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Local Books and Free Downloads

Why not download a Bodmin Moor booklet!
...or order a Local Walks or Information Guide Book before you visit us!

We provide a prompt delivery service, so you can plan ahead for your walks and exploring to come! Postage/Packing anywhere within the UK is +£0.80 for first book, plus +£0.40 for each extra book; see bottom of page.
Postage & Packing is FREE if you are booking to stay with us at Redgate Smithy B&B.

Please contact Redgate Smithy at books@redgatesmithy.co.uk if you wish to purchase any of these books; or alternatively use the contact and ordering details at the bottom of the page.

"An Introduction to Bodmin Moor"
written by Mark Camp

"You do not have to go far to find treasures on Bodmin Moor. Everywhere you look there are prehistoric remains; moorland streams tumble over granite boulders and under medieval bridges, gaunt engine houses, abandoned by Victorian miners, stand sentinel over the moor's edge. Heather and gorse paint the moorland purple and gold respectively." So writes Mark in his introduction to this excellent book. This is not a walking guide - though all the sites featured have Ordnance Survey grid references, and are also shown on a map in the book - and the idea is to go out and enjoy the moor, and search out the places featured for yourself.

Price £5-95 (+Postage/Packing as below); by cheque or PayPal  ...or only £5-00 if you are booking with us!*

"Bodmin Moor - 400 million years in the making"
Written by John Macadam

This free booklet is an excellent introduction to Bodmin Moor, with its rich landscape heritage, its geology, natural history and wildlife; together with its Neolithic settlements and its more recent industrial Cornish Mining heritage - indeed, the Caradon and Minions area is now a World Heritage Site. Bodmin Moor is a fragile area that needs looking after, and it is still very much a working environment, where the welfare of livestock and land both need full consideration when exploring it. This short guide will give you an appreciation of this beautiful landscape. It is available in English  French  German  Spanish and Dutch

If the download links are not available, I will forward you a copy: please contact downloads@redgatesmithy.co.uk
FREE DOWNLOAD - or click on the booklet above

"The Copper Trail"
Written by Mark Camp

The Copper Trail is a new 60 mile circumnavigation around the whole of Bodmin Moor, and with its varied and dramatic scenery, is Cornwall's answer to the Pennine Way! The book contains detailed information on the route itself, and there is also a wealth of additional local and historical information along the way. The route's attractions include some of Cornwall's finest scenery, natural features such as Golitha Falls, plus many pretty moorland villages and ancient archaeological sites. The name "Copper Trail" came about because of the great number of abandoned copper mines passed along the route.

"The Smugglers' Way"
written by Frank Squibb

This is an excellent 37 mile walk that traverses the very centre of the moor, and explores the heights of Rough Tor and Brown Willy. The Smugglers' Way is a Cornish "Coast to Coast" route from Boscastle to Looe, that can be followed in either direction, and in Frank's words, "The route links two harbours renowned for their smuggling connections... I'd discovered a rich tapestry of Cornwall's finest scenery - sun-dappled stretches beside tranquil rivers, the lonely heights of Bodmin Moor, ancient bridges, sleepy hamlets and quiet bylanes."
         For further information about this excellent walk, see the Smugglers Way website.

"Six Walks on and around Bodmin Moor Vol. 1"
Written by Mark Camp

The intention with these three walk books was to create a walk in each of the eighteen parishes on Bodmin Moor. The routes taken in the walks show off the rich and varied landscapes of Bodmin Moor, and you are navigated through high moorland as well as wooded valleys and gentle farmland, with illustrated maps to guide you round. "Six Walks on and around Bodmin Moor Volume 1" contains walks in the parishes of: St Breward, St Clether, St Neot, Blisland, St Cleer, and North Hill (two very good walks near Redgate Smithy in St.Cleer and St.Neot parishes!)

Price £2-95 (+Postage/Packing as below); by cheque or PayPal ...or only £2-50 if you are booking with us!*

"Six Walks on and around Bodmin Moor Vol. 2"
Written by Mark Camp

Six more walks from six more of Bodmin Moor's parishes. Mark Camp has tried to include as much information about the archaeological and industrial history surrounding each of these walks as is possible, and as in all three books there are lots of colour photographs, and the usual illustrated maps to guide you safely round. "Six Walks on and around Bodmin Moor Volume 2" contains walks in the parishes of: Warleggan, Lewannick, Michaelstow, Pensilva/St Ive, Helland, and Advent Church (two walks/parishes not far from Redgate Smithy are Warleggan and Pensilva/St.Ive)

Price £2-95 (+Postage/Packing as below); by cheque or PayPal ...or only £2-50 if you are booking with us!*

"Six Walks on and around Bodmin Moor Vol. 3"
Written by Mark Camp

The last six walks from the last six remaining parishes, and to the same high standard. Wherever you are on the Moor, you'll never be too far away from the start of another walk! All walks are based on a circular route, and come with full directions to the start/finish, plus locations of local pubs, shops and post offices, and public conveniences. "Six Walks on and around Bodmin Moor Volume 3" contains walks in the parishes of: St Tudy, Altarnum, Cardinham, Linkinhorne, Camelford, and Davidstow (excellent walking not far from Redgate Smithy in Linkinhorne parish!)

Price £2-95 (+Postage/Packing as below); by cheque or PayPal ...or only £2-50 if you are booking with us!*

"The Minions Moor"
Written by Peter Stanier

This excellent book is a fully detailed and illustrated guide to the most popular and accessible part of Cornwall's granite heartland of Bodmin Moor. The book describes an area both fascinating and varied - with rocky tors, stone circles, cairns, hut circles, carved stones, granite quarries, tin and copper mines, railways and viewpoints. Included are four guided walks, and extensive sections and photographs on the landscape, archeaology, and industrial heritage of the area, including the methods used in quarrying and mining. (Minions is just five minutes drive away up on the top of the Moor from Redgate Smithy).

Price £4-95 (+Postage/Packing as below); by cheque or PayPal ...or only £4-00 if you are booking with us!*

CONTACT AND ORDERING DETAILS
Cost is as given for each book, plus postage and packing as follows:

Postage and Packing to anywhere within the UK is +£0.80 for first book, plus +£0.40 for each extra book.
* Postage & Packing is FREE if you are booking to stay with us at Redgate Smithy B&B.

For deliveries outside of the UK, please contact us for postage and packing costs.

Payment is by either UK Cheque (GBP Sterling) payable to "Redgate Smithy", or by PayPal (please ask for details; we can then send you a PayPal Invoice).

If you have any enquiry relating to the purchase of the above books from Redgate Smithy, or wish to place an order, please contact:

Redgate Smithy B&B, Redgate, St.Cleer, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 6RU
Telephone: +44 (0) 1579 321578  or
Email: books@redgatesmithy.co.uk