Saltash (Cornish: Essa), the "Gateway to Cornwall", is a small town in South Cornwall of the Tamar crossings.
Understand
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[edit]- 1 Saltash railway station. Cornish Main Line Plymouth - Penzance, with some direct connections from London Paddington.
Get around
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Map of Saltash
See
[edit]- 1 Cotehele, St Dominick, near Saltash, PL12 6TA, ☏ +44 1579 351346, [email protected]. A mediaeval house on the banks of the Tamar with Tudor additions.
- 2 Royal Albert Bridge. A uniquely designed railway bridge which spans the River Tamar in England between Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall.constructed between 1854 and 1859
Do
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Buy
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[edit]- 1 Union Inn, Tamar Street, ☏ +44 1752 844770. Noon - 9PM. Fairly cosy pub down by the Tamar, painted to look like a Union Jack. Often has live music.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 St Mellion International Resort, St Mellion, ☏ +44 1579 351351. It includes championship golf courses.
- 2 Pentillie Castle, Paynters Cross, St Mellion PL12 6QD, ☏ +44 1579 350044. Grand B&B in a mansion built 1698 - in 1810 three wings were added in neo-Gothic style, but these became dilapidated and were removed in the 1960s. The place is often booked out to wedding parties. B&B double £160.
- 3 Bush Farm Wild Camping, Bush Farm, Saltash PL12 6QY, ☏ +44 7875 557160. Pitch your tent wherever you please on this breezy hillside. Dogs welcome. £10 ppn.
Connect
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[edit]| Routes through Saltash |
| Bodmin ← Liskeard ← | W  E
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→ Plymouth → Exeter |