Polbrock
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Polbrock is a small hamlet in north Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated two miles south-east of Wadebridge
at .
Polbrock is situated in the steep-sided and heavily wooded valley of the River Camel
and is the site of a bridge carrying a minor road over the river. The bridge is the first crossing of the River Camel upstream of Wadebridge; the next crossing is at Nanstallon
two miles further upstream.
Polbrock is on the Camel Trail
long-distance footpath and cycle trail. At this point, the Camel Trail follows the trackbed of the former Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway
).
Polbrock is the first road access point to the Camel Trail when travelling from Wadebridge towards Bodmin
. There is a small car park and picnic area from which a footpath leads through Bishops Wood to Hustyn Mill.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
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. It is situated two miles south-east of Wadebridge
Wadebridge
Wadebridge is a civil parish and town in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town straddles the River Camel five miles upstream from Padstow....
at .
Polbrock is situated in the steep-sided and heavily wooded valley of the River Camel
River Camel
The River Camel is a river in Cornwall, UK. It rises on the edge of Bodmin Moor and together with its tributaries drains a considerable part of North Cornwall. The river issues into the Celtic Sea area of the Atlantic Ocean between Stepper Point and Pentire Point having covered a distance of...
and is the site of a bridge carrying a minor road over the river. The bridge is the first crossing of the River Camel upstream of Wadebridge; the next crossing is at Nanstallon
Nanstallon
Nanstallon is a village in central Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately two miles west of Bodmin.Nanstallon is in the civil parish of Lanivet overlooking the River Camel valley and the Camel Trail long distance path. The present terminus of the Bodmin and Wenford Railway at...
two miles further upstream.
Polbrock is on the Camel Trail
Camel Trail
The Camel Trail is a disused and resurfaced railway line in Cornwall, United Kingdom, that provides a recreational route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders...
long-distance footpath and cycle trail. At this point, the Camel Trail follows the trackbed of the former Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway
Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway
The Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway was a railway line opened in 1834 in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It linked the important town of Bodmin with the harbour at Wadebridge and also quarries at places such as Wenford...
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Polbrock is the first road access point to the Camel Trail when travelling from Wadebridge towards Bodmin
Bodmin
Bodmin is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the centre of the county southwest of Bodmin Moor.The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character...
. There is a small car park and picnic area from which a footpath leads through Bishops Wood to Hustyn Mill.