to see near Camelford?
Within an hour or so of Camelford: St Nectan's Glen (6 km), Brown Willy (6 km), Tintagel Castle (8 km), The Rumps (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Camelford?
The nearest famous roads are Atlantic Highway (A39), A39 Atlantic Highway (Barnstaple to Bude) and B3212 across Dartmoor.
Where is Camelford?
Camelford is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Delabole.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,335
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 50.6219, -4.6796
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Camelford
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Brown Willy
The highest point in Cornwall at 420 m, a long granite-topped ridge in the middle of Bodmin Moor.
6 km · about 10 min drive
castle
Tintagel Castle
Dramatic clifftop ruins steeped in Arthurian legend, connected to the mainland by a striking modern footbridge above the Atlantic.
8 km · about 15 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Rumps
A twin-headed promontory near Polzeath ringed by Iron Age ramparts, with a fine short walk from Pentire Point.
18 km · about 20 min drive
waterfall
Golitha Falls, Bodmin Moor
A series of cascades through ancient oak woodland on the River Fowey, a National Nature Reserve.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Padstow
A working fishing harbour on the Camel estuary, transformed into a food destination and the terminus of the Camel Trail.
20 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Golitha Falls
A series of cascades where the River Fowey drops through ancient oak woodland on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor.
20 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
The Hurlers
Three Bronze Age stone circles in a line on Bodmin Moor near Minions, beside the natural stack of the Cheesewring.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Camelford
- Right hereBrown WillyThe highest point in Cornwall at 420 m, a long granite-topped ridge in the middle of Bodmin Moor.
- 18 kmThe RumpsA twin-headed promontory near Polzeath ringed by Iron Age ramparts, with a fine short walk from Pentire Point.
- 25 kmAtlantic Highway (A39)Spectacular coastal road running through north Devon and Cornwall past dramatic cliffs, surfing beaches and picturesque harbour villages.
- 28 kmPark HeadA National Trust headland just north of Bedruthan Steps with wide views over the stacks and the Atlantic.
- 29 kmBedruthan StepsGiant rock stacks marching across a wild sandy beach below towering cliffs on the rugged north Cornwall coast.
- 43 kmHartland QuaySavage stretch of North Devon coast where contorted rock strata zigzag into the Atlantic, reached by a dead-end road down the cliffs to a 16th-century harbour site and pub. Shipwreck country with a small museum.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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