St Breward sits on the northern edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, a dramatic moorland parish dominated by granite tors and wide horizons. The higher ground around Brown Willy and Rough Tor gives the area a strong prehistoric feel, with cairns and old trackways scattered among moorland and fields, and it’s a popular spot for walkers and rock-climbers who enjoy the rugged landscape.
Locally the community is a mix of hill farming, small-scale tourism and a long history of quarrying and china-clay transport that once focused on places such as Wenford Bridge. The village retains a rural character close to market towns like Bodmin and Camelford, with a modest social life centred on the church, village hall and pub, and a steady stream of visitors exploring the moor and its heritage.
Postcode districts covering St. Breward
Most populated places nearby
- St. Austell 15.9 miles
- Newquay 20.3 miles
- Saltash 22.3 miles
- Bodmin 7.2 miles
- Tavistock 23.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Breward Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Michaelstow Parish 2.1 miles
- Blisland Parish 2.5 miles
- St. Tudy Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Advent Parish 3 miles
- St. Teath & Tintagel Ward 3 miles
- St. Teath Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Camelford Built-up area 3.8 miles
- St. Mabyn Built-up area 4.8 miles
- Delabole Built-up area 5 miles
- Helland Parish 5.1 miles
- St. Kew Parish 5.3 miles
Example postcodes in St. Breward
PL30 4PF, PL30 4PA, PL30 4ND, PL30 4NS, PL30 4LS, PL30 4PP, PL30 4LT, PL32 9PZ, PL30 3PN … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 16.6 miles
- Exeter International Airport 56.3 miles
- Bodmin General Railway Station 7.1 miles
- Boscarne Junction Railway Station 7.4 miles
Hotels near St. Breward Ad
- The Jamaica Inn, Bodmin, Cornwall 4 4.6 miles
- Bowood Park Hotel 3 3.4 miles
- St Tudy Inn 2.7 miles
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 6.9 miles
- Parkside Lodge Hotel 5 3.9 miles
- Mennabroom 4 5.3 miles
- The Olde Malthouse Inn 3 7.8 miles
- Molesworth Arms 8 miles
- Port William Inn 4 6.8 miles
- Premier Inn Bodmin 3 6.3 miles
Schools in St. Breward
- St Breward Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Buckator Beach Beach 9.9 miles
- Boconnoc Estate 10.4 miles
- Butterhole Beach Beach 12.6 miles
- Eden Project Gardens 14.3 miles
- Harlyn beach Beach 14.5 miles
- Millook Haven Harbour 15 miles
- Constantine Bay Beach Beach 15.7 miles
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 15.9 miles
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 16 miles
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 16.2 miles
- Lansallos Beach Beach 16.5 miles
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 16.5 miles