Camelford
Camelford, when competing with the likes of the cornish surfing hotspots like Newquay and Bude, may not be one of the biggest names for holidays in Cornwall, but to overlook is to miss a great deal. Camelford is a picture postcard small market town perfectly placed in the centre of a network of woodland trails and ideally close to both the North Cornwall coast (about 6 miles away), Bodmin and Tintagel.
Camelford is at the heart of a marvellous area for touring, walking, fishing, swimming and surfing. It is full of history and legend. The town itself, and its immediate area, offer excellent shopping and sporting facilities.
The town has a private museum, the North Cornwall Museum that is set in a building that previously used to make coaches/wagons in. Camelford is also part of the Camel Trail which is miles of disused railway lines that are now used for riding and walking on connecting the towns of Padstow, Wadebridge and Bodmin.
Legend has it that King Arthur and his Knights are a part of North Cornwall history, and that Camelford was the Camelot, of legend. The truth will never be known, although there was a warrior king who died in a bloody battle at Slaughter Bridge, just outside Camelford. This real king's name was never known, so could it have been Arthur?