t o p t i p s
eating out in charlestown +
eating out near charlestown +
serious eating out +
not so serious ( but still fab ) eating out +
food shopping top tips +
top tours + and glorious gardens +
wonderful walks +
marvellous museums +
amazing art + and great golf +
historical houses +
best bike rides + and boats and jetski +
surfing and paddleboarding and kayak +
other stuff + and theatre +
beaches is a big one + and ev charging +
really important phone numbers +
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eating and drinking out in charlestown
walk home, book now
the longstore
steak and seafood
and its cellar
+44 (0) 1726 68598
www.thelongstore.co.uk
spring tide
fish in all its glory
+44 (0) 1726 879 053
www.springtide.co.uk
the pier house
has the best terrace in england
+44 (0) 1726 67955
www.pierhousehotel.com
edie's
+44 (0) 1726 813888
www.edies.restaurant
the charlestown fish company
the inner harbour
ask for the chefs special
www.charlestownfishco.uk
the rashleigh arms
is home to the charlestown gig club
+44 (0) 1726 73635
www.rashleigharms.co.uk
the cafe, short and strong
+44 (0) 1726 61777
9am to 4pm
www.shortandstrong.co.uk
the tall ships creamery
makes award winning ice cream
www.tallshipscreamery.co.uk
and finally, food from our kitchen
www.antoniaspearls.co.uk/great-grub
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eating out near charlestown
book now
sams at polkerris beach
sit by the window
+44 (0) 1726 812255
also an 18 minute drive
www.samscornwall.co.uk
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serious eating out
book now
rick stein's
the seafood restaurant, padstow
+44 (0) 1841 532700
a 40 minute drive
www.rickstein.com
number 6
padstow, perfection
+44 (0) 1841 532093
a 40 minute drive
www.paul-ainsworth.co.uk
andy and lyndsey appleton's
wonderful new restaurant
in fowey, AMAZING
+44 (0) 1872 228 738
an 18 minute drive
www.appletonsrestaurant.com
nathan outlaw
port isaac, as good as it gets
+44 (0) 1208 880896
a 50 minute drive
www.nathan-outlaw.com
porthminster beach cafe
st ives, dreamy
+44 (0) 1736 795352
a 1 hour drive
www.porthminstercafe.co.uk
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not so serious ( but still fab ) eating out
book now
www.duchy grub
umm, PL28 8SG
+44 (0) 1840 219518
www.mackerelskycafe.co.uk
lovely, especially after
a dip at the geothermal
jubilee pool penzance
prawn on the lawn
ummm
the food is great so possibly should
be in the serious eating out section
a 35 minute drive
+44 (0) 7926 128 148
www.prawn on the lawn.co.uk
the barley sheaf
in gorran churchtown
+44 (0) 1726 843 330
a 20 minute drive
www.thebarleysheafgorran.co.uk
strong adolfos
at hawksfield
+44 (0) 1208 816949
a 30 minute drive
www.strongadolfos.com
the hidden hut
on the beach
a 35 minute drive
www.hiddenhut.co.uk
the tiny thai
+44 (0) 1208 455 135
a 35 minute drive
www.thetinythai.co.uk
st kew inn
+44 (0) 1208 841 259
a 40 minute dive, amazing
www.stkewinn.co.uk
rick stein's the cornish arms
( currently suspended )
we were married at the church opposite
+44 (0) 1841 532700
a 40 minute drive
www.rickstein.com/eat-with-us
schooners
above the beach
+44 (0) 1872 553149
a 45 minute drive
www.schoonerscornwall.com
rick stein's st petroc's bistro
padstow
+44 (0) 1841 532700
a 50 minute drive
www.rickstein.com
blas burgerworks
st ives, great
+44 (0) 1736 797272
a 1 hour drive
www.blasburgerworks.co.uk
on our list to try out
argoe
barnabys
45 queen street
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food shopping top tips
they all deliver !
