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BODEMIN
JAIL BUILT 1779 FOR KING GEORGE III, USING OVER 20,000
TONS OF GRANITE FROM BODMIN'S LOCAL 'CUCKOO, QUARRY.
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DURING
WORLD WAR I, THE JAIL HEAD STATE PAPERS, THE DOOMSDAY
BOOK AND THE CROWN JEWELS.
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EXPERIENCE
THE LIFE OF AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PRISONER, VISIT THE
GALLOWS, STOCK AND UNDERGROUND CELLS. ALL SET WITH 3
ACRES OF ORIGNAL BUILDING AND GROUNDS.
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MOST
HAUNTED'S YVETTE FIELDING DESCRIBED BODMIN JAIL AS "ONE
OF THE SCARIEST SPOTS I HAVE EVER VISITED".
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Free
Parking
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Non-Smoking Family Room
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Home Cooked Food Served daily
from 10:00am
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Relax in our covered courtyard
and enjoy our famous Clotted Cream Tea
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Home of fine wines and cask Ales
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Local beer, wine & crafts
in our Gift Shop
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THE GALLOWS
6TH SEPTEMBER,
1813 ELIZABETH OSBORNE AGE 20 HUNG AT THE GALLOWS
FOE SETTING FIRE TO A CORN STACK
THE LAST HANGING
TOOK PLACE ON 20TH JULY 1909
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OPENING TIMES
OPEN 365 DAYS OF
THE YEAR
MUSEUM
IS OPEN 10:00AM - DUSK
LICENSED RESTAURANT IS OPEN 10:00AM - LATE
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GETTING HERE
FROM THE A30 FOLLOW
SIGNS FOR BODMIN, THEN FOLLOW THE BROWN INFORMATION
SIGNS FOR BODMIN JAIL EASY!
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CONTACT DETAILS
BODMIN JAIL, BERRYCOOMBE
ROAD, BODMIN, CORNWALL, PL31 2NR
TEL/FAX: 01208
76292
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