Launceston (Cornish: Lannstevan) is a town of 9,200 people (2011) in North Cornwall. Visitors come to see the 11th-century Launceston Castle, and the Launceston narrow-gauge heritage steam railway.
Get in
[edit]Launceston is on the A30 (the main trunk road running though the center of Cornwall). It is about 45 minutes (41 miles) from Exeter.
Get around
[edit]This small town of around 12,000 people is easy to cover on foot. Taxis are inexpensive but not required in the town centre.
See
[edit]- 1 Launceston Castle, Castle Lodge, PL15 7DR, ☏ +44 1566 772365. Built in the 11th century by Brian de Bretagne, the first Norman Earl of Cornwall adults £3.60, children £2.20, concessions £3.20.
- 2 St. Mary Magdalene. a 16th-century church with one of the most lavishly carved exteriors of any Church in England
- 3 Lawrence House, 9 Castle Street, PL15 8BA, ☏ +44 1566 773277, lawrencehouse@nationaltrust.org.uk.
Do
[edit]- 1 Launceston Steam railway, St. Thomas Road, PL15 8DA, ☏ +44 1566 775665. Open during the summer months.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Tinhay Mill Restaurant, Lifton (a couple of miles to the east of the town). a good reputation
- La Bouche Creole (centre of town). offers great Louisiana cuisine.
There are various Indian restaurants in the town, but no dine in Chinese.
- Launceston Fryers (in the centre of town opposite the post office). offer good quality, fresh, fish and chips
Drink
[edit]- The White Horse. pub - live music on Fridays.
- The Bakers Arms. pub - lively, full of younger generation.
- The White Heart. pub - Busy on Saturdays.
Sleep
[edit]- The White Hart Hotel, ☏ +44 1566 772013. Offers the best accommodation in town.
- Eagle House Hotel. Very popular.
- Lots of B&Bs in the area.
- 1 Arundell Arms, Fore St, Lifton PL16 0AA, ☏ +44 1566 784666. Just across the boundary east into Devon, this is a country house hotel with great dining. Dog friendly. B&B double £160.
- 2 Coombeshead Farm, Lewannick PL15 7QQ, ☏ +44 1566 782009. Restaurant with five rooms in 16th C farmhouse, delightful cuisine. No children under 16. B&B double £130.
Go next
[edit]Plymouth and Exeter are connected by a daily bus service. Tavistock is a Devon based market-town.
Routes through Launceston |
Land's End ← Bodmin ← | W E | → Okehampton → Exeter |