The Cheesewring and Hurlers

We always enjoy exploring somewhere new, so we were looking forward to walking on Bodmin Moor to see the Cheesewring and Hurlers.  We had only just entered Bodmin Moor when we came to a sign saying 'Road Ahead Closed'.  There was a Farm Shop with a cafe by the sign so decided to stop there and enquire about the road closure and plan an alternative route.  The Trevallick Farm Shop was a excellent find!  Not only did we have a delicious cup of tea and cake but it stocked some lovely produce and craft work.  The views from it over the Moors were spectacular.  If we had had to turn around at that point and go home I would not have felt the trip had been wasted.

However, the staff in the shop told us the road appeared to be open as cars were coming through so we continued on our journey and although there were still road closure signs up  there was  nobody  working on the road and cars could go through.

As we approached Minions we could see evidence of mining in the past.

We parked at the car park by the Heritage Centre which was housed in an old mining building.  After looking at the various displays we walked across the moors towards the Cheesewring.  From our walk book it looked like it was a proper path, but although we could see where others had been it was not a very clear way.  However, we soon saw the Cheesewring so knew which direction to walk in!

There was a short climb to the top of the tor to see the Cheesewring and the other slabs of granite that were there.  The views from the top were magnificent.  It was not a very clear day when we went, but nevertheless it was wonderful to see in all directions.

From the top of the tor was could see a better defined path that people were using so we followed this one on the way back and eventually came to the Hurlers, which were two large stone circles.  There were a number of ponies and cows in this area and some of them  were using the stones as scratching blocks.