Visit St Breock Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in St Breock

  

St Breock Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about St Breock

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St Breock history

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Prehistory

The St Breock Downs Monolith is the largest and heaviest prehistoric standing stone in Cornwall. It is located two miles south of the village and is 16 ft (5 m) high. Around one mile northwest of the monolith is a prehistoric dolmen known as Pawton Quoit.

20th Century

During World War 2 there was a report of both bombs and incendiaries being dropped near St Breock in August 1940. Both bombs and incendiaries were reported to have been dropped near the town.

St Breock geography / climate

The civil parish of St Breock is in Bodmin Registration District and the population in the 2001 census was 703, increasing to 725 at the 2011 census. The village lies 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Wadebridge immediately to the south of the Royal Cornwall Showground.

You can visit St Breock places with Walkfo St Breock to hear history at St Breock’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo St Breock has 24 places to visit in our interactive St Breock map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout St Breock, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at St Breock places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to St Breock & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 24 audio facts unique to St Breock places in an interactive St Breock map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit St Breock Places Map
24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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St Breock historic spots	St Breock tourist destinations	St Breock plaques	St Breock geographic features
Walkfo St Breock tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in St Breock

  

Best St Breock places to visit

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St Breock has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied St Breock’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo St Breock’s information audio spots:

Sladesbridge Sladesbridge (Cornish: Ponslayn) is a small village located near Wadebridge in Cornwall. It is situated at the confluence of the River Allen and the Croan Stream. The surrounding area is in the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

North Cornwall North Cornwall (Cornish: An Tiredh Uhel) is an area of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is also the name of a former local government district, which was administered from Bodmin and Wadebridge. Launceston, Bude, Padstow, and Camelford are all towns in the area.

Wadebridge Town F.C. Wadebridge Town Football Club is a football club based in Wadebridge, Cornwall. They play in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West. The club is affiliated to the Cornwall County Football Association.

Pawton Quoit Pawton Quoit is a prehistoric portal dolmen which dates to the Early and Middle Neolithic period in England. The burial monument is located near Haycrock Farm, south of St Breock, in Cornwall, England.

St Breock Downs Monolith St Breock Downs Monolith is the largest and heaviest prehistoric standing stone in Cornwall. It stands on the summit of St Breck Downs, Cornwall.

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