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Liskeard in general

Newest Review: ... A38 or the mainline railway (London-Penzance) and lies on high ground above the Looe river valley. Perhaps the best feature of Liskeard is its location and it’s excellent transport links. The surrounding area offers everything a tourist could want – to the south you have some of the country’s most picturesque coastline as well as the tourist hotspots of Looe and Polperro, to the north you have the rugged beauty of Bodmin Moor (beware of the beast!) as well as Dobwalls Theme Park. Liskeard would be a good base for holidaymakers, the town and surrounding villages have plenty in the way of cheap accommodation and there ar... more

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Liskeard in general: Listen Hard, this is Liskeard (1587 words)
by - written on 11/08/01 (Very useful, 187 readings)
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Although I live up here in Derbyshire I have spent a lot of time in and around Liskeard (relatives live in a village just south of the town) and have just got back from a quick holiday there. My recent visit has given me sufficient motivation to write an opinion on the once beautiful town. Liskeard is a small market town about 10 miles west of the river Tamar and is apparently the administrative centre of the Caradon District of Cornwall. Liskeard is a town full of history, as early as the Bronze Age humans have populated Liskeard and the surrounding areas – mainly because of the natural spring that Liskeard is based upon. By the 13th Century Liskeard ... Read the complete review