Ticketing Hall at Tavistock Railway Station

The Ticketing Hall provides award-winning accommodation. It is located around 5 minutes’ walk from the town centre and features free parking and WiFi.

All rooms in this property feature an en suite bathroom with bathrobes, slippers and complimentary toiletries. A cast-iron bath is included in some rooms.

The country kitchen and breakfast room is equipped with an oven, microwave, fridge and dishwasher, and features wooden beams and a stone floor. There are dining areas inside and outside, on what was once a station platform.

A spacious lounge includes a flat-screen TV, DVD and CD player and an iPod dock. This room features a vaulted ceiling and fine views from the dormer window on the gallery landing.

The Ticketing Hall lies just over 1 miles from the western edge of Dartmoor National Park. The Cornish border is also close by, with the town of Callington around 10 miles west.

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Stay in classically stylish accommodation in a quirky venue all year round. •Admire the period features including the original platform canopy with ornate ironwork. •Relax in the sumptuous slipper bath •Marvel at the views of Dartmoor from the garden. •Whet your appetite at enticing Michelin starred restaurants and organic cafés. •Take a 5 minute drive to the adventure and beauty of Dartmoor. •Make time for a short drive to the tranquillity of the beaches, plentiful bays and drama of the surf in neighbouring Cornwall. •Luxury self catering in Tavistock, Dartmoor, Devon

Station Historical Timeline •July 19 1889 – Tavistock Station completed. •April 1890 – Major Mandarin from the Board of Trade examined the line and passed it. •May 1890 – Line opens for freight traffic. •June 2 1890 – Official opening of the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway. •1923 – PDSWJR incorporated in the Southern Railway. •1 Jan 1948 – British Rail created. •post 1948 – The suffix North was added to the name of the station, to distinguish between the ex GWR and SR stations. •1963 – Southern Region (SR) lines transferred to control of Western Region. •6 May 1968 – The last trains left Tavistock Railway Station. •May 1999 – English Heritage listed the Station. •May 2007 – Tavistock Station sold to private purchasers. •May 2008 – Tavistock Station renovated and remodelled into three holiday houses. •December 2011 – Station awarded ‘Best Restored Station’ by the National Railway Heritage •February 2013 – The station is mentioned in Anthony Poulton Smith book ‘Beeching – 50 years on’ – page 119.

Located in its own quiet grounds in the centre of Tavistock the perfect place to explore Devon and Cornwall The Station is ideally located for exploring the fishing villages of the south coast, the cathedral city of Exeter, the northern rugged coastline of Cornwall as well as the western Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan. We are also closely situated to many National Trust and English Heritage houses and gardens and a variety of golf courses. The Wharf is within walking distance, which showcases live music, films, shows and plays. See the Local Interest page for more information