Dobwalls sits just west of Liskeard in southeast Cornwall, England, surrounded by rolling farmland and the remnants of 19th‑century mining country. The village’s form was shaped by the mining and railway eras - the nearby Liskeard–Looe branch and former quarries left traces in the landscape - but today it feels more like a quiet, semi‑rural community with easy road links to larger towns.
Locally there’s a small cluster of shops, a village hall and pubs, a keen community life and a mix of long‑standing families and commuters who work in nearby centres such as Plymouth and Liskeard. Historic cottages and industrial relics give way to hedged lanes and agricultural activity, making Dobwalls a useful base for exploring the Cornish countryside rather than a tourist hotspot.
Postcode districts covering Dobwalls
Most populated places nearby
- Plymouth 18.7 miles30 km
- St. Austell 14 miles22.5 km
- Newquay 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Saltash 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Bodmin 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Tavistock 17.4 miles28 km
Neighbouring places
- Dobwalls Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Doublebois Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- St. Pinnock Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Liskeard Central Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Liskeard Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- St. Cleer & Menheniot Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- St. Neot Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- St. Cleer Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Liskeard South & Dobwalls Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Tremar Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Braddock Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Darite Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Dobwalls
PL14 6LX, PL14 6SR, PL14 6LS, PL14 6SP, PL14 4ND, PL14 6JY, PL14 6JZ, PL14 6BA, PL14 6JQ … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 21.1 miles34 km
- Exeter International Airport 52 miles83.7 km
- Liskeard Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
- St Keyne Wishing Well Halt Railway Station 3.4 miles5.4 km
Hotels near Dobwalls Ad
- Elnor Guest House 3 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Great Trethew Manor Hotel & Restaurant 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Gate Cornwall 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Talland Bay Hotel, Looe 4 8.2 miles13.1 km
- The Claremont Hotel-Adult Only 8.7 miles13.9 km
- The Crown Inn 3 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Old Quay House Hotel 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Portbyhan Hotel 3 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club 3 8.7 miles14 km
Schools in Dobwalls
- Dobwalls Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boconnoc Estate 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 8.7 miles14 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 8.7 miles14 km
- Lansallos Beach Beach 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 10 miles16.1 km
- Eden Project Gardens 12 miles19.3 km
- Hingston Down Hill 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Tregantle Beach Beach 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Antony Estate Estate 13.7 miles22 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 13.7 miles22 km
- Mount Edgcumbe Estate 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Home Park Stadium 16.8 miles27 km