'''Launceston''' is in Cornwall.
Get in
Launceston is on the A30 (the main trunk road running though the center of Cornwall). It is about 45 minutes (41 miles) from Exeter.
Get around
This small town of around 5,000 people is easy to cover on foot.
See
The '''castle''' - built in the 11th century by Brian de Bretagne, the first Norman Earl of Cornwall
'''St. Mary Magdalene''' - a 16th century church with one of the most lavishly carved exteriors of any Church in England
Do
'''Launceston Steam railway''' Tel:''+44 1566'' 775-665 [http://www.launcestonsr.co.uk] - open during the summer months.
Buy
Eat
'''Tinhay Mill Restaurant''', Lifton (a couple of miles to the east of the town) - a good reputation.
Drink
'''The White Horse''' - pub - live music on Fridays.
Sleep
'''The White Hart Hotel''' Tel:''+44 1566'' 772-013 - offers the best accommodation in town.
Get out
Plymouth and Exeter are connected by a daily bus service.
Tavistock is a Devon based market-town.