Location: Tavistock
Top Things to do in Tavistock
The 10 Best Free Things to do in Tavistock, England
Tavistock (/ˈtævɪstɒk/ TAV-i-stok) is an ancient stannary and market town within West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy from which its name derives. At the 2011 census the three electoral wards (North, South and South West) had a population of 13,028. It traces its recorded history back to at least 961 when Tavistock Abbey, whose ruins lie in the centre of the town, was founded. Its most famous son is Sir Francis Drake.
Restaurants in Tavistock
1. Country Cheeses
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 113 reviews
Reviewed By dazoyl - Runcorn, United Kingdom
On a recent visit to Cornwall close to Callington, we were recommended that if we wanted locally produced cheeses then a visit to the market place in Tavistock was the place to go. We were not disappointed we left with a bag full of local cheeses mostly Yarg and Kern. Fabulous shop and a great selection of cheeses all served by friendly knowledgable staff. If your into your cheese and are in the area then stop by, you won't be disappointed.
2. Stannary Brewing Company
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5.0 based on 33 reviews
Stannary Brewing Company is a small craft brewery & Taproom close to the centre of Tavistock, only a 5 minute walk from the main carparks and the 'Meadows' park. Stannary Brewing Co. was born out of a love of big flavoured beers. Taking our inspiration from beer styles from all over the world we love to develop fresh and exciting full flavoured craft beers, all our beers are unfiltered & un-fined which means they are vegan friendly. The Stannary Taproom is open every Friday evening 5:30pm till 11pm throughout the year and our Beer & BBQ Bash takes place on the last Saturday in each month, see full details on Facebook or Twitter. Stannary Tap' serves 10 beers fresh from the keg every week plus a range of our bottled beers. We also sell a small range of ciders & wines, local gins and some cans and bottles from our favourite breweries from around the world. Drop in and chill out with a craft beer sometime!
Reviewed By Boardslider21 - Woolacombe, United Kingdom
The brewery is tucked away, as so many are in a corner of an industrial area, but can be reached on foot very easily with a pleasant walk through the park. It's best to double check opening hours before turning up though just in case. Bring a stout bag to take home your shopping from the bottle shop!
3. Armoury Antiques And Militaria
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5.0 based on 9 reviews
Armoury Antiques and Militaria are premier antique arms and armour specialists dealing in only original items including: - Antique Japanese Swords and Armour - Antique British Swords, Medals and Militaria - Antique Flintlock and Percussion Pistols - All other original Militaria and Collectables We buy, sell, value and appraise.
Reviewed By rogerbY9291SG
Armoury Antiques polished a Japanese blade for me with the most remarkable and satisfactory results. A great job, great communication, would be very happy to recommend.
4. Tavistock Farmers Market
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4.5 based on 107 reviews
Reviewed By CLOCKFOSSIL
Great market with all sorts of useful stalls and well worth a visit. Very good cafe on site and several handy pet supplies stalls amongst the multiplicity of general suppliers
5. Tavistock Pannier Market
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4.5 based on 562 reviews
Situated at the very heart of the historic town of Tavistock is the ancient Pannier Market. A range of quality stalls and services available all year round and a fantastic tourist attraction.Tavistock Pannier Market is a wonderful historic market with over 900 years of history. It is an indoor market which is heated on cold days. 5 day permanent traders are situated around the market with the centre traders changing throughout the week.Open Tuesday to Saturday, 9am - 4:30pm
Reviewed By davidwB6194TR - Downderry, United Kingdom
Everything you could expect - and very much more! Allow an hour or more and browse slowly and enjoy every minute .... you will find everything you could expect and very much more - especially fudge, cheese, olives, pet things, extravagances - and much more!!
6. Countryman Cider
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4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By kellan_csmith
I went a bit out of my way to try this place and I am glad i did. The people are really welcoming and helpful and the scrumpy is great and well priced. The actual place is quite historical and looks great. Although parking was a very minor problem overall was a welcoming and satisfied experience.
7. Merrivale Monuments
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4.5 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By Jannerbloke - Devon, United Kingdom
Spend a couple of minutes online making sure that you know which car park beside the road and in which direction you need to walk to the brow from which you can then immediately see the impressive arrangement of stones. It might be better still if there were some thoughtful detail and graphics back by the car park helping to put the whole monument into context. It’s really worth the time and a bit of thought. There are several easily accessible books about the high moor, key lines etc and even without the research Merrivale is stands alone as an experience just pause in the middle and look along the lines. Lean on the stones themselves and gaze miles into the middle distance. An easy drive out from Plymouth.
8. The Royal Inn Pub Horsebridge
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4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By LQHip
Lovely place to sit out,as we have too for now, and enjoy the very good food,friendly service and the countryside. Fantastic beer battered fish, perfect scallops too when we went this week. Did I mention how good the beer is too. Very reasonable prices.
9. Tavistock Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 46 reviews
10. Tavistock Picture Framing Galleries
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4.5 based on 17 reviews
Unlike any other gallery. Its massive,informal, friendly & has a wonderful selection of original art from so many highly collectable artists as well as exclusive Dartmoor pictures. Its easy to spend a couple of hours browsing. Recognised as the areas leading picture framers. It has a smaller gallery in Tavistock town centre at 17 Duke Street called Tavistock Art Gallery
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