top tips
eating out in charlestown
eating out near charlestown
serious eating out
not so serious ( but still fab ) eating out
food shopping top tips
glorious gardens
wonderful walks
marvellous museums
amazing art
great golf
historical houses
best bike rides
boats and kayaks
surfing and paddleboarding
other stuff
theatre
beaches is a big one
really important phone numbers
eating out in charlestown
the longstore
is just superb, do book !
+44 (0) 1726 68598
www.thelongstore.co.uk
their cafe, short and strong, is fab
+44 (0) 1726 68598
www.shortandstrong.co.uk
their wine store
does little plates and wine
+44 (0) 1726 68598
www.instagram.com/the_wine_store
and their HBQ
a pop up harbour side BBQ
oh my
www.instagram.com/hbqcharlestown
the pier house
has the best terrace in england
+44 (0) 1726 67955
www.pierhousehotel.com
charlies coffee house
has wonderful cakes
+44 (0) 1726 67421
www.instagram.com/charliescoffee
charlies boathouse
is going down a storm
+44 (0) 1726 63322
www.charliesboathouse.com
the tall ships creamery
makes award winning ice cream
www.tallshipscreamery.co.uk
the rashleigh arms
is home to the charlestown gig club
+44 (0) 1726 73635
www.rashleigharms.co.uk
antonia's great grub
to pop in the oven
+44 (0) 1726 68966
www.antoniaspearls.co.uk
eating out near charlestown
edies kitchen
+44 (0) 1726 813888
a 5 minute drive
www.edieskitchen.co.uk
hubbox at pentewan
on the beach
+44 (0) 1726 844189
a 10 minute drive
www.hubbox.co.uk
sams at polkerris beach
sit by the window
+44 (0) 1726 812255
an 18 minute drive
www.samscornwall.co.uk
the life buoy cafe
fish finger sarnies rule
+44 (0) 7715 075 869
a 25 minute drive
www.thelifebuoycafe.co.uk
serious eating out
appleton's at the vineyard
just outside padstow, outstanding
+44 (0) 1841 541413
a 35 minute drive
www.appletonsatthevineyard.com
jamie oliver's fifteen
watergate bay
+44 (0) 1637 861000
a 35 minute drive
www.fifteencornwall.co.uk
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
rick stein's
the seafood restaurant, padstow
+44 (0) 1841 532700
a 40 minute drive
www.rickstein.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
not so serious ( but still fab ) eating out
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
rick stein's the cornish arms
we got married at the chruch opposite
+44 (0) 1841 532700
a 40 minute drive
www.rickstein.com/eat-with-us
canteen
wheal kitty, st agnes
mouthwatering
+44 (0) 7432 641 941
a 45 minute drive
www.canteencornwall.com
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
rick stein's fish and chips
padstow, of course
a 50 minute drive
www.rickstein.com/eat-with-us
blas burgerworks
st ives, great
+44 (0) 1736 797272
a 1 hour drive
www.blasburgerworks.co.uk
and if you manage to eat your way
through this lot
try ellies food diary
www.barefootcornwall.com/category/foodie-diary
food shopping top tips
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
the cheese man
delivers
+44 (0) 1726 883113
www.hansonfinefoods.co.uk
fish for thought
they deliver
+44 (0) 1208 262202
www.fishforthought.co.uk
the cornish food box company
again, they deliver
+44 (0) 1872 211533
ww.thecornishfoodboxcompany.co.uk
wreckers deli
on the other side of the quay
+44 (0) 1726 74323
a 1 minute walk
www.facebook.com/wreckersdeli
kittows quality meats
walk, but get there early
+44 (0) 1726 73005
a 5 minute drive
www.kittowsqualitymeats.co.uk
lobbs farm shop
chicken parcels with leg meat are delicious
+44 (0) 1726 844411
a 15 minute drive
www.lobbsfarmshop.com
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
wonderful walks
black head and the gribben are the
2 headlands that define st austell bay
charlestown is in the middle
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
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
national maritime museum
in falmouth
+44 (0) 1326 313388
a 50 minute drive
www.nmmc.co.uk
amazing art
tate st ives
+44 (0) 1736 796 226
a 1 hour drive
www.tate.org.uk/stives
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/stives
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 !
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
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
best bike rides
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
best followed by fish and chips
at rick steins in padstow !
boats and kayaks
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.fowey-boat-hire.co.uk
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
guided canoe trip and kayak hire
totally beautiful
+44 (0) 7976 466123
a 20 minute drive
www.encountercornwall.com
surfing and paddleboarding
surfing at watergate bay
boards and wetsuits and lessons
in the summer
ask for tilly, our daughter !
+44 (0) 1637 860840
a 35 minute drive
www.extremeacademy.co.uk
water skiing and windsurfing and paddleboarding
at cornwall watersports, pentewan sands
+44 (0) 1726 842939
a 15 minute drive
www.watersportscornwall.com
polkerris beach
sailing and sup and all of it
lovey lisa
a 15 minute drive
www.polkerrisbeach.com
cornwall kayak and stand up paddle board hire
bruce and sarah
delivered to your door
+44 (0) 7952 254 352
www.paddleboardsupkayakhire.co.uk
other stuff
st austells super
duper duplex cinema
+44 (0) 1726 66301
a 10 minute drive
www.wtwcinemas.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 843485
a 15 minute drive
www.pentewan.co.uk
just don't go in the school hols !
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
the kneehigh theatre
have the asylum
+44 (0) 1872 267910
a 30 minute drive
www.kneehigh.co.uk
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
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
constantine bay
mind blowing, superb surf
do what the life guards say
a 40 minute drive
www.cornwall-beaches.co.uk
the beach at bedruthan steps
is called carnewas
don't get cut off like we did
a 40 minute drive
www.nationaltrust.org.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
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
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
in an emergency from a uk mobile
the emergency number is 999
for the police, the fire brigade, an ambulance
or the coast guard
the non-emergency medical number is 111
the non-emergency police number is 101
if you need to see a doctor phone
www.staustellhealthcare.co.uk on +44 (0) 1726 7555
if you call out of hours
the message will tell you to phone
the non-emergency medical number, 111
the minor injury unit is at st austell community hospital
+44 (0) 1726 873010
www.nhs.uk/Services/Hospitals/Service/Minor-Injuries
and is a 5 minute drive from charlestown, 8am to 10pm
in an emergency from an international mobile
the emergency number is 999
for the police, the fire brigade, an ambulance
or the coast guard
the non-emergency medical number 111 does not work
the non-emergency police number 111 does not work
if you need to see a doctor phone
www.staustellhealthcare.co.uk on +44 (0) 1726 7555
if you call out of hours
the message will tell you to phone
the non-emergency medical number 111, which does not work
the minor injury unit is at st austell community hospital
+44 (0) 1726 873010
www.nhs.uk/Services/Hospitals/Service/Minor-Injuries
and is a 5 minute drive from charlestown, 8am to 10pm
nhs west country dental care
+44 (0) 333 405 0290
a 5 minute drive
www.westcountrydentalcare.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
the walsingham clinic truro
+44 (0) 1872 263163
a 30 minute drive
www.walsinghamclinic.com
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