NAMASTE, AND WELCOME TO
Playing In Nature
Foster a Love for Nature & Travel Blog
Playing In Nature is a passion project blog of mine. That is focused on inspiring other families to disconnect from their daily lives and foster a love for nature. My blog shares a variety of blog posts and guides to help your family get outdoors and plan your trips safely as well as some travel destinations in and around the UK.
I hope that through my tips and resources we all can inspire other families to foster a love for nature in themselves and their children too. Let’s start a generation trend of loving, caring for and respecting Mother Nature.
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Namaste, I'm Charmaine Howard
I'm the storyteller behind Playing In Nature. I am a wife, business owner, fur baby mother and an absolute fanatic about Nature and treating her respectfully. Through my blog, I hope to help families of all ages foster a deep love and respect for Mother Nature, and inspire families to spend more time outdoors or just connect to it as best as they can.
I absolutely love permaculture and holistic land management and what they stand for and do when implemented correctly and fully. My goal is to share my love of nature with you, give you tips, and guides and increase your nature knowledge.
I am currently based in the UK, living in a caravan with my husband and fur baby. We are traversing the whole of the UK, with Scotland, Ireland and hopefully the Isle of man as well. Such Fun!
Bodmin Jail, Cornwall
Appeared in Series/Episodes: Series 1
Jim Carter imprisonment storyline
Court and prison scenes
Episode Synopsis
In early episodes of Poldark, Jim Carter’s imprisonment delivers one of the series’ most emotional arcs. Scenes representing harsh 18th-century justice were filmed at Bodmin Jail.
Location
Bodmin Jail, Berrycoombe Road, Bodmin PL31 2NR
Travel time from Chyvounder: Approx. 1 hour 20 minutes
Few Poldark scenes are as emotionally charged as those involving Jim Carter’s imprisonment.
The stark stone walls and claustrophobic cells used to portray these moments were filmed at Bodmin Jail, one of Cornwall’s most atmospheric historic sites.
Built in 1779, Bodmin Jail’s granite construction and narrow corridors provide genuine 18th-century authenticity. Unlike coastal locations, this setting represents Cornwall’s harsher realities — law, punishment and inequality.
Walking through the jail today, you can:
Explore restored prison wings
Learn about Georgian justice
Experience immersive exhibitions
See original stone cell blocks
The thick granite walls and echoing corridors feel heavy with history. It’s easy to imagine the desperation portrayed in the series.
While darker in tone than Cornwall’s beaches and cliffs, Bodmin Jail adds important context to the world of Poldark — showing the human cost of poverty and injustice.
Pair your visit with a Bodmin Moor exploration before returning to your peaceful West Cornwall base.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY PODCAST
Chats with Charmaine
This podcast is a way for me to express myself, as my husband will tell you, I have many thoughts, ideas and I suppose beliefs about how life could be better for us all, now and in the long run. How we as a species need to become more conscious so that all life on Earth can live in harmony, supporting and nourishing each other in turn.
I am open to podcast, topics of discussion and thoughts or questions that have been hounding you.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY CHANNEL
Playing In Nature
This channel is a way for me to visually express myself, as my husband will tell you, I have many thoughts, ideas and I suppose beliefs about how life could be better for us all, now and in the long run. How we as a species need to become more conscious so that all life on Earth can live in harmony, supporting and nourishing each other in turn.
I am open to video ideas, topics of discussion and thoughts or questions that have been hounding you.
If you’re like us, there’s a yearning inside of you to connect with nature. You’re tired of life in the hamster wheel and you want to reclaim a little freedom.
To explore either by yourself or with the whole family. No matter where or how far away from home you may go; it does not matter.
Opening your heart up to nature is all that matter