Launceston (Cornwall)
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Launceston is in Cornwall.
[edit] Get in
Launceston is on the A30 (the main trunk road running though the center of Cornwall). It is about 45 minutes (41 miles) from Exeter.
[edit] Get around
This small town of around 5,000 people is easy to cover on foot.
[edit][add listing] See
- The castle - built in the 11th century by Brian de Bretagne, the first Norman Earl of Cornwall
- St. Mary Magdalene - a 16th century church with one of the most lavishly carved exteriors of any Church in England
[edit][add listing] Do
- Launceston Steam railway Tel:+44 1566 775-665 [1] - open during the summer months.
[edit][add listing] Buy
[edit][add listing] Eat
- Tinhay Mill Restaurant, Lifton (a couple of miles to the east of the town) - a good reputation.
[edit][add listing] Drink
- The White Horse - pub - live music on Fridays.
[edit][add listing] Sleep
- The White Hart Hotel Tel:+44 1566 772-013 - offers the best accommodation in town.
[edit] Get out
Plymouth and Exeter are connected by a daily bus service.
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