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Wyldeboar wrote: I'm down in Padstow for a couple of nights next week.Never been that far South West before.Bit of spare time afternoon/eve of 31st.Anyone recommend the best sites in the area from the plethora on here?Within reasonable travelling distance.Be nice to spend Halloween somewhere atmospheric......???
Theres a lot of good suggestions here, The Cheesewring is where the extraordinary Hillatom Gold Cup was excavated, A beautiful (bronze age goblet made of sheet gold, somewhat similar to a Citroen H van in its corrugated splendidness), naturally enough the English Authorities have tried to obfuscate the implied advanced craftsmanship as non-Kernewek,the cup was presented to one of their Royals and used as a shaving mug(!)a replica is in Truro Museum should you wish to make your own view. My favoured spot on Bodmin Moor is'nt apparently neolithic but it is sorrounded by megalithic sites and it exudes a most beautiful tranquil but edgy atmosphere;Temple Church in the village of Temple just off the A30, well sighposted but secreted, the church is a Knights Templar church which adds somewhat to the general speculation that this site is as pagan in origin as any Venton or Holywell, particularly since theres a lively stream running along the foot of the hill. Bodmin is a great spot for sites generally and of course the environs around Padstow are well endowed, even in the town theres some wells and marker stones
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