Roche is a village in mid-Cornwall, England, sitting close to the edge of Bodmin Moor and the industrial landscape of the St Austell china‑clay district. Its most striking landmark is Roche Rock, a rugged granite outcrop topped by the remains of a small chapel that can be seen for miles and draws walkers and local photographers alike.
The village’s character balances rural farming, the legacy of nearby china‑clay workings and a fairly active local community with pubs, shops and a village hall. Historically modest and rooted in parish life, Roche today feels like a quiet base for exploring the moor, the clay country and the coast while retaining a distinctly Cornish sense of place.
Postcode districts covering Roche
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Falmouth 20.8 miles33.4 km
- St. Austell 5 miles8 km
- Truro 14.3 miles23 km
- Camborne 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Newquay 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Bodmin 6.2 miles10 km
Neighbouring places
- Victoria Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Roche & Bugle Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bugle Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Whitemoor Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Withiel Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Stenalees Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- St. Dennis Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Nanpean Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Treverbyn Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Penwithick Built-up area 3.6 miles5.7 km
- St. Wenn Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Penwithick & Boscoppa Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Roche
PL26 8NX, PL26 8EP, PL26 8EY, PL26 8FE, PL26 8EN, PL26 8JF, PL26 8QE, PL26 8JJ, PL26 8JL … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 7.5 miles12 km
- Exeter International Airport 66.2 miles106.6 km
- Roche Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Bugle Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
Hotels near Roche Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Boscundle Manor 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Crown Inn 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club 3 6 miles9.6 km
- St. Kew Shepherd Huts 3 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Westberry Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Fowey Hall Hotel 4 10 miles16 km
Schools in Roche
- Roche Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Eden Project Gardens 5 miles8.1 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 8 miles12.8 km
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 8.9 miles14.3 km
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Boconnoc Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Lane Theatre Theatre 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 10.6 miles17 km