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P A St Austell 2 T H 2 Southbourne Road, St Austell, , PL25 4RS 11 Tel: 01726 879 500 3 8 www.visitthecornishriviera.co.uk 7 6 OUR SERVICES 1 12 • Accommodation Booking Service • 3 10 • Special price, Fast-Track Eden Project tickets •

EAST WHARF • Ordnance Survey & Local Maps • 3 • Local & Special Interest Books • 13 • Cornish Riviera Box Office for Events • EA PL SE AY EAST QU NOTES W T A ES Y A KE E T U ON Q MEADOW W H EST 4 COURT A R W F 14

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Spot On Cabs Incorporating St Austell Taxis Taxi / Private Hire 4, 6 & 8 Seater Cars

(01726) 77877 or 66999 E: [email protected] • www.spotoncabs.co.uk 1 4 6 Visit the historic St Austell Market House MARKET STREET

Tregorrick Park, 17 interesting and unique The Ship Inn St.Austell, shops under the most The Ship Inn Cornwall, amazing roof in Cornwall! Pentewan, St Austell, Cornwall. PL26 6BX. Tel: 01726 842855 The Ship Inn at Pentewan is a small friendly village inn with a public bar, PL26 7AG lounge and dining room. Serving home cooked meals using as much local Tel: (01726) 76300 or 76430 Look in, Look up, Look around! produce as possible. Set in a pretty village, across the road from the old disused clay harbour. There is a beer garden on the old St Austell Market House, harbourside with resident swans and ducks. Market Street, St Austell PL25 5QB 2 3 5 7 8 9 St Austell 5 Mev 300x564:St Austell 5 Mev 300x564 08/08/2012 09:57 Page 2

FOWEY- MEVAGISSEY FERRY A B C Places to Visit 35 min crossing • Buy ticket on-board • £12 return (£6 child) THE EDEN PROJECT A stunning conversion of a redundant china clay pit now houses the world’s Cornwall’s most biggest greenhouses (Biomes) Humid Tropics and Warm Temperate Climates, plus The Core – its education showcase. But Eden is more than unmissable just a botanical garden - it plays host to huge, world-renowned events such boat trip and as Live 8 Africa Calling & The Eden Sessions (outdoor summer gigs with acts as diverse as Moby, Pet Shop Boys, Amy Winehouse, Brian Wilson) two of its and wows audiences with its themed seasons; Bulb Mania in the spring, A prettiest Time of Gifts in the winter and Jungle Nights in the summer. A visit is a ‘must’ – get Fast Track tickets from the TIC. CRTIC 01726 879 500 harbours to 01726 811911 explore THE CORNISH WAY The National Cycle Network, Route 3, passes near the Eden Project Tel: 07977 203394 (boat) www.ferry.me.uk and through St Austell on its way down to Mevagissey and the 10 14 Roseland Peninsula. It provides a popular,and fairly level, off-road, walking and cycling route down the Pentewan Valley to Pentewan. It uses the old ‘Coach Road’ leading up to Heligan Gardens and then on SE SMITH & SON (PAR) LIMITED down to Mevagissey. Biscovey Garage, Gate, Par, (Nr St. Austell) PL24 2EE WHEAL MARTYN & COUNTRY PARK Set in 26 acres of woodland, nestling in the historic Ruddle Valley on FOR YOUR DISCOUNT TYRES, the outskirts of St Austell, the Wheal Martyn Country Park provides a Phone Simon on EXHAUSTS, BATTERIES & BRAKES 1 fascinating day out for all the family. The Park, now part of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, is set in the grounds of two former working 07812 443 939 Car and Light Van Specialists china clay pits and provides visitors with a fascinating insight into china Computerised Wheel Balancing, clay – how it was mined, what is was used for and what it meant for the families who lived in the area. Interior & Exterior Repairs Four Wheel Alignment, Suppliers of Alloy Wheels www.chinaclaycountry.co.uk 01726 850362 Servicing & Accessories Fitted We Service All Makes and Models of Motor Cars, ROCHE ROCK Light Vans Using the Latest Computerised Equipment North of St Austell and on the south side of Roche village, a towering, Mobile Service Available dramatic granite outcrop crowned with ruins of the 15th Century Telephone: 01726 813349 • Fax: 01726 816088 Chapel and Hermitage of St Michael, once occupied, according to legend, by St Gonand. 11 15 VALLEY Our popular buffet every Useful Telephone Numbers The valley was designated as a World Heritage Site in 2006. Most of the industrial remains in the valley are the results of the endeavours of Sunday evening in EMERGENCY Joseph Treffry (1782-1850). Copper mining was booming in the area the restaurant during the early 1800s, and Treffry was the owner of Consols Police, Fire, Ambulance (Free Call) 999 mine, one of the deepest, richest and most important of the Cornish Adult £11.95 Child £6.95 copper mines. A major feature is the ‘’ carrying water as NHS Direct - Medical Help 0845 46 47 well as the tramway across the valley. Visitors today can park at Ponts Dental Helpline 0845 500 230 Mill,just off the A390, and enjoy the trails through the wooded valley. Delivery Available Penrice Hospital (Small Injuries Unit - not 24hrs) 01726 291 100 MEVAGISSEY MODEL RAILWAY 9 Grants Walk, Treliske Hospital A&E Truro 01872 253 111 The World of Model Railways is one of Cornwall’s premier tourist St Austell PL25 5AA Police-Non-Emergency 08452 777 444 attractions, with one of the best model shops in the South-West of England. 01726 842457 Tel: 01726 67390 OTHER USEFUL NUMBERS MEVAGISSEY FOLK MUSEUM www.nepalesegurkha.co.uk Train & Bus Times 0871 200 22 33 Mevagissey Folk Museum displays a collection of mainly local Cornish Riviera Box Office 01726 87 95 00 domestic and agricultural items, and includes builders’ half-models, an 12 “Armada” chest and other artefacts from the local fishing and maritime Cornwall Council 0300 1234 100 community. 01726 843568 THE LOST GARDENS OF HELIGAN Pentewan. Heligan offer its’ visitors almost 200 glorious acres to explore, all year round. The gardens are enveloped by the stunning countryside of the South Cornish Coast and enjoy tantalising views both South and East on clear days. 01726 845100

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Plymouth 40 Reproduced from Philip’s Navigator Britain © Philip’s © Crown copyright Penzance 41 Exeter 75 Although produced with the co-operation of Cornish Riviera Tourist Information Centre, St Austell (CRTIC), no responsibility is accepted by the CRTIC for any advertisements herein or for any errors or omissions. Produced by the CPL Group Tel: 01702 461661 Email: [email protected] (Aug 2012) Bristol 157 Holy Trinity Parish Church, St Austell town centre

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