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Avocet Ambles – Walks from the Railway

Fancy a spring walk from the railway? Download a series of routes starting from stations on the Avocet Line (Exeter-Exmouth) in the three editions of the Avocet Ambles leaflet. Click the front covers to get each PDF: The leaflets are produced by volunteers from the Avocet Line Rail Users Group, and are supported by Great […]

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Railcard giveaway

Enter our quick and easy draw for the chance to win a £10 Devon & Cornwall Railcard – giving you a third off local day trips by train for a whole year. A friend travelling with you also gets a third off, and you can bring up to four children for £1 each (ages 5-15). […]

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Rock Pool Ramble in Looe – go by train

Hop on the train from Plymouth this half-term for a seaside day out in Looe, South East Cornwall. On Wednesday (15th Feb), you can enjoy a Rock Pool Ramble from 1.30-3pm at Hannafore beach (see map of the 1.2-mile walk through the town from Looe station). With Looe Marine Conservation as your guide, you’ll discover […]

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Barnstaple Real Food Market

Barnstaple Real Food Market – go by train

Take a great value trip to Barnstaple on the scenic Tarka Line thanks to a special offer. Day return tickets from Exeter to Barnstaple are currently better than half-price at just £5 (usual price £10.30). There’s no need to book in advance – buy your ticket on the day. The offer runs until 17 April […]

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Climb a tree

Tree climbing at Cotehele – go by train

Monkey around this half-term! Take the train to Calstock, enjoy a riverside walk to the National Trust’s Cotehele, and climb a tree with a pro! The tree climbing sessions are on Thursday (16 Feb) and Friday (17 Feb). Here’s an itinerary for your adventure… The train journey Take the train from Plymouth at 08 40 […]

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Take your teddy on the train

Families in Par, Newquay and the villages along the Atlantic Coast Line, which links the two, are being encouraged to take a journey by train with their teddies this half term. Between Sunday 12th and Sunday 19th February 2017, any accompanied child (5 – 15 years) who brings a teddy on the Atlantic Coast Line […]

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Survey: branch line towns are home to England’s best-rated hotels and B&Bs

Devon and Cornwall’s branch line destinations have come out on top in a new survey to find England’s best towns for holiday accommodation. The survey brought together ratings from TripAdvisor, Booking.com and Hotels.com. It found that six of the region’s branch line towns made the national top 20 for the quality of their hotels and […]

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Winter walks from the railway

With some nice weather coming up over the next few days, why not take a winter walk from Devon and Cornwall’s scenic branchlines? You can download maps and directions for a whole range of routes on our Walks from the railway page. Each one starts/finishes at a station – so you can combine it with […]

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Tarka Line offer extended

The half-price offer on day trips to Barnstaple has been extended until Easter 2017 – why not take advantage with a winter day out? With the day return fare from Exeter just £5, find out more about the offer and get ideas for what to do on your North Devon adventure: Find out more

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Truro Victorian market

Hop on the train to Truro this week for a Victorian Christmas extravaganza. Explore 70 stalls in a giant heated marquee at Lemon Quay Piazza, with exhibitors in full period costume. From delicious cheeses and meats, to liqueurs, chocolates, arts and crafts, there’s something for every Christmas stocking. Local choirs will be performing to regale […]

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