Welcome to Blackwater

Blackwater is a small village located in the county of Cornwall, England. It is situated on the banks of the River Camel and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village is known for its picturesque scenery and is a popular destination for tourists who come to enjoy the natural beauty of the area. Blackwater is also home to a number of historic buildings, including the 15th-century St. Blackwater's Church.

One of the main attractions of Blackwater is the River Camel, which runs through the village. The river is a popular spot for fishing and boating, and there are several companies that offer boat trips along the river. The river is also home to a variety of wildlife, including otters, kingfishers, and herons. Visitors to Blackwater can take a leisurely stroll along the riverbank and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

Blackwater is also home to a number of pubs and restaurants, where visitors can enjoy traditional Cornish cuisine and locally brewed beer. The village has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and visitors are always made to feel at home. Whether you are looking for a relaxing break in the countryside or an action-packed adventure, Blackwater has something to offer everyone.

Local Weather

Partly cloudy

Temp: 12.2°C

Feels Like: 11.1°C

Wind: 6.9 MPH

Wind Dir: NNW

Local Schools

School	Details
Three Bridges Other Independent Special School Ages:11-19 Head Teacher Mrs Lisa Smith	Kea Downs Road Blackwater Truro Cornwall TR4 8EG 1872561010 School Website
Blackwater Community Primary School Academy Converter Ages:3-11 Head Teacher Mrs Evey Evison	North Hill Blackwater Truro Cornwall TR4 8ES 1872560570 School Website
Chacewater Community Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr David Hick	Church Hill Chacewater Truro Cornwall TR4 8PZ 1872560302 School Website
Mount Hawke Academy Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Catherine Biddick	Rodda's Road Mount Hawke Truro Cornwall TR4 8BA 01209890230 School Website
Oak Tree School Other Independent Special School Ages:7-16 Head Teacher Mr Daniel Stockton	Truro Business Park Threemilestone Truro Cornwall TR4 9NH 1872264221 School Website
Mithian School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Linda Garbett	Buckshead St Agnes Cornwall TR5 0XW 01872552711 School Website
Threemilestone School Academy Converter Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Suzannah Teagle	Polstain Road Threemilestone Truro Cornwall TR3 6DH 01872263322
St Agnes Ace Academy Academy Converter Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Jess Mills	Trelawney Road St Agnes Cornwall TR5 0LZ 01872552648 School Website
Truro And Penwith College Further Education Ages:16-99 Head Teacher Mr Martin Tucker	College Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3XX 1872267000
Richard Lander School Community School Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mr Stephen Mulcahy	Higher Besore Road Truro Cornwall TR3 6LT 01872273750 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Truro Station Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3HH 4.43 Miles

Redruth Station Road, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 2AB 4.52 Miles

Perranwell Station Hill, Perranwell, Cornwall, TR3 7JY 5.38 Miles

Camborne Trevu Road, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8SR 7.89 Miles

Penryn Station Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 8HF 8.01 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
1St Cornish Taxi Co 0800 074 8481 Wrinklers Farm, St. Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0PZ 1.12 Miles
Carla's Cars 07516 071307 Fern Hill, St. Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0XW 2.38 Miles
Apollo Taxis 01872 225858 99 Polstain Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6DB 2.59 Miles
St Agnes Taxis 01872 553795 Peterville, St. Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0QU 2.64 Miles
Truro Taxi Cab Co 01872 321321 31 Bosvean Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9DX 3.36 Miles
Spikes Taxis 0800 028 6009 15 Valley View Drive, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3UL 3.65 Miles
4040 Taxis 01209 314040 W Cornwall Enterprise Centre, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 1SS 3.84 Miles
Jims Cabs 01209 314800 Cardrew Industrial Estate, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 1SS 3.84 Miles
A1 Taxis Of Truro 01872 275981 33 Malabar Rd, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3NU 3.99 Miles
Atlantic Taxis 01872 572126 2 Boscawen Road, Perranporth, Cornwall, TR6 0EW 4.22 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Vicage (Blackwater) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Old Silverwell Post Office Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Penstraze Moor Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Lt Croft West Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
West End (Blackwater) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Windgates Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Penwartha Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Dunstan Place Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Wheal Busy Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Chacewater Post Office Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Skinners Bottom Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Trenithick Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Goonbell Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Mithian Village Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Leverton Place Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Chacewater Health Centre 01872 560346	The Health Centre Chacewater Truro Cornwall TR4 8QS
Mount Hawke	The Surgery Short Cross Road Mount Hawke Truro Cornwall TR4 8UE
Mount Hawke - Covid Local Vaccination Service	The Surgery Short Cross Road Mount Hawke Truro TR4 8UE
Mount Hawke - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	The Surgery Short Cross Road Mount Hawke Truro TR4 8UE
Threemilestone 01872 272266	Pengelly Way Threemilestone Truro Cornwall TR3 6DP

