Visit the gateway to Cornwall
Launceston is proud to be known as the gateway to Cornwall. On the Devon and Cornwall border and between two moors – Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor, the town allows easy access to West Devon, the Tamar Valley and North and South Cornwall.
It is a traditional market town and is quintessentially Cornish, with its Georgian houses, intricately- carved church, narrow streets and market square.
Today it’s a shopper’s delight, with a range of shops and services equal to
many bigger towns – yet Launceston still retains a traditional atmosphere.
The town is home to a Norman castle, which dominates the surrounding landscape – perched on top of a large, natural mound, this was the ultimate status symbol of Middle Age wealth and power.
A visit to the castle enables you to climb ramparts and gain an archer’s eye view of this fascinating town.
A visit to Launceston and the surrounding area should be on the itinerary of every visitor.
Historic Lawrence House
The impressive Launceston Castle
Castle backdrop.
Launceston Town Square.
Tavistock ... where history and beauty mingle
There can only be a handful of towns in England that can claim a combination of intriguing history and stunning location.
Tavistock church and square. Tavistock’s Dickensian Evening.
Perhaps, alphabetically, one might think of Appleby in Westmorland and Bakewell in Derbyshire in such a context, and surely, if one were to proceed in this way, ‘T’ would be for Tavistock.
Nine hundred years ago Henry I granted Tavistock its market charter, 200 years later it acquired the status of stannary town, being a commercial centre of the thriving tin mining industry.
One of many stalls in Tavistock Pannier Market.
Today it is part of a newly recognised world heritage area.
All the fun of the fair!
SIMPLY THE BEST IN THE WEST FOR VALUE AND VARIETY Welcomes you to the Historic Pannier Market
Tavistock Pannier Market Voted best Market Town In Britain
Open every day Tuesday til Saturday Tuesdays Craft Antiques, Collectables
Wednesday Craft Collectables Wares and Wears Thursdays Traditional Charter Market
Friday The Traditional Charter Market with Organic and ‘Farmers’ Fare Foods in and around the market
Saturdays: Every first Aladdin’s Cave - Every second Crafts Every third Mixed - Every fourth Victorian Fair Every fifth to be announced
Come along and join in the fun
FREE ADMISSION TO ALL MARKETS Telephone: 01822 611003
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It nestles in the beautiful Tavy Valley, with the inspiring and dramatic beauty of Dartmoor to the east and the fascinating and historic Tamar Valley to the west.
In the middle of the 19th century the Duke of Bedford re-routed the River Tavy to make way for the development of the wonderful selection of buildings that now greets visitors - the town hall; the court; one of the oldest working police stations in Britain, Court Gate; and, perhaps the jewel in the crown, the pannier market, which provides a vibrant combination of colour and craft, antiques and art, and local produce of every kind.
It is its ability to adapt to the fast moving world in which we live, while retaining so much of its past, that makes Tavistock stand out amongst its rivals. Since the
millennium the town has received a number of accolades, just one of which would inspire lesser towns.
It holds the best farmers’ market in Devon (second and fourth Saturdays of each month) – was voted best food town in its category in the South West in 2007, hosts an award winning national book fair, and above all else, was voted best market town in Britain in 2004/5.
Tavistock also plays host to many annual events which attract a wide cross section of visitors, including a music festival, food and drink festival, a wonderful Dickensian evening in December and the nationally famous Goose Fair in October, which brings the whole town to a standstill.
Plus the fact that the pannier market is one of a tiny number of venues to have been chosen by the BBC, not once but twice, to stage the prestigious Antiques Roadshow, which was seen worldwide by an audience of more than 80 million.
For visitors of all ages and dispositions there is so very much to offer, from discovering the mysteries of Dartmoor and the hidden secrets of a bygone age in the Tamar Valley, to exploring the exciting and varied selection of shops and cafes, almost all independent, in the main streets and the pannier market, and in true Devon tradition you will be made to feel really welcome wherever you go.
M Souttar, Deputy Market Reeve, Tavistock Pannier Market.
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