What a charming getaway!
The kitchen floods with light and has wonderful views of the platform. At the end of the kitchen you will find a small utility area and the downstairs WC.
The dining-room floods with light and looks out over your private patio and of course the platform.
The main bedroom is a comfortable size overlooking the platform at the back of the house.
Railway Cottage sits on the old railways track that runs from your back door to Newmills.
The sitting-room is the heart of the cottage and enjoys a view out across your private patio to the platform.
Enjoy a drink on your private patio area next to the railway.
All rooms lead off of the sitting-room including the stairs to the bedrooms. The sitting-room is comfortable and cosy for those colder months.
Watch what is happening on the line while making your morning cup of coffee.
Watch the trains go by.
The view from the kitchen window is very unique.
The bathroom is on the ground floor and benefits from a bath and an electric shower.
Please mind your head as you ascend and descend the stairs which are steep but benefit from a handrail.
Cosy bedroom 1.
Bedroom 2 is a lovely twin room.
Charming Railway Cottage.
An original feature of the cottage.
Railway Cottage has a lovely patio-area linking through to the platform, perfect for your free ride from Launceston to Newmills.
A lovely patio area perfect for alfresco dining.
There's private parking opposite the cottage for up to two cars.
The River Kensey runs through Launceston and is minutes from the cottage. Launceston has two town trails to help you find out more about the heritage of this market town.
One of many stunning sandy beaches on the north coast, this is Bude.
Discover Dartmoor either by bike or on foot.
The Cheesewring on Bodmin Moor, a walkers paradise!
Lanhydrock is the perfect National Trust country house and estate, with the feel of a wealthy but unpretentious family home. You can also hire bikes and head out on the marked cycle paths.
St Thomas parish church, again minutes from the cottage, offers a tranquil setting and was once the site of the largest priory in Cornwall, which was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1540. The priory ruins are visible adjacent to the church.
Railway Cottage
4560Launceston | Sleeps 4 + cot
7 Nights from £418
Mrs Ford November 2021
The cottage was lovely and warm. The owners made you so welcome. Lovely quite location, beautiful period property with all that you would want for a week away. If you are a railway enthusiast you actually back on to the station of the Launceston Steam Railway. It is a narrow gauge line....
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Reply from Classic Cottages
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on Railway Cottage. It's wonderful that you enjoyed the unique locatrion and that you found the owners to be so hospitable. We very much hope that we have the oppurtunity to welcome you back at some point in the future. Julie, Customer Support ...
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Mr Sutherland October 2021
A unique and worthwhile experience!
Mr Taylor September 2021
Nigel and Kay were very friendly and helpful
Mrs Willavoys August 2021
If you are keen on Steam railways you will love this place. Kay and Nigel are so passionate about running the Launceston steam railway and have devoted their lives to keeping it going by restoring old engines into tip top condition. Although it was closed to the public because of C-19, they gave us a special trip on our own, up the track for 2 miles, on their diesel engine. Great fun. ...
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