By rail
Bodmin Parkway station: beaches and places nearby
Photograph to come Bodmin Parkway station.
Bodmin Parkway station (BOD) is on the Cornish Main Line. This page lists the beaches and National Trust and English Heritage places nearest the station, with straight-line distances, council dog rules and water quality, so you can plan a day out without a car.
- Station code
- BOD
- Line
- Cornish Main Line
- Times, tickets and facilities
- National Rail page for Bodmin Parkway
- Nearest beach in our guide
- Par Sands (11.2 km (7.0 miles))
Before you travel
Timetables, step-free access, ticket machines and parking at the station change, and some small stations are request stops. We do not copy them here: check the National Rail page for Bodmin Parkway or the National Rail journey planner before you go.
Nearest beaches
None of the beaches in our guide are within 5 km of Bodmin Parkway station. These are the nearest; you would need a bus, taxi or lift, or a change of train. Straight-line distance, our own calculation from OpenStreetMap station locations (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). It is not a walking or road route.
| Beach | Distance (straight line) | Council dog rule | Water quality 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Par Sands | 11.2 km (7.0 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Good |
| Polkerris | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
| Shorthorn Beach | 12.8 km (7.9 miles) | Not on the council restriction list | Excellent |
National Trust and English Heritage places nearby
Places in our guide within 10 km of the station, by straight-line distance.
- Lanhydrock (National Trust): 2.5 km (1.6 miles)
- Restormel Castle (English Heritage): 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
On the line
Cornish Main Line
The main line runs from Penzance across Cornwall and over the Tamar into Devon at Plymouth. Stations in Cornwall, in order:
- Saltash
- St Germans
- Menheniot
- Liskeard
- Bodmin Parkway (this station)
- Lostwithiel
- Par
- St Austell
- Truro
- Redruth
- Camborne
- Hayle
- St Erth
- Penzance
Map
See all railway stations in Cornwall or Cornwall month by month for daylight and school holidays.
Sources and checks
- OpenStreetMap: Bodmin Parkway station – ODbL; location and station code
- Wikipedia: Cornish Main Line – CC BY-SA; stations on the line, checked 1 November 2026
- National Rail: Bodmin Parkway – linked for times and facilities
- Cornwall Council: dogs on beaches – last updated 23 October 2026
- Environment Agency bathing water data – Open Government Licence v3.0
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