Shopping & Eating
Groceries:
- Fresh farm eggs and marmalade from the honesty box at the top of the lane
- Lobbs Farm shop (located at the Lost Gardens of Heligan) is excellent. Generally open 9.30 to 5.30 (10 til 5 in winter months) Mon to Sat and til 4.30 on Sundays
- St Austell: Asda hypermarket (24 hrs except Sunday hours), Tesco, Co-op, Lidl and Aldi
- Truro: Waitrose, M&S, large Tesco, and Sainsburys
Or arrange online grocery orders and deliveries to the barn - check your preferred store for details
Retail:
- Griggs farm shop (2 miles) - large agricultural store which also stocks a good range of clothing, footwear, wellies, pet supplies and more - it also has a good coffee shop.
- St Austell town centre (3 miles) - shops and cafes
- Fraddon retail park (9 miles) - Next, M&S, Starbucks, Mountain Warehouse and more
- Truro (14 miles) - offering a wide array of boutique and high street shops, market stalls and eateries
Some of the nearest Pubs and restaurants: (Distance from the barn) DF = Dog Friendly
We recommend booking a table in advance.
- Polgooth Inn (1.5 miles) - DF - serves good pub food
- Hewas Inn, Sticker, Sticker (2 miles) - DF - serves good pub food
- The Crown, St Ewe (2 miles) - DF - serves good pub food
- Kingswood bar and restaurant, London Apprentice (2 miles) - no dogs in restaurant
- The Ship Inn, Pentewan (3 miles) - DF serves good pub food
- Into the Woods, Pentewan (3 miles) - DF serves good pub food
- Harbourside, Charlestown (4 miles) - DF - serves good pub food
- The Rashleigh, Charlewstown (4 miles) DF - serves good pub food
- The Longstore, Charlestown (4 miles) DF on outside terrace only - steak & seafood restaurant and cocktail bar
- Pier House, Charlestown (4 miles) DF in bar area - restaurant and bar
- Springtide, Charlestown (4 miles) DF - seafood, pasta and family friendly dining
- The Boathouse, Charlestown (4 miles) - DF - restaurant
- The Rebellion, Charlestown (4 miles) - restaurant
- Sharksfin, Mevagissey (4 miles) DF - restaurant
- Wheelhouse, Mevagssiey (4 miles) - restaurant
- Harbour Tavern, Mevagissey (4miles) DF - bar and restaurant
- Salamander, Mevagissey (4 miles) - restaurant
- No 5, Mevagissey (4 miles) - licenced brasserie for breakfast, tapas, cakes and cocktails
- Teacup tearoom, Mevagissey (4 miles) DF - cream teas, cakes, sandwiches and milkshakes
- Alvorada, Mevagissey (4 miles) - Small and intimate Portugese seafood restaurant
The best Cornish pasty:
- Pearces Butchers: Carlyon Road, St Austell, PL25 4LW 01726 82244 www.tasteofthewest.co.uk/members/pearce-butchers
- Tregonissey Butchers: Tregonissey Rd, St Austell PL25 4DS 01726 73517
- Mary's Pasties: Grampound Rd and Tresillian and Mevagissey
The best fish and chips:
- Mevagissey: The Fisherman’s Chippy near the harbour – delicious!
- Probus - you'll find the chippy easily in the high street. All orders are cooked while you wait. Super fresh and tasty!
- Trewoon – Wagon Wheel – very tasty and you can also eat in
- Foxhole chippy is also good