tesco at st austell
closes at 4pm on sundays
0345 677 9597
a 5 minute drive
www.tesco.com
tiny tesco at st austell
open till 10pm on sundays
0345 610 2721
an 8 minute drive
www.tesco.com
m&s at truro
+44 (0) 1872 271511
a 25 minute drive
www.marksandspencer.com
waitrose at truro
+44 (0) 1872 225861
a 25 minute drive
www.waitrose.com
sainsburys at truro
+44 (0) 1872 260 881
a 30 minute drive
www.sainsburys.co.uk
kittows quality meats
but get there early
+44 (0) 1726 73005
a 5 minute drive
www.kittowsqualitymeats.co.uk
richards
fruit & veg & fish
+44 (0) 1726 812 550
a 5 minute drive
www.richardsgreengrocerandfiishmonger.co.uk
lobbs farm shop
chicken parcels with leg meat are delicious
+44 (0) 1726 844411
a 15 minute drive
www.lobbsfarmshop.com
the cornish food store
truro, next to waitrose
+44 (0) 1872 306060
a 25 minute drive
www.greatcornishfood.co.uk
riverford, 100% organic
deliver on a thursday
https://www.riverford.co.uk
+44 (0) 1803 227 227
curgurrell farm shop
on the roseland
+44 (0) 1872 580 243
a 35 minute drive
www.curgurrellfarmshop.co.uk
the cornish food box company
again, they deliver +44 (0) 1872 211533
www.thecornishfoodboxcompany.co.uk
ellis whatron wines have all the great cornish wine
as well as everthing else !
+44 (0) 1637 838 998
www.ewwines.co.uk
tours
if you would like to learn more about
the history of charlestown
lyndon is now doing wonderful guided tours
+44 (0) 7971 889 106
www.charlestowntours.co.uk
juliet grows the most extraordinarily
beautiful flowers on her organic smallholding
tour, tea and leave with a bunch, £100
! she only does this for our guests !
+44 (0) 7944 253 033
www.cornishfarmflowers.co.uk
chocolarder chocolate tour
+44 (0) 1872 857 071
www.chocolarder.com
trevibban mill wine tours
+44 (0) 1841 541 413
www.trevibbanmill.com
camel valley wine tour
+44 (0) 1208 77959
www.camelvalley.com
glorious gardens
I know its a garden centre
but is it LOVELY
and has a fab cafe
+44 (0) 01208 872668
a 22 minute drive
www.duchyofcornwallnursery.co.uk
the eden project
its hot at the top
+44 (0) 1726 811911
an 10 minute drive
www.edenproject.com
the lost gardens of heligan
the jungle is wonderful
+44 (0) 1726 845100
a 15 minute drive
www.heligan.com
carnglaze caverns
a sight to behold
+44 (0) 1579 320251
a 30 minute drive
www.carnglaze.com
tremenheere sculpture gardens
mind blowing
+44 (0) 1736 448089
a 1 hour drive
www.tremenheere.co.uk
the great gardens
of cornwall, all of them
www.greatgardensofcornwall.co.uk
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wonderful walks
black head and the gribben are the
2 headlands that define st austell bay, charlestown is in the middle.
the walk to the headlands is a tad boring as in order
not to fall off the cliffs, you are enclosed in trees
so its worth driving for the 10 or so mins to cut the boring bits out !
the black head walk
drive to the national trusts car park just above trenarren. walk the south west coast path in either direction, making sure you walk to the very end of black head itself, keeping an eye out for the standing stone in memory of a l rowse and also saying hello to the beautiful beach at hallane. followed by fish & chips on the terrace at the pier house, overlooking charlestowns outer harbour
a 15 minute drive
the gribben walk
drive to polkerris and park in the high car park, make sure you have booked at table at sams on the beach for food afterwards. if you forget, you can always have a drink and some crisps at the rashleigh arms. walk the south west coast path to gribben head. the day mark is there to help sailors see that st austell bay is not falmouth ! pop your head round the corner of polridmouth beach & have a look at rebeccas beach house. daphne du maurier lived at menabilly. walk back past menabilly to polkerris, there is a short cut through the fields if you are tired.
a 15 minute drive.