Local Stores

Threemilestone - Chyvelah Road
52 Chyvelah Road
Threemilestone
Truro
Cornwall
TR3 6BX
01872 273130
Store Website
2.44 miles

	Open	Close
Mon	06:00	23:00
Tue	06:00	23:00
Wed	06:00	23:00
Thu	06:00	23:00
Fri	06:00	23:00
Sat	06:00	23:00
Sun	06:00	23:00

SPAR Threemilestone
SPAR
Hugus Road
Threemilestone
Truro
TR3 6DD
01872 274622
Store Website
2.4 miles

	Open	Close
Mon	07:00	22:00
Tue	07:00	22:00
Wed	07:00	22:00
Thu	07:00	22:00
Fri	07:00	22:00
Sat	07:00	22:00
Sun	07:00	22:00

Local Vetinary Surgeries

Cvets Cornwall Veterinary Emergency Treatment Service
The Old Dairy Penstraze Truro Cornwall TR4 8PN 01872 560952 cvets@hotmail.com Website 0.78 miles
Amenities Out-of-hours service only
Animals Treated
	Open	Close
Mon	00:00	23:59
Closed between 08:30 and 18:30
Tue	00:00	23:59
Closed between 08:30 and 18:30
Wed	00:00	23:59
Closed between 08:30 and 18:30
Thu	00:00	23:59
Closed between 08:30 and 18:30
Fri	00:00	23:59
Closed between 08:30 and 18:30
Sat	00:00	23:59
Closed between 08:30 and 12:30
Sun	00:00	00:00

St Agnes Veterinary Clinic
12 Churchtown St. Agnes Truro Cornwall TR5 0QP 01872 554456 admin@stclements.co.uk 2.83 miles

Animals Treated
	Open	Close
Mon	01:24	01:24
Tue	01:24	01:24
Wed	01:24	01:24
Thu	01:24	01:24
Fri	01:24	01:24
Sat	01:24	01:24
Sun	01:24	01:24

Companion Care (Truro) Ltd T/A Vets4pets
Inside Pets At Home Treliske Retail Park Tresawls Road Truro Cornwall TR1 3LN 01872 266 002 truro@companioncare.co.uk Website 3.03 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
	Open	Close
Mon	09:00	19:00
Tue	09:00	19:00
Wed	09:00	19:00
Thu	09:00	19:00
Fri	09:00	19:00
Sat	09:00	18:00
Sun	10:00	16:00

Edhen Veterinary Surgery
Edhen Kernyk House Church Road Shortlanesend Truro Cornwall TR4 9DD admin@edhenvets.co.uk Website 3.54 miles

Animals Treated
	Open	Close
Mon	01:24	01:24
Tue	01:24	01:24
Wed	01:24	01:24
Thu	01:24	01:24
Fri	01:24	01:24
Sat	01:24	01:24
Sun	01:24	01:24

Cornwall Animal Hospital
Treleigh Cottage Treleigh Redruth Cornwall TR16 4AY 01209 313214 cahclinical@aol.com Website 3.65 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
	Open	Close
Mon	08:30	18:00
Tue	08:30	18:00
Wed	08:30	18:00
Thu	08:30	18:00
Fri	08:30	18:00
Sat	08:30	12:30
Sun	closed	closed

Medivet Redruth - Monument Vets
60 Cardrew Industrail Estate Cardew Way Redruth Cornwall TR15 1SS 01209 214737 redruth@medivet.co.uk Website 3.79 miles
Amenities
Animals Treated
	Open	Close
Mon	08:30	18:30
Tue	08:30	18:30
Wed	08:30	18:30
Thu	08:30	18:30
Fri	08:30	18:30
Sat	08:30	12:30
Sun	closed	closed

Local Dog Walks

Tehidy Country Park
Tehidy Is The Largest Area Of Woodland In West Cornwall. It Holds Over 9 Miles Of Paths And 250 Acres Of Woodland And Lakes To Discover. TR14 0EZ 6.69 miles Head Towards The Main Entrance At South Drive, Where There Is A Free Car Park And Café. This Is Clearly Signposted With Brown Signs From The A30 At Tolvaddon.

