The Cornwall Guide 2016
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BODMIN MOOR AND THE TAMAR VALLEY<br />
visitcornwall.com<br />
64<br />
01872 261735<br />
Diary<br />
DATES<br />
03 – 05 June<br />
CHARLES CAUSLEY<br />
FESTIVAL, LAUNCESTON<br />
Celebrating the life of Launceston poet Charles<br />
Causley, this festival includes a guided walk,<br />
visiting authors, an exhibition, music, talks, poetry<br />
readings, book signings and traditional market.<br />
www.charlescausleyfestival.co.uk<br />
June<br />
SALTASH REGATTA<br />
& WATERSIDE FESTIVAL<br />
Water and shore based activities and events,<br />
such as gig racing, a craft fair, continental<br />
market, music and entertainment.<br />
www.saltashregatta.co.uk<br />
28 - 31 July<br />
PORT ELIOT FESTIVAL, ST GERMANS<br />
A celebration of music, imagination, words,<br />
nature, food, fashion, flowers, laughter and fun<br />
set in the Port Eliot estate’s stunning grounds.<br />
www.porteliotfestival.com<br />
October<br />
CALLINGTON HONEY FAIR<br />
One of the largest street fairs in <strong>Cornwall</strong>, see<br />
Callington filled with stalls, a fun fair and plenty<br />
of honey in this friendly community event.<br />
www.callingtonlions.org.uk<br />
27th - 30th October<br />
CALSTOCK JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL<br />
Bands and soloists showcase as many different<br />
kinds of jazz and blues as they can cram into<br />
one weekend in intimate venues around this<br />
pretty riverside town.<br />
www.calstockjazzfestival.co.uk<br />
December<br />
LISKEARD LIGHTS UP!<br />
With entertainment and markets during the<br />
day, the town gathers for a lantern parade and<br />
carols as darkness falls.<br />
www.liskeardlightsup.co.uk<br />
Further north, Camelford is believed by some to<br />
be the location of the ancient court of Camelot.<br />
Here Arthurian legend begins to creep in; a<br />
stone at nearby Slaughterbridge marks the spot<br />
where King Arthur reputedly fell in his last battle.<br />
From the top of <strong>Cornwall</strong>’s two highest peaks,<br />
Rough Tor and Brown Willy, the views are simply<br />
breath taking as you look down over a land<br />
dotted with ancient buildings, standing stones<br />
and medieval farms.<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
<strong>The</strong> Tamar Otter and Wildlife Centre near<br />
Launceston offers fantastic wildlife encounters,<br />
where wallabies, free roaming fallow deer and<br />
otters are amongst the animals in residence.<br />
Cider Cottage K5<br />
www.cidercottage.com<br />
Tranquil self-catering countryside<br />
cottage. Sleeps 2-5.<br />
Only 25 minutes from the sea.<br />
L P Murnaghan, Cider Cottage, Woodhill Manor,<br />
Liskeard PL14 6RD<br />
E woodhill.manor@yahoo.co.uk<br />
T (01579) 340904<br />
From £425-£785 pw<br />
Open March-October<br />
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SELF-CATERING<br />
<strong>The</strong>se are just some of the events in <strong>Cornwall</strong><br />
for <strong>2016</strong>, details correct at time of going<br />
to press. For updates and more detailed<br />
information visit www.visitcornwall.com
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