By car, from Junction 31, M5:
Leave M5 at Junction 31 and follow signs for A38 Plymouth.
Continue through Plymouth on the A38 and continue across the Tamar Bridge.
At the 1st roundabout, go straight over following signs for Liskeard.
At Trerulefoot roundabout, turn right on to the A390, following signs for Liskeard.
At Dobwalls, the new road is under construction, but keep left, following signs for St Austell and Lostwithiel.
In St Austell, continue to the roundabout, where you turn sharp left signposted to Charlestown.
As you drop down in to Charlestown, you will see a signpost on a wall - Duporth 1/2 mile. to the right,
Turn right and An Arvor is on the left hand side
Transport Links
Transport Links
Newquay Airport only 18 miles from St Austell, this is the largest commercial airport serving Cornwall offering a real alternative to journeys by road and rail. St Austell is also situated on the main link from Paddington and Plymouth Rail Stations. Local buses run regularly and National Express Coaches also serve the area.
The market town of St Austell is one of Cornwall's major towns, just a few miles inland. Historically a tin mining town, a discovery of mass deposits of Kaolin in the mid 18th Century by Devon Chemist William Cookworthy, changed the economic face of St Austell. Kaolin is an essential ingredient in the production of ceramics, also used in medical, cosmetic and chemical applications. China Clay became central to St Austell and today still dominates the landscape and economy of the region.
St Austell Bay and the Cornish Peninsula formed by a variety of rocks making the coastal scenery spectacular. The Kaolin has left its footprint on the horizon, although it is efficiently removed through hydraulic mining, the spoils left behind formed large white piles and often referred to as "The Cornish Alps".
The famous St Austell Brewery is an independent family brewery with a string of pubs in the West Country. Young visionary Walter Hicks founded the brewery in 1851 it is now one of the largest independent companies in Cornwall.
The National Maritime Museum in Falmouth showboats small boats and Cornish maritime history. Cornwall Tourism awards voted the museum Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007; offering many activities and workshops for all ages and experiences - this summer why not go crabbing with some expert advice!
Of course, no attractions page could be complete without touching upon the wonderful Eden Project. Cornwall’s biggest attraction, only a couple of miles from St Austell, the site was an abandoned china clay pit. The project is an education charity, its biomes (the biggest greenhouse in the world) challenging ideas and mirroring the diversity of Planet Earth.
3 golf clubs within 2 miles:
Porthpean Golf Course
Carlyon Bay Golf Club
St Austell Golf Club
St Austell is a natural choice of location – less than an hours drive to most major country attractions; regeneration has seen amazing pedestrian shopping malls showcasing the latest shops. Don’t forget old St Austell with its narrow streets and amazing history. Cornwall has developed its own culture and offers an exciting and varied destination. Art galleries, bars, fashionable restaurants and top European attractions dotted all over the county, will suit whatever you are looking for you.