iwalk cornwall
round walks
www.iwalkcornwall.co.uk
marvellous museums
if you would like to learn more
about the history of charlestown
lyndon is now doing wonderful guided tours
+44 (0) 7971 889 106
www.charlestowntours.co.uk
charlestown shipwreck and heritage centre
about to be dusted after 30 years
watch this space
+44 (0) 1726 69897
a 1 minute walk !
www.shipwreckcharlestown.com
wheal martyn clay museum
it explains charlestown
+44 (0) 1726 850 362
an 11 minute drive
www.wheal-martyn.com
the royal cornwal museum
+44 (0) 1872 272 205
a 35 minute drive
www.royalcornwallmuseum.org.uk
national maritime museum
in falmouth
+44 (0) 1326 313388
a 50 minute drive
www.nmmc.co.uk
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amazing art
tate st ives
+44 (0) 1736 796 226
a 1 hour drive
www.tate.org.uk
parking in st ives can be interesting
so park at st erth and take the tiny train
barbara hepworths
house and garden at st ives
mindblowing
+44 (0) 1736 796 226
a 1 hour drive
www.tate.org.uk
again, park at st erth and take the tiny train !
chris prindl pottery
so so beautiful
+44 (0) 1208 269493
a 20 minute drive
www.prindlpottery.co.uk
phone to check he is in !
molesworth and bird
seaweed studio
a 20 minute drive
www.molesworthandbird.com
julia is responsible
ben taffinders paintings
just wonderful
+44 (0) 7792 817 120
an 35 minute drive
www.bentaffinder.co.uk
phone to check he is in !
hannah woodmans paintings
mind blowingly beautiful
www.hannahwoodman.co.uk
and in charlestown
you can walk to visit
the lovely liz and paul
at atishoo gallery
www.atishoogallery.co.uk
+44 (0) 1726 65900
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great golf
trevose golf club
a wonderful links course
+44 (0) 1841 520208
a 40 minute drive
www.trevose-gc.co.uk
st mellion golf club
is just superb
a 55 minute drive
www.st-mellion.co.uk
st enodoc golf club
don't forget your handicap certificate
a 50 minute drive
www.st-enodoc.co.uk
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historical houses
lanhydrock house
how it was done
+44 (0) 1208 265950
a 25 minute drive
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lanhydrock
port eliot
round room by lenckiewicz
+44 (0) 1503 230211
a 45 minute drive
www.porteliot.co.uk
cotehele house
beautiful
+44 (0) 1579 351346
a 1 hour drive
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cotehele
st michael's mount
+44 (0) 1736 710265
a 1 hour drive
www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk
time it right and you will walk accross the sands
and the boatman will bring you back
godolphin house
just wow
+44 (0) 1736 763194
a 1 hour drive
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/godolphin
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best bike rides
cornwall bike hire
delivered to your door
we do have some hills
so maybe an ebike ?
+44 (0) 7950 774 067
www.cornwallbikehire.co.uk
for superb fun try
woodys bike park
a 15 minute drive
you do have to bring your own bike
www.woodysbikepark.com
bike trails at lanhydrock
green runs and blue runs and red runs !
