Welcome to Cornwall’s Army Museum

Explore and discover Cornwall’s rich military history and heritage

 

TEMPORARY CLOSURE

At 165 years old, Bodmin Keep needs urgent preservation work which means that the museum is temporarily closed. Please bear with us while urgent repairs are carried out to this historic Cornish building.

We apologise for any disruption to your plans this may cause.

For further information contact us via email or by phoning 01208 72810. Our office opening hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

Explore our website resources for information about the museum collection and the history of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry and The Light Infantry.

If you would like to support the museum with a donation, visit on our Just Giving page.

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

The Team at Bodmin Keep

 

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Blog

July 6th, 2023

Dealing With Disaster – New Exhibition!

Our new exhibition, Dealing with Disaster highlights the British Army’s role in natural disaster relief and delves into one of...

April 9th, 2025

April to early May: Pursuit through Germany and surrender

The opening entry in the War Diary for 5 DCLI – the Cornish battalion – for 1 April 1945 noted:...

April 9th, 2025

March 1945 – Crossing The Rhine

Following the battles of the Reichwald, by 1 March 1945, the War Diary of the 5th Battalion of the Duke...

March 3rd, 2025

February 1945: The battles of the Reichwald

Between D Day on 6 June 1944 and VE Day on 8 May 1945 the Allied advance towards Germany saw...

M29 Weasel followed by a DUKW amphibious vehicle navigate down a flooded avenue
March 3rd, 2025

5 DCLI January 1945: Gargling, Weasels, and Kangaroos

[i]             The National Archive, WO171-5177, pp. 5-6. [ii]             TNA, WO171-5177, p. 9. [iii]             TNA, WO171-5177, p. 14. [iv]             TNA, WO171-5177,...