For a City shopping day both Truro and Plymouth are both less than 1 hours journey. We are conveniently located only five mins from Bodmin Moor and less than 30 minutes from The Eden Project. The historic fishing ports of Polperro and Looe are also only 20 minutes away. Looe has all traditional seaside facilities including a sandy beach. Woodpeckers is close to Siblyback Lake (3 miles away), a fantastic day trip for all watersports including fishing, skiing, windsurfing, canoeing, walking, Rilla Mill has dozens of fantastic walks (we have Linkinhorne Parish Walks Booklets for your use). See Callingtons 17 Murals, or enjoy Kit Hill (formaly owned by The Duchy Of Cornwall). Kit Hill offers stunning views and great walks. Woodpeckers is close to Yarg Cheese Farm (500yrds away) where the famous Cornish Cheese is made and another cheese farm at Upton Cross (1 mile away) has recently won an award for its Blue Cheese. We also have Sterts Open Air Theatre 1 mile away which features great acts all year round. SEE A DIARY OF CORNWALL EVENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
	Bodmin Moor		Cattle Grazing On Bodmin Moor
	There are many beautiful National Trust houses and gardens which depict the real beauty of Cornwall. Lanhydrock is situated less than 15 miles away at bodmin while is about 8 miles away in Callington direction.
	The Eden Project		The Eden Project
	Yarg Cheese Farm and Strets Theatre are both within walking distance of Woodpeckers. Within 1 hour from woodpeckers there is Bude (the most northerly town in Cornwall). The ancient port of Polruan (at the mouth of The Fowey River) St Ives bay and Newquay.
	The National Maritime Museum		The National Maritime Museum
	There are also many local walks through the local villages of Rilla Mill, Linkinhorne, Plushabridge, Sutton, Uptoncross, Rillaton etc.
	Trebah Gardens		Trebah Gardens
	Trevarno Gardens		Trevarno Gardens
	Shipwreck Rescue& Heritage Centre		Tin Mine On Bodmin Moor
			St Mellions Golf Club is located just 7 miles away. We can arrange managed walks, free of charge through the Looe Valley depicting all of natures wildlife beauty. For Ramblers we have country walk maps for 1-5 miles in and around our own village of Rilla Mill.
	St Mellions Golf Club

Bodmin Jail		Bodmin Jail		Bodmin Pony

Diary Of Cornwall events

JANUARY - Trelissick Truro Winter Open, Lanhydrock, Bodmin Winter Open. Strets Theatre Upton Cross (near Woodpeckers.
FEBRUARY - Cornwall Food & Wine Fair (St Mellion Golf Course). Sterts Theatre Upton Cross (near Woodpeckers).
MARCH - Falmouth Spring Flower Show, Cornwall Music Festival, Truro.
APRIL - Helston Mardi Gras, Trevithic Day, South West Boat Show and Maritine Festival (Falmouth)
MAY - May Day Festival (St Ives), Daphne De Maurier Festival Of Arts and Literature (Fowey).
JUNE - Polperro Festival, Royal Cornwall Show (Wadebridge), Tall Ship Festival (Falmouth).
JULY - Stithians Show, International Air Day, Culdrose Boconnoc Steam Fair, St Endellion Summer Music Festival, Padston Carnival, Liskeard Show.
AUGUST - Falmouth Week Festival, Fowey Regatta and Carnival Week, West Of England Steam Rally (St Agnes). Cornwall Folk Festival (wadebridge). Bude Jazz Festival, Newlyn Fish Festival.
SPETEMBER - Callington Honey Fair, Looe Valley Walking Festival, Moor Music Festival (Collingford Lake). St Ives September Festival, Newquay Fish Festival.
OCTOBER - Falmouth Oyster Festival, St Just Feast. Travistock Goose Fair (ideal for xmas shopping).
NOVEMBER - Cornwall Film Festival, Rilla Mill Fireworks Display. The Cornish Marathon (Pensilva).
DECEMBER - Cornish Christmas Fair (Trelissick), New Years Eve Display, Looe, St Ives, Polperro.