By car:
From Exeter take the A30 west via Okehampton & Launceston to Bodmin
From west Cornwall take the A30 east
From North Cornwall take the A39 to Wadebridge then the A389 to Bodmin
then follow the brown tourist signs.
By train:
To Bodmin Parkway station which is on the main line through Cornwall. Through tickets are available at all main line ticket offices - Just ask for a ticket to the Bodmin & Wenford Railway (not Bodmin Parkway). Bodmin & Wenford Railway trains depart from Platform 3 at Bodmin Parkway.
There is a display board on Platform 2 with details of train times and special events. Bodmin and Wenford RailwayThis railway is Cornwall's only standard gauge railway still operated by steam locomotives and the trains run through some delightful Cornish scenery.
The Railway is typical of a branch line in the 1950's. Great Western steam tank engines are the main locomotives to be seen here but diesel traction is also used, particularly on Saturdays.
The main station on the line is at Bodmin General. The engine sheds are here, as well as a Souvenir shop and refreshment room in the restored station buildings. |