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 miles31.3 km
- Newquay 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Saltash 24.6 miles39.7 km
- Bodmin 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Tavistock 24 miles38.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Advent Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- St. Teath & Tintagel Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Delabole Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Trewassa Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Michaelstow Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- St. Teath Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Forrabury and Minster Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Trevalga Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Davidstow Parish 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Camelford & Boscastle Ward 4 miles6.5 km
- St. Breward Built-up area 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Tintagel Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
Example postcodes in Camelford
PL32 9AR, PL32 9QB, PL32 9PQ, PL32 9AS, PL32 9PD, PL32 9PW, PL32 9UJ, PL32 9TE, PL32 9XA … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 18.5 miles29.9 km
- Exeter International Airport 56 miles90.1 km
- Boscarne Junction Railway Station 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Bodmin General Railway Station 10.7 miles17.2 km
Hotels near Camelford Ad
- Wellington Hotel 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
- St Tudy Inn 5 miles8.1 km
- St. Kew Shepherd Huts 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Port Gaverne Hotel 5 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Old School Hotel 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Camelot Castle Hotel 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Darlington Hotel 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Trehellas House Hotel & Courthouse Restaurant 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Molesworth Arms 9.9 miles16 km
- The Swan Hotel 9.9 miles15.9 km
Schools in Camelford
- Camelford Community Primary School Primary
- Sir James Smith's School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Buckator Beach Beach 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Millook Haven Harbour 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Butterhole Beach Beach 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Boconnoc Estate 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Harlyn beach Beach 15 miles24.1 km
- Bude Haven Harbour 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Constantine Bay Beach Beach 16.3 miles26.2 km
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 17.3 miles27.8 km
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Eden Project Gardens 18 miles28.9 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 19.3 miles31 km