Degibna
There Are Many Types Of Walks And There Is A Sign Showing All Different Routes So Can Range From A Mile Onwards B3297 Lancashire 11.66 miles Head Towards Helston Hospital Then Turn Off At Digibna Lane Follow This For 5 Minutes Until You See A Church. There Is A Carpark Opposite Then Choose Any Walk As Most Circular

Location what3words vocal.hothouse.release

Watergate Bay
Watergate Bay Is A Two-Mile Stretch Of Golden Sand On The North Cornish Coast, Two Miles From Newquay. A Favourite With Surfers And People Flying Kites (Which Drove My Dog Crazy - Big Multi-Coloured Birds In The Sky!) It Is Dog-Friendly All Year Round. Jame Oliver Has A Restaurant Overlooking The Beach (Probably Not Dog-Friendly, I Don't Know). But The Beach Hut, Which Is Adjacent To The Sand, Is Very Dog-Friendly And Serves Locally Caught Mussels And Very Fine Hamburgers. I Visited In April But I Imagine This Place Gets Mobbed In August. Watergate Rd Newquay Lancashire TR8 4AA 12.19 miles

Location what3words elbowing.shopping.smoke

Bosveal
Make The Most Of Bosveal, Follow The Moderate Route (In Pink), Joining The South West Coast Path For Some Great Coastal Views, Along With Taking In The Countryside. TR11 5JR 12.39 miles From Truro, Join The A39 South-Bound Direction Falmouth From Truro. Follow The A39 Until You Can Take The 2Nd Exit Onto Union Road. Continue Straight Onto Union Corner. From The Roundabout Follow The Brown Road Signs To Glendurgan Via Mawnan Smith. Leaving Mawnan Smith Take The First Left Hand Turn, On The Road To Helford Passage, This Road Is Marked Durgan, Continue Along This Road Until You See The Entrance To Bosveal Car Park On The Right.

Porth Kidney
Church Rd 13.92 miles Park Near To St Uny Lelant Church, On Street And Free. But Popular In Summer. Also Check The Tides - This Walk Really Comes Into Its Own At Low Tide

Location what3words thread.chipper.intruded

The Loe
A Linear Walk Which Weaves Along The River Cober, Through A Tree-Lined Trail, Toward The Loe. TR13 0SF 14.04 miles From Helston, Off The A394, Take The Portlevan Road (B3304) Southward. You Will Pass A Boating Lake To Your Right, With The Car Park Opposite.

Weather Forecast

Wednesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear
Temp	11°C	9.3°C	8.2°C	6.9°C	8.3°C	14.8°C	20.2°C	22.6°C	23.1°C	20.6°C	15.8°C	13.4°C
Feels Like	10.1°C	8°C	6.3°C	5.3°C	6.6°C	14.3°C	20°C	22.9°C	23.3°C	20.6°C	15.3°C	12.6°C

Thursday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear
Temp	11.7°C	9.7°C	8°C	6.7°C	8.8°C	14.4°C	18.8°C	21.1°C	21.1°C	19.3°C	16.1°C	14.1°C
Feels Like	10.5°C	8.2°C	6.1°C	4.7°C	7.2°C	13.8°C	18.7°C	21.1°C	21.1°C	19.3°C	15.9°C	13.3°C

Friday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	Thundery outbreaks in nearby	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Overcast
Temp	12.6°C	11.7°C	10.9°C	10.1°C	12.9°C	16.4°C	19.5°C	20.9°C	21.1°C	20.8°C	20.2°C	16.4°C
Feels Like	11.7°C	10.7°C	9.9°C	9.1°C	12.4°C	16.3°C	19.5°C	20.9°C	21.1°C	20.8°C	20.2°C	16°C

Your Village

If you would like to add content to this page on behalf of your village, please contact us at listing@townandvillageguide.com