Launceston (Cornwall)

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
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
This small town of around 12,000 people is easy to cover on foot. Taxis are inexpensive but not required in the town centre.

Eat


There are various Indian restaurants in the town, but no dine in Chinese.



Sleep

 * Lots of B&Bs in the area.
 * Lots of B&Bs in the area.
 * Lots of B&Bs in the area.

Go next
Plymouth and Exeter are connected by a daily bus service. Tavistock is a Devon based market-town.