Museum · Bodmin · Cornwall

Bodmin Keep

Bodmin Keep is a museum you can visit in Bodmin. Close by, within 5 km, are 10 more places to see. Nearby, Eden Project (12 km) leads the list.

Where

In Bodmin

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Bodmin

Inside Bodmin

Bodmin Keep is inside Bodmin’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Warm weather in Bodmin runs June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 4°150 mm

Feb9° / 4°106 mm

Mar11° / 5°89 mm

Apr13° / 6°81 mm

May16° / 8°71 mm

Jun19° / 11°72 mm

Jul20° / 13°79 mm

Aug20° / 13°95 mm

Sep18° / 11°86 mm

Oct15° / 9°133 mm

Nov12° / 6°164 mm

Dec10° / 4°159 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bodmin, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bodmin. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bodmin’s full climate →

About

Bodmin Keep

Museum.

In Bodmin, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Bodmin

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

When it is open

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where it sits

The orange dot is Bodmin Keep; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1Bodmin
2Lanivet

1 · It’s in town

Bodmin

16,904 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km southwest of it

Lanivet

578 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Bodmin Keep is	People	Places to visit
Bodmin	It’s in town	16,904	14
Lanivet	3.8 km southwest of it	578	11

Make a day of it

After Bodmin Keep

Choose from 30 places within 15 km, such as 2 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 museums.

GardenEden Project12 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle5.8 km away 3

Heritage railwayBodmin and Wenford Railway Station200 m away 4

Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House3 km away 5

Historic housePencarrow House5.8 km away 6MuseumMuseum · English HeritageDuke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum100 m away 7CastleCastleCastle Canyke1.3 km away 8

MuseumWheal Martyn Clay Works13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Bodmin Keep in questions

Where is Bodmin Keep?

Bodmin Keep is in Bodmin, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bodmin Keep?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Bodmin Keep?

June to September are the warmest months in Bodmin, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Bodmin Keep?

Within 15 km: Eden Project (12 km), Restormel Castle (5.8 km), Bodmin and Wenford Railway Station (200 m) and Lanhydrock House (3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bodmin and Wenford Railway Station: Phil Scott (Our Phellap), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pencarrow House: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wheal Martyn Clay Works: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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