Border west trail
Bude/Bud
Bude/Bud is a small seaside town in North Cornwall and is twinned with Ergue-Gaberic in Brittany. Bude has two good beaches with other beaches nearby and is a popular surfing location. More on Bude/Bud
Stratton/Strasnedh
Stratton/Strasnedh is a small town close to Bude of the A39. Within the town is a Norman church which is a grade 1 listed building. More on Stratton/Strasnedh
Kilkhampton/Tregylgh
Kilkhampton/Tregylgh is a village about four miles northeast of Bude on the A39. West of the village are the remains of Norman Castle and the church is also of the Norman period. There are a number of shops and pubs in Kilkhampton. More on Kilkhampton/Tregylgh
Morewenstow
Morewenstow is a small village about six miles north of Bude and close to the Devon border. The church is from the Norman period and the churchyard is the resting place for sailors who had drowned and were washed up on the parish boundaries. The nearby coast is hazardous to shipping and the corpses of drowned sailors were laid out in the churchyard and then buried. There is a path leading form the church to the cliff side. More on Morewenstow
Whitstone
Whitstone is a village on the B3254 between Kilkhampton and Launceston. The church of St Anne, built in the thirteenth century, is one of the oldest buildings in the village, and has a Norman doorway and Font. More on Whitstone
Penhallam Manor
The medieval ruin of the moated manor house at Penhallam is thought to date from the late twelfth Century. The earliest part of the site dates to around 1180-1200 and were more extensively developed around 1224-1236. More on Penhallam Manor
Week St Mary
The Domesday Book of 1086 records Week St Mary as the manor of Wich, with St Mary added later. At that time, Wich had six villagers and ten smallholders. A Norman castle is situated to the west of the church and a low circular mound is the remains of a Norman motte. The village today follows the layout of the medieval town. More on Week St Mary
North Tamerton
North Tamerton is a village southeast from Whitstone off the B3254 and about eight miles north of Launceston close to the River Tamar and is largely rural in character. There is a fifteenth century church in the village. More on North Tamerton
Boyton/Trevoya
Boyton/Trevoya is a village close to the River Tamar, on a minor road south from North Tamerton and is about six miles north of Launceston. Boyton parish church is on the site of an earlier Norman Church and the font is from that period. The tower is fourteenth century and partially rebuilt at a later stage. More on Boyton/Trevoya