Things To Do

Our recommendations for days out and places to eat in Devon and Cornwall within a 30 mile radius of the old station

Louis Tea Rooms and Farm Shop

Louis Tea Rooms and Farm Shop

A licensed local favourite with good food at fair prices, it’s open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, take away menu available and farm shop stocked with produce, alcohol, gifts and quality frozen ready meals

Check opening times before visiting, especially out of season and booking is recommended if you’re planning to eat in

  • Free large car park which can be busy at peak times
  • Dog friendly (outside only)

The Engine House at Compton Park

The Engine House licensed restaurant offers full English breakfasts, light snacks, lunch, daily roasts and daily specials.

Also offers a take away service. Highly recommended for good food at reasonable prices.

  • Free Parking

La Parrilla, Callington

La Parrilla Mexican Food and more take away in Callington

order by phone for collection or delivery (for a fee)

The Royal Inn at Horsebridge

The Royal Inn at Horsebridge

A lovely 15th century historic local pub serving lunch and dinner. Booking recommended

  • Free car park
  • Dog friendly
The Rising Sun Inn, Gunnislake

The Rising Sun Inn, Gunnislake

A small 17th century local pub serving lunch and dinner and often has live music and open mic nights. Booking recommended

  • Free parking
  • Dog friendly
Calstock

Calstock

A stunning place to visit, an important river port since Saxon times, with its tall white houses appearing to cling to the steep Cornish bank of the River Tamar

The village is dominated by the impressive grade 2 listed viaduct, completed in 1908 and the largest in Britain to be constructed of concrete blocks. Today it serves the Tamar Valley branch line from Plymouth to Gunnislake, a trip that’s well worth taking… In the last century Calstock railway served the local area of intense industrial and mining activity in a parish renowned, at the time, for its cultivation of fruit and flowers

Calstock boasted a rich mining history going back to medieval times and Silver, arsenic, copper and tin have all been mined in the locality

The village has a small active boat yard, as the river is navigable, at high tide, from Plymouth which is fourteen miles upriver. The village has some interesting artisan shops and a lovely pub

The Tamar Inn, Calstock

The Tamar Inn, Calstock

A pub and restaurant in a stunning location, regular live music events and a monthly quiz night, check their website for events. Booking recommended

  • Ample parking in Calstock village car park
  • Dog friendly
St Mellion Hotel, golf club and spa

St Mellion Hotel, Golf Club and Spa

Two challenging golf courses, gym and spa, restaurant and bar, tried, tested and recommended

Booking recommended

  • Free parking
  • Dogs not permitted
Crocadon Farm

Crocadon Farm

Highly recommended restaurant serving delicious quality food. Farm shop and tea rooms planned to re-open in Spring 2023. We recommend checking the website as the restaurant and farm shop is new and in a progressive state of growth and change. Booking essential

  • Free parking
  • Dog friendly
Hotel Endsleigh, Milton Abbot

Hotel Endsleigh, Milton Abbot

Highly recommended for lunch, dinner, cocktails, drinks, coffee/tea or afternoon tea

The gardens extend to over 100 acres and were created by Sir Humphry Repton, one of our favourite places locally for all of the above… and our special occasion meals. We also love to stroll around the beautiful extensive gardens and woodland, it’s a real treat. Booking Essential

  • Free parking
  • Dog friendly