Quoits, Stone circles and Monoliths on Bodmin Moor

nneth Graham, most famous for “The Wind in the Willows” to write “Tales of the Riverbank”.

A popular place for visiting yachts, it’s also a port for the China clay industry. Experience travelling on the Bodinnick vehicle ferry to the Polruan side of The Fowey river.

According to local legend they are named after a group of men who were turned to stone for playing hurlers on a Sunday.

he port of Truro in Poldark, although it’s also featured in many other films such as The Onedin Line, Dr Who and The Three Musketeers.

The standing stone dates from The Bronze Age and weighs around 17 tonnes.

On a clear day there is an impressive 360 degree view of Cornwall and it’s easy to see why early settlers chose this place to guard their land.