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Local Towns

As well as the most beautiful rolling countryside, the Tamar Valley is home to some unique, bustling towns.  The river network spanning the valley and the rich land and resources provided the perfect conditions for thriving market towns and cities to spring up, each playing its own part in the Tamar Valley’s rich history. 

Towns with ancient Cornish roots, beautiful riverside urban areas, the UK’s Ocean City and even Britains ‘Best Market Town’ sit within the Tamar Valley. If you need a little hustle and bustle, a good night out and top restaurants to enjoy or to stock up on supplies, explore our towns and city here. 

Towns of the Tamar Valley

Launceston

Full of quirky independent shops, cafes and regular markets

Tavistock

Tavistock has been voted the ‘Best Market Town in England’!

Callington

Most famous nationally as the home of Ginsters pasties!

Calstock

A former mining centre, situated right on the river!

Saltash

The largest town on the Cornish side of the valley

Plymouth

The valley’s only city, home to approximately 250,000 people.

Places near the Tamar Valley

Dartmoor

To the east, discover the unspoiled beauty of the moor

Rame

Across the Tamar from Plymouth lies the tranquil Rame Peninsula

Rivers of the Tamar Valley

Tamar

Forming a beautiful and natural border between Devon and Cornwall

Tavy

Originating high on wild and rugged Dartmoor and flowing east through Tavistock.

Lyhner

Springing forth on Bodmin Moor and flowing east to west through east Cornwall