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Visiting the Museum

Temporary closure: Bodmin Keep is closed until Spring 2025 for urgent building work. We apologise for any inconvenience.

The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm (last entry 4pm).

Open everyday during school holidays and Bank Holiday Mondays.

We have a wide range of events and activities for all ages! Visit our What’s On.

Bookings

All purchased tickets are eligible for an annual pass. You’ll be asked if you would like to convert your ticket to an annual pass at the ticket desk when you arrive. If you are an Annual Pass holder and have booked your ticket online, please bring your Annual Pass as proof of purchase. An Annual Pass is non-transferable.

Tickets are free for DCLI, SCLI and Light Infantry veterans.

Schools and Group Bookings

You can find out more about educational visits here. If you would like to arrange a visit for a schools or group, please contact info@bodminkeep.org.uk 

Visitors with Additional Needs

We warmly welcome people with additional needs. Information about accessibility at the museum can be found on our Accessibility page. Please note that our museum is divided across two floors and accessed by two flights of stairs. Unfortunately, there is no wheelchair access to these floors at this time.

Please do contact us in advance if you have any questions or if you would like us to assist with accessibility during your visit on 01208 72810 or email: info@bodminkeep.org.uk

A free ticket is available to carers accompanying visitors with disabilities.

Visiting Dogs

We are proud to be a dog-friendly attraction. Well-behaved dogs on a lead are welcome in the museum but please note that entry for dogs is at our discretion, especially at busy times, so book ahead.

We look forward to welcoming you to the museum.

 

Find us

 

Our address is:

The Keep, Bodmin, PL31 1EG

The museum is signposted from the Town Centre, 10 minutes walk along St Nicholas Street from the main town square.  It is 50 metres beyond the Bodmin & Wenford railway station.

Arriving by Bus 

For up to date information about bus transport visit the Transport for Cornwall website.

Directions by car

The Keep, Bodmin, PL31 1EG

The museum is easily accessible from the A30. It is located on the B3268 Lostwithiel Road. At Carminow Cross roundabout take the second exit onto Carminow Road then almost immediately take the first right into Castle Canyke Road.  We are a mile down this road.

SatNav users may wish to use the postcode PL31 1DU, which will take you to Bodmin Bowls Club, opposite to the museum’s parking area.

Parking

There is limited free parking at the rear of the museum and additional free on-street parking nearby. Victoria Square pay and display car park (PL31 1EB)  is 100 metres level walk to the rear of the museum along Castle Canyke Road.

 

Other local attractions

Bodmin Keep is close to other Bodmin visitor attractions. Bodmin & Wenford Steam Railway has trains running Tuesday to Thursday, and Sunday, while Bodmin Jail is close to the centre of town and open everyday.

Please consult their websites for full details.   

A steam engine from Bodmin & Wenford Railway.

Bodmin and Wenford Steam Railway

Just across the road is Bodmin General station, the home base for the Bodmin & Wenford Railway, Cornwall’s only standard gauge steam railway. Take a step back in time for an atmospheric 13 miles round trip through idyllic countryside on some of the steepest gradients in Britain.

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Bodmin Jail

Built in 1779 for King George III, Bodmin Jail has played an important role in Cornish history and gives visitors an insight into Cornwall’s dark history. There is a ‘Dark Walk’ with state of the art theatrical effects that bring some of the grimmest stories vividly to life!

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St Petroc's Church

We carry with us 1500 years of faith here in Bodmin, with our links to the priory, friary and the monks of old. Our 15th century church is full of stories and memories to inspire. Visit the reliquary of St Petroc and the pre-reformation tomb of Prior Vyvyan. We remain active in the community and provide space for concerts, events and groups and welcome people for their family or civic celebrations. Come to visit, pray and discover our heritage. The church is open daily.

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The Shire Hall Bodmin

Bodmin Visitor Centre

Details of places to stay, such as B&B’s in Bodmin; hotels in Bodmin; cottages in Bodmin and campsites in Bodmin, and things to do in Bodmin such as walking and cycling, or information on Bodmin Moor.

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Lanhydrock

A 5 minute drive, or 40 minute walk from the museum, this country house, gives an insight in to the ‘upstairs downstairs’ nature of Victorian life, with kitchens and servants quarters, and formal dining and living areas. There’s also a beautiful formal garden, as well as a large estate.

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