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Camelford (Cornish: Reskammel [1]) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles (16 km) north of Bodmin [2] and is governed by Camelford Town Council. [3]
Feb 25, 2010 · Known as the Atlantic Highway, this often picturesque route connects with Wadebridge, Truro and Falmouth in the west and Launceston in the east. As far as bus services go, Camelford is served by Western Greyhound, with routes to Wadebridge and Newquay (for the international airport) and to Launceston and Exeter. Shopping and eating out
Jul 20, 2018 · Camelford is an attractive, ancient town straddling the A39, which runs between Bude and Wadebridge. As implied by the name, the town is situated on the River Camel. This name was believed to have been a contraction of Camalanford, from cam, meaning crooked, alan, meaning beautiful, and ford.
Camelford: The Gateway to North Cornwall. The ancient town of Camelford makes an ideal touring centre, being only a few miles from the surfing beaches of North Cornwall and the natural beauty and ancient sites of Bodmin Moor. Rising high on the wild Bodmin Moor, the River Camel gets its name from its snaking course through mid Cornwall.
Camelford is a quaint little market town on the edge of Bodmin Moor, and three miles inland of the beautiful North Cornwall coast, which makes it an ideal place to escape the summer crowds.
Camelford is 700ft above sea level, making it one of the highest towns in the country, but it is still overlooked by the iconic Roughtor on Bodmin Moor, a Bronze Age site.
Camelford, in Cornish, Reskammel, is a small town in the Parish of Lanteglos-by-Camelford, situated between Bodmin Moor and Cornwall's Atlantic coast . At Slaughter Bridge close to Camelford is an inscribed stone, nearly 10ft (3m) in length situated on the bank of the Camel River.
