Saltash (Cornish: Essa), the "Gateway to Cornwall", is a small town in South Cornwall of the Tamar crossings.
Drink
- 🌍 Union Inn, Tamar Street, ☏ +44 1752 844770. Noon - 9PM. Fairly cosy pub down by the Tamar, painted to look like a Union Jack. Often has live music. (updated Nov 2021)
Sleep
- 🌍 St Mellion International Resort, St Mellion, ☏ +44 1579 351351. It includes championship golf courses. (updated Mar 2017)
- 🌍 Pentillie Castle, Paynters Cross, St Mellion PL12 6QD, ☏ +44 1579 350044. Grand B&B in a mansion built 1698 - in 1810 three wings were added in neo-Gothic style, but these became dilapidated and were removed in the 1960s. The place is often booked out to wedding parties. B&B double £160. (updated Jul 2020)
- 🌍 Bush Farm Wild Camping, Bush Farm, Saltash PL12 6QY, ☏ +44 7875 557160. Pitch your tent wherever you please on this breezy hillside. Dogs welcome. £10 ppn. (updated Apr 2021)