+44 (0) 1208 265975
a 20 minute drive
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lanhydrock
bike hire for the camel trail
+44 (0) 1208 813050
a 35 minute drive
www.bridgebikehire.co.uk
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boats and jet ski
jet ski
carlyon bay
+44 (0) 1637 806106
a 10 minute drive
www.cornwallwaverunnersafaris.co.uk
speed boats at padstow, such fun
+44 (0) 7791 432 309
a 40 minute drive
www.facebook.com/padstowspeedboats
steves self drive motor
boat hire in fowey
+44 (0) 7989 991115
a 20 minute drive
www.foweyboathire.com
russ will take you out in his rib
+44 (0) 7866 905928
www.guardianribcharter.com
james brown will take you out
on his boat, fresh mackrel is
the best fish in the world
+44 (0) 7891 300078
a 40 minute drive
www.fishandtripstmawes.co.uk
wavehunters will take you
on sea safari from padstow
+44 (0) 1637 860840
a 35 minute drive
www.wavehunters.co.uk
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surfing and paddleboarding and kayaks
polkerris beach
sailing and SUP and all of it
lovey lisa
a 15 minute drive
www.polkerrisbeach.com
guided trips
canoe and kayak and paddle board
totally beautiful
+44 (0) 7792 062 471
a 20 minute drive
www.paddlecornwallsup.co.uk
king surf
wonderful instructors
boards and wetsuits and lessons
+44 (0) 1637 860091
a 35 minute drive
www.kingsurf.co.uk
surfing at watergate bay
boards and wetsuits and lessons
+44 (0) 1637 860840
a 35 minute drive
in the winter
ask for tilly
www.wavehunters.co.uk
tillys fab friends
allannah and sam
long and short board courses
www.gatherandglide.com
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other stuff
drive in out door cinema
overlooking watergate bay
a 35 minute drive
www.wavelengthmag.com/drive-in-cinema-cornwall
st austells super
duper duplex cinema
+44 (0) 1726 66301
a 10 minute drive
www.wtwcinemas.co.uk
cornwall swimming horses
a 60 minute drive
+44 (0) 7460 865167
www.cornwallswimminghorses.co.uk
barguse riding centre
+44 (0) 1208 831817
a 25 minute drive
www.barguseridingcentre.co.uk
swimming and or soft play
at the seahorse center
+44 (0) 1726 845 208
a 15 minute drive
www.seahorsecornwall.co.uk
just don't go in the school hols !
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theatre
miracle theatre company
always worth it
+44 (0) 1209 216 762
a 45 minute drive
www.miracletheatre.co.uk
the minack theatre
+44 (0) 1736 810181
a 1 hour and 25 minute drive
www.minack.com
the magic seats are a delight
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beaches is a big one
the wonderful thing about cornwall is that
if it is lousy weather on the north coast
it is usually beautiful on the south
the surfers use this website
as there are webcams and you
can see the waves and the weather
www.surfline.com
charlestown beaches
both of them
pebbly at high tide, sandy at low
wonderful rock pools
a one minute walk !
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
porthpean beach
family beach with sand and rock pools and chips
a 5 minute drive
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
menabilly beach
rebeccas the beach house
that daphne du mauriers wrote about
a 15 minute drive
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
caerhays beach
again a family beach with sand, a beach shop
its own castle and gardens
a 25 minute drive
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
watergate bay beach
our closest surfng beach
surf lessons bookable
a 30 minute drive
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
if you still want more, these
beaches are absolutely worth it
carne, crantock, gorran haven, hemmick
kynance, lantic, pendower, polkerris with pub
polzeath, prussia and vault
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
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really important phone numbers
spa at home
+44 (0)1726 68966
www.antoniaspearls.co.uk/spa
star cars taxis
+44 (0) 1726 66636
www.starcarscornwall.com
please do book in advance
please phone to make bookings
as on line is broken
hiring a car in cornwall
+44 (0) 1637 850 971
www.cornwallcarhire.co.uk
they can meet you at the train station or the airport
the emergency number is 999
( uk & non uk mobiles )
the non-emergency medical number is 111
the non-emergency police number is 101
( uk mobiles only )
www.staustellhealthcare.co.uk on +44 (0) 1726 7555
the minor injury unit is at st austell community hospital
+44 (0) 1726 873 000, 8am to 10pm
www.staustellcommunityhospital.co.uk
the waiting times can be found here
www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/miu-waiting-times
and when you just have to speak to a GP
+44 (0) 20 7535 1888
or 0344 257 0345
telephone & virtual consulatations
https://doctorcall.co.uk/
nhs west country dental care
+44 (0) 333 405 0290
a 5 minute drive
www.smiletogether.co.uk
manor house dental care
+44 (0) 1726 74748
a 7 minute drive
www.manorhousedental.net
oliver hughes physiotherapy
+44 (0) 1872 276074
a 30 minute drive
www.ohphysiotherapy.co.uk
I can't think of anything else, but do let me know if I have missed
anything, and if any of my suggestions are not up to scratch x A
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