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Launceston Castle - Photo:
Chris Shaw
CCL |
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Close to the border with Devon
and lying on the River Tamar, this evocative
hillside town was once the county’s capital and is
often called the ‘gateway to Cornwall’.
Dominated by an 11th century Norman castle, it is
largely Georgian, though the heavily-carved church
of St Mary Magdalene dates to the 16th century.
Cromwell’s Parliamentarians captured the town in
1645 during the Civil War. During the medieval
period Launceston was the only walled town in the
county.
Local attractions include the Launceston Steam
Railway. |
