Charming
market town situated on the River Tavy. Highlights include riverside walks,
Drakes’ Walk, Viaduct Walk and beautiful meadows.
Tavistock is a former stannary town with Saxon beginnings and an industrial
past based on tin, cloth and copper. The birthplace of Sir Francis Drake, his
statue within the town is the original of the replica to be found on Plymouth
Hoe.
You
can find plenty of very interesting architecture and nationally known stores
plus a range of independent ones typical of a Devon market town and a wealth
of restaurants, cafes, traditional pubs and hotels, plus take-aways. There is
a covered pannier market, which was first held in 1105. A beautiful 15th-century
parish church can be found near the 12th-century ruins of the Benedictine abbey.
There
is much to see in and around Cornwall and Devon.
Plymouth
city center offers a vast variety of shops as well as it's famous Barbican
and Hoe.
Please
ask for tourist leaflets outlining all the local attractions when signing
in to Drakewalls House.
Drakewalls
Bed
And
Breakfast
Tavistock
- Ancient Stannary Town
