Camelford sits in north Cornwall, England, on the northern fringe of Bodmin Moor close to the headwaters of the River Camel. The town is surrounded by moorland and farmland and lies on the A39, making it a handy base for walkers and visitors to nearby historic and prehistoric sites such as Slaughterbridge and the former RAF airfield at Davidstow.
Traditionally a small market and coaching town with a medieval church, the community now leans on agriculture, local dairy production and tourism after its railway closed in the 1960s. It is also widely known for the 1988 water contamination incident, an event that has shaped much of the town’s recent social and environmental conversation.
Postcode districts covering Camelford
Most populated places nearby
- St. Austell 19.5 miles
- Newquay 22.2 miles
- Saltash 24.6 miles
- Bodmin 10.8 miles
- Tavistock 24 miles
Neighbouring places
- Advent Parish 1 mile
- St. Teath & Tintagel Ward 1.7 miles
- Delabole Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Trewassa Built-up area 3 miles
- Michaelstow Parish 3.1 miles
- St. Teath Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Forrabury and Minster Parish 3.2 miles
- Trevalga Parish 3.6 miles
- Davidstow Parish 3.8 miles
- Camelford & Boscastle Ward 4 miles
- St. Breward Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Tintagel Built-up area 4.3 miles
Example postcodes in Camelford
PL32 9PB, PL32 9TW, PL32 9UF, PL32 9RT, PL32 9AS, PL32 9TE, PL32 9TN, PL32 9RA, PL32 9RD … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 18.5 miles
- Exeter International Airport 56 miles
- Boscarne Junction Railway Station 10.6 miles
- Bodmin General Railway Station 10.7 miles
Hotels near Camelford Ad
- Wellington Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- The Olde Malthouse Inn 4.4 miles
- St. Kew Shepherd Huts 3 7.3 miles
- Port Gaverne Hotel 5 6.5 miles
- The Slipway B&B 4 6.9 miles
- The Old School Hotel 6.9 miles
- Camelot Castle Hotel 4.7 miles
- The Darlington Hotel 0.3 miles
- Molesworth Arms 9.9 miles
- Trehellas House Hotel & Courthouse Restaurant 4 9.4 miles
Schools in Camelford
- Camelford Community Primary School Primary
- Sir James Smith's School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Buckator Beach Beach 6.1 miles
- Millook Haven Harbour 11.6 miles
- Butterhole Beach Beach 12.7 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 14.2 miles
- Harlyn beach Beach 15 miles
- Bude Haven Harbour 15.6 miles
- Constantine Bay Beach Beach 16.3 miles
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 17.3 miles
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 17.9 miles
- Eden Project Gardens 18 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 19.2 miles
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 19.3 miles