Forestry England valley woodland east of Bodmin, with four waymarked trails along the Cardinham Water and mountain-bike routes above. Dogs are welcome throughout and there is a card-operated dog wash by the car park, plus waste bins along the walking trails. Keep them close by and in sight rather than roaming.
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Georgian county gaol on the edge of Bodmin, now an immersive walk-through museum with the execution shed intact. Dogs are more than welcome in the courtyard, the Moor Café and the gift shop, but not in the main attraction itself because of the way the museum experience works. One of your party dog-sits and gets a free drinks token for the café.
Hotel converted from the jail's Naval wing, with rooms built into the old cell arches. The attraction's own dog guidance states that dogs are more than welcome in the Bodmin Jail Hotel as well as the courtyard, café and shop. Cardinham Woods and the Camel Trail are both a short drive for the morning walk.
Five and a third miles along the wooded upper Camel valley on the old railway and back by quiet lanes, two and a quarter hours and almost dead level throughout. Start at the Camel Trail car park at Dunmere, just off the A389 west of Bodmin, which is free and rarely full outside cycle-hire season. There are no stiles at all, which makes it a good route for an elderly or arthritic dog, and the river is easy to reach for a drink or a swim; a good deal of the route shares the trail with cyclists or uses lanes, so this is largely lead walking.
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