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 miles
- Falmouth 20.8 miles
- St. Austell 5 miles
- Truro 14.3 miles
- Camborne 24.5 miles
- Newquay 10.4 miles
- Bodmin 6.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Victoria Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Roche & Bugle Ward 1.1 miles
- Bugle Built-up area 2 miles
- Whitemoor Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Withiel Parish 2.6 miles
- Stenalees Built-up area 2.6 miles
- St. Dennis Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Nanpean Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Treverbyn Parish 3.2 miles
- Penwithick Built-up area 3.6 miles
- St. Wenn Parish 3.6 miles
- Penwithick & Boscoppa Ward 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Roche
PL26 8EL, PL26 8ER, PL26 8JR, PL26 8ES, PL26 8JD, PL26 8ZJ, PL26 8JS, PL26 8ET, PL26 8JP … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 7.5 miles
- Exeter International Airport 66.2 miles
- Roche Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Bugle Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Roche Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 1.5 miles
- Boscundle Manor 5.7 miles
- The Crown Inn 3 5.7 miles
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 6.5 miles
- Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club 3 6 miles
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 5.9 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 3 5.2 miles
- Westberry Hotel 3 6.7 miles
- St. Kew Shepherd Huts 3 9.4 miles
Schools in Roche
- Roche Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Eden Project Gardens 5 miles
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 6.3 miles
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 8 miles
- Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre Museum 8.3 miles
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 8.7 miles
- Pentewan Beach Beach 8.9 miles
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 9.4 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 9.6 miles
- Lane Theatre Theatre 9.8 miles
- Beacon Cove Beach Beach 9.8 miles
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 10.2 miles
- Trenance Gardens Gardens 10.6 miles