An ancient jail perhaps isn’t the first place you’d think to spend an evening dining on fine food and wine, but Bodmin’s jailhouse kitchens are alive, kicking and whipping up a culinary storm.
For a creepily unique experience, why not try one of the ghost walks? The Ultimate Paranormal Dining Night includes a three-course meal to keep your spirits up followed by a late-night paranormal investigation led by the resident medium. Alternatively, opt for the overnight ghost walk with a full English breakfast to revive you come morning.
If you choose to dine in the safe light of day, navigate through a menu offering Life Sentences such as homemade beef and ale pie, fresh mussels in cream, garlic and white wine sauce, and an excellent homemade jailhouse curry. Little ones will toe the line with their own dedicated Young Offenders menu. Like everything else at Bodmin Jail, nothing is quite as it appears, and in fact everything on the menu can be mixed and matched to create a meal that is exactly to your fancy.
Perhaps you’re after a spot of tea? Choose Stolen from Bodmin Jail for a mug of tea or coffee, and you get to make off with the mug as a souvenir of your visit. Or perhaps opt for the dramatic-sounding Thunder and Lightning scones – an indulgent cream tea featuring lashings of cream and runny honey. To top it off, Bodmin Jail is located in simply stunning countryside, just confirming that this place of interest and its top-notch restaurant should be on any visitor’s Cornwall checklist.