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Rail Ale Trails
Enjoy real ales and top food as you explore pubs on Devon and Cornwall’s scenic branch lines.
Rail Ale Trails
Enjoy real ales and top food as you explore pubs on Devon and Cornwall's scenic branch lines.
How it works
Enjoy a scenic
day out by train
Hop off to visit
great pubs
At each pub get
your sheet stamped
With 10 stamps
get a T-shirt
Take it easy: Each trail is intended to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace and not all in one day. Please drink responsibly and respect your fellow pubgoers, rail passengers and staff. Cheers!
Take it easy: The trails are intended to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace and not all in one day. Please drink responsibly and respect pubgoers, rail passengers and staff. Cheers!
How it works
Enjoy a scenic
day out by train
Hop off to visit
great pubs
At each pub get
your sheet stamped
With 10 stamps
get a T-shirt
Take it easy: Each trail is intended to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace and not all in one day. Please drink responsibly and respect your fellow pubgoers, rail passengers and staff. Cheers!
✔ Take it easy: Enjoy each trail at a leisurely pace and not all in one day. Please drink responsibly and respect pubgoers, rail passengers and staff. Cheers!
Exeter - Barnstaple
Take a trip to North Devon exploring great pubs along the way.
Plymouth - Gunnislake
Enjoy a pint next to the river as you visit the villages of the Tamar Valley.
Liskeard - Looe
Travel alongside the scenic estuary to the atmospheric seaside town of Looe.
Liskeard - Looe
Travel alongside the scenic estuary to the atmospheric seaside town of Looe.
Truro - Falmouth
Take in the history of Cornwall's capital and the attractive port town of Falmouth.
Truro - Falmouth
Take in the history of Cornwall's capital and the attractive port town of Falmouth.
Penzance - St Ives
Visit the artists’ paradise of St Ives on one of Britain’s most scenic branch lines.
Par - Newquay
Explore the villages of the 'clay country' en route to the popular seaside town of Newquay.
Salisbury - Exeter
A bumper new trail, run with Blackmore Vale Community Rail Partnership and South Western Railway, spanning Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset & East Devon.
Working with Blackmore Vale Community Rail Partnership and South Western Railway we’re proud to bring you a bumper new Rail Ale Trail taking in 12 destinations spanning Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset & East Devon.
Explore this picturesque line and stop off at great local pubs along the way.
Win a T-shirt
Collect 10 stamps from pubs on your chosen trail to win a fab T-shirt.
Pick a trail to get started.
Win a T-shirt
Collect 10 stamps from pubs on your chosen trail to win a fab T-shirt. Pick a trail to get started.
Train tickets
If you're travelling in a party of 3 or more, buy your train tickets together to save a third with the GroupSave discount.
If you're doing the trail solo or with a friend, a Devon & Cornwall Railcard is an alternative way to save a third (available to local residents only).
Get an Off-Peak Day Return ticket, which allows you to hop on and off (as long as you continue in the same direction of travel). You can use a BritRail pass if visiting from overseas.
Buy your tickets online or at station ticket offices. For groups of 10 or more, book via GWR group travel.
Top tips
Questions? The trails are managed by the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership. Email railaletrails@dcrp.org.uk or call the office on 01752 584777.
Questions? The trails are managed by the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership. Email railaletrails@dcrp.org.uk or call the office on 01752 584777.