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St Enodoc Church

Trebetherick, Cornwall

Trebetherick, Wadebridge PL27 6SD

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About St Enodoc Church

A twelfth-century church half-buried in the sandhills of the Camel Estuary, St Enodoc was so engulfed by drifting sand that the vicar had to enter through a hole in the roof to hold the annual service needed to keep it consecrated. Restored in Victorian times, it is now best known as the burial place of Poet Laureate John Betjeman, who loved this particular stretch of North Cornwall.
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St Enodoc Church Dunes

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The sandy approach to St Enodoc Church through the golf course at Trebetherick — winding between dunes and fairways — is one of the more unusual pilgrimages in Cornwall. The twelfth-century church, half-buried in sand for centuries, is the burial place of Poet Laureate John Betjeman. The dunes and estuary views make the walk as rewarding as the destination.

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