BRIDGE OVER SMOOTH WATERS: WADEBRIDGE
Legend has it that Wadebridge’s original name, Wade, came about because it was the site of a couple of chapels either side of the River Camel that still flows through town. Apparently, anyone who ‘waded’ through the river gave prayers in both chapels asking first for safety and then to say thanks for surviving the experience. Wade was first mentioned in records in 1382 but it later became Wadebridge after a Reverend Lovibond built its Old Bridge with 17 massive arches in the 1460s. And there’s your history lesson, so now it’s time for you to discover the wealth of pubs, restaurants, museums, attractions, shops, hotels, pretty streets and long walks like the famous Camel Trail in and around wonderful Wadebridge. Give thanks for that on both sides of the river!