 - Launceston, a hilly market town. was once the county town of
Cornwall until 1838, and is still regarded as ‘the gateway to Cornwall’.
- Reminders of its medieval history are everywhere, from the ramparts of the l2th-l3th century Launceston Castle—the onetime seat of William the Conqueror’s brother—to the relics of the 12th-century Augustinian priory.
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- Two bridges over the River Kensey, New Bridge and St. Leonard’s Bridge, date from the 16th century. Lawrence House, mid-Georgian, is a museum of local interest open on weekday afternoons.
- Elegant Georgian houses still line the narrow thoroughfares and market square.
Described by Betjeman as ‘the most interesting inland town in Cornwall’.
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- Attractions: Lawrence House
Museum, Steam Railway. Hidden Valley, Trethorue Leisure Park, Leisure Centre.
- Local towns and
villages to visit
- Bodmin
- Bolventor
- Boscastle
- Bude
- Camelford
- Launceston
- Tintagel
- Widemouth
- Angling
- On the Bude estuary,
also from the rocks and beaches all along the coast. The Bude
Canal is a noted coarse water. River fishing includes stretches of
the Ottery, Inny, Camel and Tamar.
- Sailing
- Sailing on the Camel Estuary. Harbour authorities
should be consulted about off shore sailing.
- Surfing
- At Bude and Widemouth, with frequent venues for
the National Surfing championships Trebarwith Strand, about a mile
south of Tintagel is good for ordinary surfing.
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