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Holiday Cottage Cornwall

By car

The M4 connects London with Wales and the West Country joining the M5 from Birmingham (M6) and the North of England. At Exeter in Devon the A30 dual carriageway takes you the rest of the way to Cornwall.

Take the Redruth exit off the A 30 and drive through the town (on the A393) then take the B3297 to Helston. Drive up the hill (about one mile) and take the road on the left marked Stithians, just past Wheel Buller Riding Stables. Drive along until you get to the hamlet of Penhalvean (about two miles). Drive into Penhalvean, past the phone box and a private road on a sharp right hand corner, and continue until you come to a lane on your left (about 200 yards) take this left and you are on our lane.

If you miss this turning you will know because there is a lane marked Stithians (about 200 yards) on the left with one on the right to Four Lanes, do not take these.

If you get to our local pub THE GOLDEN LION INN you have gone to far, turn round and drive back into Penhalvean and take the second right you come to (the one not marked Stithians).

Once in our lane drive on for half a mile or so, past the first set of houses, and Charis Cottage is on the left, pull in and you are there.

Travel tip: During high season the the main routes into Cornwall can get very busy, particularly on a Saturday Morning. People are now staggering their journey to try and avoid holdups.

• RAC route planner
• AA route Planner

By train

There are three companies which serve Cornwall by train. First Great Western, Wales and West and Virgin. To find the latest information on train times, engineering works and fares telephone: 0345 48 49 50 which is a 24 hour service.

Main departure station are: London Paddington, Birmingham New Street, Heathrow Terminal 1, Gatwick Airport, Reading, Castle Cary and Bristol Temple Meads and some through trains from Scotland. There is a fast train service from Paddington.

All Cornish trains go through Plymouth, so you can connect to other services there. Book to Truro, where you can arrange car hire, see below.

• National timetables
• The trainline.com
• Virgin Trains

By air

Newquay airport is 20 miles away. Flights are run by Ryan Air and Brymon Airways, a subsidiary of British Airways. Brymon operate Dash-8 36 seaters daily to London Gatwick from Plymouth and Newquay, and there are about 4 daily flights daily. Ryan Air offer single fares for £39. Rent a car from the airport, see below.

• Brymon Airways
• Ryan Air

Car hire

It is essential to have a car when staying at Charis Cottage as there is minimum public transport. Hire a car to be waiting for you at the train station at Truro or the airport at Newquay.

• Croftlea Car Hire: Cheap Cornish firm based at Newquay
• Avis Rent a Car UK
• Hertz
• Cornish Classic Car Hire: Treat yourself with a stunning car from this family run business passionate about old cars. Enjoy the Cornish countryside from a Jaguar E type or a Silver Shadow, or maybe even a MG TC Midget.