A Ride with Nige
Graham (founder of Destination Cornwall) and Nigel (Nige) Wiggett, proprietor of Bridge Bike Hire in Wadebridge, created this monthly story on life and conditions of the Camel Trail knowing it would be of interest to visitors to the website. Nigel took the photos, wrote the brief report and Graham created the section 'A Ride with Nige' for his Destination Cornwall website with a link to www.bridgebikehire.co.uk. Together with the webcam, which looks over the Camel River stretch of the Trail from Bridge Bike Hire, the Camel Trail is one of the most visited sections of Destination Cornwall.
Late April 2005 - Of Bluebell Woods and May Day

With our ambition for our annual picnic up in the Bluebell Woods thwarted by very heavy April downpours we opted for a roast beef lunch down at one of the Padstow Pubs - hardly a tough alternative.
We shall now look for a window in the weather to visit Gaff and Undertown Woods which for the ultimate Bluebell experience are second to none. The added bonus is that the Woods are just ten to fifteen cycling minutes upriver from Wadebridge along a stretch of trail full of wild Garlic and a hint of the Bluebells to come.

Our trip down river was no less colourful we still have Primroses in evidence very often interwoven with a show of violets and this against a backdrop of Blackthorn and Gorse - all really rather special - the smells and sounds of the trail following a rainfall are an added bonus and after an excellent Pub roast and some liquid refreshment we headed back home happy and much drier than anticipated.

Image from - www.amblonyx.com
 

My other annual pilgrimage at this time of the year are early morning trips down to Padstow to witness the Mayday preparations when the Village is transformed into a blaze of colour and a buzz of expectation fills the air.

A predator lurks and it is time to move away from danger.

 

Did You Know? The first trains ran from Bodmin to Wadebridge in 1834 extensions to Padstow and Wenford bridge were added in 1890. The trains were used initially to carry sea sand for use by Farmers as a lime base for fields. It also carried clay for export by sailing ship from Wadebridge.

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