Tavistock

By car

Tavistock is on the A386 from Plymouth to Okehampton, the B3357 from Princetown and the A390 into Cornwall.

By bus

Tavistock is also served by various DevonBus (+44 8706-082-608) routes:

• 79: from Callington via Gunnislake
• 83/84: from Plymouth via Yelverton
• 85/86: linking Plymouth and Barnstaple via Tavistock
• 98: from Yelverton via Princetown
• 185: Bere Ferrers/Bere Alston to Yelverton via Tavistock
• 186: from Okehampton via Launceston

By train

Regular trains run to Plymouth from London and Elsewhere (a change in Bristol may be needed). The nearest station is Gunnislake station, which is on the Tamar Valley branch line from Plymouth. It is around 4.5 miles (6 km) from Tavistock, with direct buses between them.

Tavistock is a great centre for a holiday, particularly if you have a car.
A few bus services run through the town from the main station to housing areas and along Plymouth Road and Whitchurch Road, but the town centre is very small so can be walked easily.

Specific sights are not part of the town's appeal, it's just a thoroughly pleasant market town with good shops in a fine position.

• The Pannier Market In the centre of the town, full of interesting stalls during the daytime.
• The Viaduct Above the town, is also the start of a pleasant walk along the old railway line.

• Morwellham Quayto the west of Tavistock is a living history site featuring a mine, craft centre, port, brewery and railway.

• Lydford Gorge

  phone: +44 1822 820320
  address: Lydford, EX20 4BH
  A 1.5 mile (2.4 km) long gorge. Owned and maintained by the National Trust

There aren't a lot of activities in Tavistock, as it is a small town.

• Tavistock Wharf

  phone: +44 1822 611166
  address: 3 Canal Rd, PL19 8AR
  Holds fairly regular music events and shows films – based near Plymouth Road.

• Meadowlands Swimming Pool

  phone: +44 1822 617774
  address: The Wharf, PL19 8SP
  A swimming pool, based in the same area too.

Goosey Fair takes place every second Wednesday of October and takes over the town with fairground rides, stalls and various events.

• Pannier MarketThe town's market offers local goods and there is a weekly farmer's market along with various other events offering local produce. Country Cheeses, in the Pannier Market, is highly recommended for stocking up on local cheeses.

There are small restaurants and takeaways in Tavistock.
Pasties are for sale in various places and are better than those in Cornwall, according to some, though don't say that within earshot of a Cornishman!

• The Cornish Arms

  phone: +44 1822 612145
  address: 15 West St, PL19 8AN
  A friendly pub near the centre of the town.

• Jack Chams

  phone: +44 1822 614923
  address: 17-18 West St, PL19 8AN
  A rather more trendy venue, located a few doors up the street from the Cornish. Bar upstairs, with a small dancefloor downstairs and a heated outdoor area.

• Trout and Tipple

  phone: +44 1822 618886
  address: Parkwood Rd, PL19 0JS
  A CAMRA award-winning pub on the outskirts of town, but with a nice local feel to it.

Various Bed and Breakfasts are situated along Plymouth Road.

• The Bedford Hotel

  phone: +44 1822 613221
  address: 1 Plymouth Rd, PL19 8BB
  Pet-friendly hotel with free Wi-Fi and a gym.

• Browns

  address: 80 West Street

• The Horn of Plenty

  address: Gulworthy

• Moorland Links Hotel

  phone: +44 1822 852245
  address: Yelverton, Near Plymouth, PL20 6DA
  A well-located hotel for Dartmoor holidays situated as it is on the edge of Dartmoor National Park. Set in 9 acres of beautiful grounds with views across the Tamar Valley.

Tavistock is a good base for exploring Dartmoor National Park and the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as it borders both.
The road to Princetown provides great Moorland scenery all the way and passes the Dartmoor Inn at Merrivale.
A number of villages listed under Dartmoor are within easy access.
Brentor is a small village near Tavistock with a picturesque church on the top of a hill.