North Tamerton

North Tamerton is a small parish on the north Cornwall side of the upper Tamar Valley, about 8 miles south-east of Bude and close to the Devon border. The River Tamar, which forms the boundary between Cornwall and Devon further south, rises in the hills to the north-east; the upper valley in this area is narrow and wooded. The parish church of St Denis has Norman origins. The village is remote with no pub or shop; Holsworthy in Devon (about 5 miles east) and Bude (about 8 miles north-west) are the nearest service centres.

The surrounding farmland is grass-dominated pasture for dairy cattle, broken by steep-sided wooded valleys. Walking in the area is on public footpaths across farmland and along river banks. The Devon and Cornwall border runs close to the parish - in some places the Tamar itself forms the line, making this one of the places where the two counties are most clearly separated by a natural feature.

Launceston, the historic walled town with its Norman castle, is about 12 miles south. This is among the most sparsely visited parts of north Cornwall, offering a genuine off-season escape with limited facilities. Holiday accommodation is entirely in farm buildings and rural cottages.