17th Century Coachhouse  •  Central Location to Dartmoor National Park  •  Style and comfort
Within easy reach of beaches  •  Good pubs and inns nearby  •  Always a warm welcome

Exeter
The main Capital City to Lashbrook House B and B is Exeter around 30 minutes drive on the A30, there is Exeter's historic quayside ideal place to browse in antique shops, walk and cycle, take a relaxing boat trip or find something good to eat.  There has been a quay since Roman times. However, by the 14th century boats could not get up the river to unload, because of weirs built across the river. In the 1560's John Trew built a canal to provide access to the Quayside. Discover hidden Exeter with free guided tours with Exeter's Red Coat Guides, have a scary night out in Exeter with a ghosts and legends, murder and mayhem or spooks and broomsticks tour.  Visit the Royal Albert Memorial Museam, home to displays and collections of regional and national importance. Exeter Catherdral, one of the finest examples of decorated Gothic work in England today, including the longest unbroken stretch of Medieval Gothic vaulting in the world. Topsham Museum overlooking the Exeter estuary, visitors can enjoy displays of local history and maritime interest.
You can fly at Exeter flying club, flight times from 30 minutes to an hour experienced and professinal instructors. Exeter's city wall trail, discover the history of the city wall, or the Woolen trail,  for children there are quizzes and puzzles to solve along the way. Shopping in Exeter with over 700 shops ranging from famous high street names, to 350 small independent stores something for everyone. Eating out at Exeter there is a diversity to reflect it's many coffee shops, restaurants and public houses.

Tavistock
From Lashbrook House B&B take the A386 to Tavistock voted the best market town 2004. In 1542 Tavistock's most famous son was born at a farm at Crowndale just down-stream on the Tavy - he was to become Sir Francis Drake. A statue of Drake was erected by the 9th Duke of Bedford in 1883. William Browne, the poet, was born in Tavistock. Shopping contains shops for every taste and need. Restaurants and cafes cater for the inner man and seats around the pedestrianised square allow rest for tired feet. The most attractive feature of Bedford square is the court gate and the town hall, the embattled and pinnacled building completed in 1860. Nearby attractions are Morwellham Quay historic port and Copper mine , just four miles from Tavistock off the A390.