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 miles25.6 km
- Newquay 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Saltash 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Bodmin 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Tavistock 23.1 miles37.2 km
Neighbouring places
- St. Breward Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Michaelstow Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Blisland Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- St. Tudy Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Advent Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- St. Teath & Tintagel Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- St. Teath Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Camelford Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- St. Mabyn Built-up area 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Delabole Built-up area 5 miles8 km
- Helland Parish 5.1 miles8.2 km
- St. Kew Parish 5.3 miles8.5 km
Example postcodes in St. Breward
PL30 4PN, PL32 9QA, PL30 4NS, PL30 4LS, PL30 4NB, PL30 4NN, PL30 4NH, PL30 4LP, PL30 4LL … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Exeter International Airport 56.3 miles90.6 km
- Bodmin General Railway Station 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Boscarne Junction Railway Station 7.4 miles11.9 km
Hotels near St. Breward Ad
- St Tudy Inn 2.7 miles4.4 km
- St. Kew Shepherd Huts 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Bodmin Jail Hotel 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Port Gaverne Hotel 5 6.9 miles11.2 km
- The Old School Hotel 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Wellington Hotel 3 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Westberry Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Trehellas House Hotel & Courthouse Restaurant 4 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Lanhydrock Hotel and Golf Club 3 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Molesworth Arms 8 miles12.9 km
Schools in St. Breward
- St Breward Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Buckator Beach Beach 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Boconnoc Estate 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Butterhole Beach Beach 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Eden Project Gardens 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Harlyn beach Beach 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Millook Haven Harbour 15 miles24.2 km
- Constantine Bay Beach Beach 15.7 miles25.3 km
- St Eval Kart Circuit Recreation 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 16 miles25.8 km
- The Japanese Garden Gardens 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Lansallos Beach Beach 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 16.5 miles26.6 km