The London Inn is the main village pub and suggests this was a stopping place for travellers on route to London. The hill leading east is still locally known as ‘London bound’.
St Neot has a fascinating 15th Century church with impressive stained glass windows and 9th Century granite cross. The holy well of St Neot is an ancient site, originally an open spring surrounded by boulders, and many historical stories surround it.
Tied to the tower of the church is an oak branch which is renewed every ‘Oak Apple’ day. This is in commemoration of Charles II, who in 1660, hid from his enemies after the battle of Worcester in the branches of an oak and resolved that the day should be remembered.
Visit the village pottery and the old rum store of Carnglaze Caverns. The Caverns are the result of slate quarrying and mining in the 18th & 19th century and in the Second World War the royal navy used a cavern to store their supply of rum. It is now an auditorium and the acoustics are outstanding.
Beaches are on the south coast or you can travel further a field to reach the more rugged Atlantic north coast. In the south, Looe & Polperro are probably the nearest.